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Posted by Robin on 9 April 2026 Leave a Comment

The "jumbo" 400 ml size of Korres Coffee Beans ElastiSmooth Body Butter ("Tender notes of coffee and vanilla blend perfectly with roasted nuts and spices, evoking memories of comfort and coziness") that reader Jalapeno has mentioned several times in the comments, $36 at HSN (they also sell 1 liter of the Coffee Bean Renewing Body Cleanser for $30), or pick up the 50 ml size of the body butter (shown above) at Korres for $10.

Victoria’s Secret Bombshell Bronze ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 9 April 2026 1 Comment

Victoria’s Secret has launched Bombshell Bronze, a new fruity floral flanker to 2010’s Bombshell fragrance for women…

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Fendi Sogni d’Oro ~ new perfume

Posted by Robin on 9 April 2026 Leave a Comment

Fendi has launched Sogni d’Oro, a new fragrance…

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Thursday scent of the day 4/9

Posted by Robin on 9 April 2026 21 Comments

Happy Almost-Friday and happy National Unicorn Day! It’s also Marc Jacobs’ birthday and National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day. What fragrance are you wearing?

As I said yesterday, I don’t really have a favorite bird, so I’m going to focus on birds I have seen myself. Today’s subject (not shown in the image above) is the snowy egret, often spotted in wetlands nearby in Delaware (as are herons and bald eagles, among others). My matching scent: Narciso by Narciso Rodriguez aka Narciso White Cube. 

Reminder: on 4/10, name your favorite bird, and wear a scent that matches it for whatever reason…

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Temperature can affect the amount of smell-carrying gas particles

Posted by Robin on 9 April 2026 2 Comments

“If you go to a forest, you have a given environment and temperature. If that temperature goes a little bit high, you change the profile of the chemical components in the air,” since temperature can affect the amount of smell-carrying gas particles released from substances, explains Idelfonso Nogueira, a chemical engineer who leads the SCENTinel Project to preserve olfactory landscapes. “And therefore, you change the perception of how the forest smells.”

— Read more in Earth’s Smells Are Disappearing Because of Climate Change, and It’s a Vast Cultural Loss at Smithsonian Magazine.

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