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2015 / Browsing by date: January 2015

Lazy weekend poll ~ stepping back from the edge, episode 3

Posted by Robin on 31 January 2015 265 Comments

Crater Lake

A repeat of a poll we did in 2013 and again in 2014:

Can this group of shameless enablers help each other not buy perfume? Let’s find out.

Name a perfume you’ve been itching to buy but don’t need, and tell us why you think it might not really be a good use of your money. Maybe everyone will talk you out of it.

If you participated in this poll last year, tell us if you ended up buying the fragrance anyway…

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Online fragrance shopping

Posted by Robin on 31 January 2015 3 Comments

New at harrods (UK): Tom Ford Noir Extreme.

New at luckyscent: Etat Libre d'Orange True Lust.

New at parfum1: Etat Libre d'Orange True Lust.

New at selfridges (UK): Tom Ford Noir Extreme.

New at twistedlily: Maison Francis Kurkdjian A La Rose.

The scent wafting from inside

Posted by Robin on 31 January 2015 2 Comments

The scent wafting from inside, a mix of ceremonial resins, smoked spices, burnt citrus, dry ice, quarry stone, seaports, old flower petals, overripe fruit, spent fuel, yesterday’s coffee and minty tea, gives this whole block in Seattle’s North End an aura that rocks the visitor forward and backward.

— That's the scent wafting from inside Seattle's Blackbird, one of several brands mentioned in Seattle’s indie perfumers bottle nature’s mysterious, sexy scents at The Seattle Times.

Lush Prince Charming Shower Gel ~ body product review

Posted by Jessica on 30 January 2015 42 Comments

Prince Charming and Sleeping Beauty

Every winter Lush releases a small collection of limited edition products for Valentine’s Day. These items tend towards the pink and sparkly and sweet, but sometimes one of them catches my interest and makes me wish it were a year-round item. Two years ago, I felt that way about The Kiss lip gloss (really a whipped balm, and now back as a re-release!); last year, I was enthusiastic about the Tender is the Night massage bar. This year, my pick is Prince Charming Shower Gel.

Prince Charming’s ingredients include pomegranate juice, grapefruit oil, sandalwood oil and geranium oil, as well as natural “decoctions” of marshmallow (the plant, not the dessert item) and vanilla pod. Sniffed directly from the bottle, it’s a tart, juicy blend of pomegranate and citrus. Used in a steamy shower, Prince Charming smells deeper and more complex…

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Life is such a delicious game

Posted by Robin on 30 January 2015 Leave a Comment

A quick animation for Nina Ricci Les Délices de Nina, and for the matching candy app at iTunes.

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