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2019 / Browsing by date: December 2019

The (almost) daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 31 December 2019 2 Comments

Another red bottle for Chinese New Year: CK One. "Unapologetically bold, iconic CK ONE reimagines its classic bottle to celebrate Chinese New Year. Adorned with a playful rat, the collector’s edition red and gold bottle commemorates the Year of the Rat while housing our signature fresh and youthful fragrance." £27 for 100 ml at World Duty Free.

Tuesday scent of the day 12/31

Posted by Robin on 31 December 2019 235 Comments

It’s Tuesday and New Year’s Eve, plus the 7th day of Christmas (swans a swimming) and the 6th day of Kwanzaa. (Plus, quick PSA: the damage poll is coming up on Friday.) What fragrance are you wearing?

I’m wearing Diptyque Tam Dao layered with Diptyque Philosykos.

Reminder: on 1/3, wear a fragrance to match Classic Blue, Pantone’s color of the year for 2020…

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An olfactive tiger

Posted by Robin on 31 December 2019 Leave a Comment

Patchouli, because it has many facets. It’s kind of an olfactive tiger; something that you cannot totally dominate. You don’t know if it’s dominating you, or if you’re dominating it.

— Perfumer Jacques Cavallier on the scent of heartbreak. Read more in The Master Perfumer That Smells Like a Baby at The Cut.

Parfum d’Empire Immortelle Corse ~ fragrance review

Posted by Angela on 30 December 2019 22 Comments

Imagine a spotlight trained on a woman at the center of a dark stage. Music starts — something melodic and gentle — and the performer sways in her diaphanous gown. After this dreamy introduction, burlesque horns kick in, and, in a move you’ve seen a hundred times, the woman rips away her evening dress to reveal a strapless sequinned get-up. That’s Parfum d’Empire Immortelle Corse in a nutshell.

Maybe comparing the fragrance to a Broadway number is going too far, since it’s more sun-kissed peasant1 than Liza Minelli, but you get the idea…

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Monday scent of the day 12/30

Posted by Robin on 30 December 2019 186 Comments

Happy last Monday of 2019! It’s also Bacon Day, the sixth day of Christmas (geese a-laying) and the fifth day of Kwanzaa. What fragrance are you wearing?

I’m trying to wake up in Donna Karan Black Cashmere.

Reminder: on 1/3, wear a fragrance to match Classic Blue, Pantone’s color of the year for 2020…

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