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2019 / Browsing by date: May 2019

Nomenclature Fluo_ral ~ fragrance review

Posted by Jessica on 31 May 2019 17 Comments

If you’re already familiar with niche line Nomenclature, you know that their fragrances pay homage to various significant aroma chemicals, “clandestine infiltrators that spark off fragrant revolutions.” Nomenclature’s latest release, Fluo_ral, was developed by perfumer Nathalie Feisthauer to showcase the synthetic note Calone®. (I won’t be including that registered trademark for the rest of this review, but since Nomenclature uses it, there you go!) Additional notes include rhubarb, blackcurrant bud, tomato leaf, rose, pink pepper, Somalian incense and cedar.

Don’t be confused by the pun-ny name: Fluo_ral is not a floral perfume…

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Boucheron Orange de Bahia & Patchouli d’Angkor ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 31 May 2019 6 Comments

Boucheron has launched Orange de Bahia and Patchouli d’Angkor, two new additions to the brand’s luxury series La Collection…

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The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 31 May 2019 8 Comments

If you are in need of a bottle of (Annick) Goutal Petite Chérie or Rose Pompon, you might check out the limited edition designs in collaboration with UK embroidery Artist Ellie MacDonald. In 100 ml (shown at left), or in 20 ml gel roll-on (shown at right), currently on the Goutal websites in France and the UK.

Herbae x 2

Posted by Robin on 31 May 2019 3 Comments

Two regional videos (one is below the jump) for L’Occitane Herbae.

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Friday scent of the day 5/31

Posted by Robin on 31 May 2019 289 Comments

It’s Friday and Walt Whitman’s birthday. It’s also World No Tobacco Day, and our community project for today is to compensate by wearing something smoky (it doesn’t have to smell like tobacco in particular).

What fragrance did you pick? As always, do chime in with your scent of the day even if you’re not participating in the community project.

I’m doing full-on smoky tobacco, but lightly, with a tiny, out-of-season dab of Kerosene Broken Theories…

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