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2021 / Browsing by date: November 2021

The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 29 November 2021 6 Comments

From the Holiday 2021 collection at Cire Trudon: Bayonne. "If cacao is an homage to Bayonne, chilli pepper is an homage to the neighboring town of Espelette, known for its Piment d’Espelette. Chilli pepper and Cocoa were imported from Latin America around the same period. The Bayonne Candle is also imagined by the joys of Christmas, the pine notes naturally paying homage to the end of year celebrations." In 3 sizes from $140 to $695.

Tom Ford x 2

Posted by Robin on 29 November 2021 9 Comments

Quick spots for Tom Ford Tubéreuse Nue and (below the jump) Ébène Fumé.

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Yves Rocher Mon Rouge! Bloom in Love ~ new fragrance

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Yves Rocher will launch Mon Rouge! Bloom in Love, a new fresh floral fragrance for women, in January. Mon Rouge! Bloom in Love is a flanker to 2020’s Mon Rouge…

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Monday scent of the day 11/29

Posted by Robin on 29 November 2021 174 Comments

It’s Cyber Monday and the second night of Hanukkah. RIP Stephen Sondheim and Virgil Abloh. Birthdays today: Louisa May Alcott, Clive Staples Lewis, Madeleine L’Engle and Chadwick Boseman. What fragrance are you wearing?

I’ve overslept again, and now I’m waking up slowly in Sarah Jessica Parker Stash SJP.

Reminder: on 12/3, wear a perfume with a rhubarb note, if you have one…

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Buoyant perfume sales

Posted by Robin on 29 November 2021 Leave a Comment

Buoyant perfume sales are giving retailers hope for a Christmas shopping surge in defiance of fears of an economic chill.

Economists often look to the so-called Lipstick Index in tough times with shoppers’ willingness to spend on little luxuries reflecting wider levels of confidence in good times ahead.

However, sales of perfume not make-up is the indicator giving festive cheer to stores pinning their hopes on a December rush.

— Read more in The sweet smell of optimism: Perfume sales fuel retailers’ hopes for Christmas spending at Scotland's The Sunday Post.

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