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2021 / Browsing by date: December 2021

Cartier Declaration Haute Fraicheur ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 27 December 2021 6 Comments

Cartier has launched Déclaration Haute Fraîcheur, a new fragrance for men. Déclaration Haute Fraîcheur is a flanker to 1998′s Déclaration…

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Lush 4:20 ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 27 December 2021 5 Comments

Lush has launched 4:20, a new unisex “smoky CBD mood booster” fragrance. 4:20 is named for the 4:20 CBD bath bomb…

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Monday scent of the day 12/27

Posted by Robin on 27 December 2021 164 Comments

It’s Monday, National Fruitcake Day, the International Day of Epidemic Preparedness, plus the third day of Christmas and the second day of Kwanzaa. RIP Joan Didion and Desmond Tutu. What fragrance are you wearing?

After 3 straight days of holiday-making, I needed a palate cleanser this morning, so I went with a light classic cologne — Hové Napoleon.

Reminder: 12/31 is New Year’s Eve…

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This one barely has a scent

Posted by Robin on 27 December 2021 2 Comments

“I’ve bought this candle before, and the fragrance would fill the room. This one barely has a scent. Boo.” reads a Yankee Candle Amazon review from December 20, 2021.

— On using Yankee Candle reviews as an epidemiological tool; read more in Hmm, angry reviews of candles with ‘no scent’ are spiking again... at Input.

Happy Holidays!

Posted by Robin on 23 December 2021 536 Comments

Happy Holidays (and if you’re reading this on Thursday, happy Festivus for the Rest of Us)! We’ll be back on Monday.

In the meantime, feel free to talk about whatever you like: what perfume you’re wearing today, what you’re cooking (or eating) over the holidays, anything at all.

Or, ask a question about fragrance, then see if anyone else has asked a question that you can answer…

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