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The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 29 September 2021 2 Comments

It's Advent Calendar time! If you want one for this year, it's time to get cracking. Here's a pretty one from Jo Loves ("The iconic Jo Loves Advent Calendar returns this year in a beautiful star design. Crafted to become an eye-catching addition to your home. Style around a Luxury Candle for the ultimate centre-piece or use the iconic Jo Loves Red Ribbon to hang it from a door. Featuring 24 deluxe travel products and a full size surprise on the 25th December.") $450 (ouch) but you can find more reasonably priced options at L'Occitane, The Body Shop, Lush, Molton Brown, etc.

Snow fairy

Posted by Robin on 29 September 2021 Leave a Comment

An animated spot for Lush Snow Fairy.

Demeter Dark Flowers ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 29 September 2021 4 Comments

Demeter has launched Dark Flowers, a new collection of four fragrances: Dark Roses, Transfixed, Vampire Blooms and Witching Hour…

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Wednesday scent of the day 9/29

Posted by Robin on 29 September 2021 227 Comments

Hump Day, plus World Heart Day and Diana Vreeland’s birthday. What fragrance are you wearing?

I’m in Diptyque Kimonanthe.

Reminder: 10/1 is International Coffee Day…

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$462,200 worth of Passage d’Enfer

Posted by Robin on 29 September 2021 4 Comments

During the most recent 618 online shopping festival in June 2021, niche fragrance sales on Tmall platforms surged by roughly 200 percent year-on-year, according to Alibaba. In its 618 debut, the Puig-owned L’Artisan Parfumeur sold more than RMB 3 million ($462,200) worth of its popular scent Passage d’Enfer and became the top-selling niche perfume brand on Tmall Global.

— Read more in Why China’s Shopping Festivals and Holidays Are Key For Fragrance Brands at Jing Daily. (You can find the Sandy-Z video referenced in the article, in which she decorates her bottle of Passage d'Enfer, here. If you're not familiar with the 618 shopping festival, see China’s Annual 618 Shopping Event Shows Consumers Are Back at Forbes.)

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