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Please comment if you've tried these! Clorox Compostable Wipes, in Simply Lemon: "Clorox Compostable cleaning wipes are tough on grease and bathroom soils and cut through grime on a variety of hard surfaces throughout your home including sealed wood sealed granite stainless steel and more. [...] durable and made from plant based fibers that are compostable in municipal composting facilities [...] refreshing scent of Simply Lemon in these Clorox wipes will leave your home smelling bright, clean and fresh without harsh chemical fumes or residue." $5.99 for 75 wipes at Target.

Smelling became her escape

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When New York-based textile designer Pallavi Padukone was stuck inside during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, smelling became her escape. Jasmine’s intoxicating aroma transported her to weddings in southern India. The warm scent of cloves reminded her of her mother’s home cooking. When she breathed in sandalwood, she thought of her grandmother and her sandalwood-scented talcum powder.

[...] Padukone gathered smells from her childhood while making "Reminiscent", a collection of scented textiles she exhibited at Mana Contemporary in Jersey City, New Jersey, in September 2020.

— Read more in "Reminiscent": How One Designer Used Scented Textiles to Capture the Fragrances of Home at Mental Floss. (You can find more images of the textiles at Padukone's website.)

Lazy weekend poll ~ four questions for late June 2021

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First, two quick PSAs…next Thursday, July 1, we’re doing a special community project to celebrate Estée Lauder’s birthday…wear an Estée Lauder fragrance, if you have one. The next day, Friday, Donatella will be stopping by.

Meanwhile, four questions for a June that’s racing to the finish… As always, answer as many or as few as you like, or just talk about something else.

1. What’s the best new scented thing you discovered in June? It can be anything, from a flower to a fragrance to a body product.

2. What new scented thing do you hope to discover in July?

3. Now that the year is about half over, what do you think is the best new fragrance release of 2021 so far?

4. Share something wonderful with us! It can be anything — good news you received recently, something delicious you ate, the latest TV series you binged — really, anything…

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The daily lemming

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From Formulary 55 (mentioned here before), a "floral lovers" set with 170g bath bars in their new-ish Fleuriste ("a mix of pink carnations, green leaves, and spring flowers"), plus Vintage Peony, Gardenia Blossoms and Sweet Pea & Clover. $40 at Formulary 55 (where you'll also find sets in "Sea Scents" and "Earthy / Woodsy Scents").

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