Scented advent calendars 2018, part 1

Posted by Robin on 12 October 2018 13 Comments

Holiday creep keeps creeping, but if you want a beauty advent calendar this year, you’ll have to buy soon: they tend to launch early and then sell out quickly.

Part 2 will be coming up later this month. (Please note that some of these calendars are not available in the US. Advent calendars are more popular in the UK than in the US).

Liberty London will ship their popular beauty Advent Calendar in the US for the first time this year. $250 (or £195) for 25 travel-sized items, including luxury brands like Le Labo, Diptyque, Aromatherapy Associates and Byredo. Due to launch on the 24th of this month…

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Top 10 Spring Fragrances 2018

Posted by Jessica on 6 April 2018 20 Comments

We have snow in the forecast as I’m writing this post, so it doesn’t feel like spring; yet here we are. Looking back at my lists of favorite spring fragrances from 2008 and 2013, I’ve decided to do something different this time. I’ll never stop loving Après l’Ondée or L’Eau d’Hiver, but I gave myself a new assignment for this round: I sampled lots of new releases and chose ten that I’d want to continue wearing in the coming months. I’ve been feeling for a long time that I just can’t keep up with the tide of new launches, but this is my deliberate small effort at feeling more current (even just for one season)!

Spring is the season when I enjoy white florals the most, and Dawn Spencer Hurwitz Je Suis La Lune (I Am the Moon) is a jasmine fragrance that smells more like a creamy, slightly salty lily to me…

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Tocca Maya ~ new perfume

Posted by Robin on 8 March 2018 8 Comments

Tocca Maya

Tocca has launched Maya, a new warm floral fragrance for women…

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The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 26 May 2017 2 Comments

Tocca Hair Fragrances

If the Shalimar Hair Mist doesn't suit, you might consider Tocca's Hair Fragrances. Now available in Florence, Cleopatra, Stella and Giulietta, they're $28 a pop (50 ml) at Sephora, where you'll also find hair mists in Chanel Chance Eau Tendre, Viktor & Rolf Flowerbomb or Bonbon, J'Adore Eau Lumière, Armani Sì, Miu Miu and Guerlain La Petite Robe Noire.