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The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 30 March 2023 Leave a Comment

From Tokyo Milk, Merci Beaucoup (Tour Eiffel) perfumed soap: "Our perfumed French triple-milled Shea Butter soap. Now in an irresistibly giftable collection of decidedly different sentiments on glitter-accented fine linen paper. Get carried away by this curiously captivating world! // Crushed Citrus, Jasmine, Crisp Greens & Neroli". $12 for 141g at Margot Elena.

The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 29 January 2018 2 Comments

From Tokyo Milk, shea butter hand creams from the brand's Neptune & The Mermaid collection (Song of the Siren, 20,000 Flowers Under The Sea and Anthemoessa). "Take the plunge into moisture-rich hydration. Explore the depths of three fragrances, formulated in our signature handcreme." $22 each, or $66 for all 3 in 76.5g tubes, at Margot Elena.

Tokyo Milk Neptune & The Mermaid ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 12 April 2017 10 Comments

Tokyo Milk Neptune & The Mermaid

Tokyo Milk has launched Neptune & The Mermaid, a new collection of three fragrances: Song of the Siren, 20,000 Flowers Under The Sea and Anthemoessa…

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Tokyo Milk Excess & Tainted Love ~ fragrance review, with an aside on cheap perfume

Posted by Angela on 30 January 2017 78 Comments

Tokyo Milk Excess & Tainted Love

Some fragrances smell expensive. Why is that? Conversely, some perfume simply smells cheap. What’s that about? My expertise is in buying perfume — not making it — so I don’t have a professional’s response to these questions. I asked a few friends about what they thought expensive versus cheap perfume smelled like, and I got a few answers.

One friend said that cheap perfume smells synthetic. Although this friend probably assumed that cheap perfume contains a lot of synthetic materials, I don’t believe that necessarily to be true. But I can certainly see how a perfume that smells like a chemical concoction might smell cheap, no matter what it’s made of or how much it costs.1

Another friend correlated headaches with cheap perfume. Smell it, get a headache, it’s cheap…

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Tokyo Milk Dark Pretty Rotten & Novacaine ~ new perfumes

Posted by Robin on 27 September 2016 16 Comments

Tokyo Milk Pretty Rotten

Tokyo Milk has launched Pretty Rotten and Novacaine, two new additions to the Dark Collection…

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