Monthly Archives: January 2026

Boss Bottled Striking Lavender by Hugo Boss ~ new fragrance :: Now Smell This

Hugo Boss will launch Boss Bottled Striking Lavender, a new fragrance for men. Boss Bottled Striking Lavender is a limited edition flanker to 1998’s Boss Bottled and follows 2025’s Boss Bottled Beyond and Boss Bottled Bold Citrus. With oversized yet refined surges of lavender, this limited-edition fragrance sets the day in motion with a bold new […]

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From Nippon Kodo, a Year of the Horse gift set: “…includes 6 sticks of precious aloeswood incense and a lovely ceramic holder, made by the “224 Porcelain” workshop of Hizen Yoshida in Ureshino, Saga prefecture. It has been produced following Arita Yaki ceramic techniques which are more than 400 years old”, €24 at Tierra Zen […]

Lazy 3-day weekend poll ~ open thread, late January 2026 :: Now Smell This

January can’t last forever! (Let’s not even talk about February.) While we’re waiting for it to be over, our usual lazy weekend open thread. Talk about anything you like — the fragrance you’re wearing today, the perfume that says “I don’t mind being stuck inside because the weather is too awful to leave the house”, […]

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A candle discovery set from Imaginary Authors, exclusive to Anthropologie, with three votive-ish (20 hour burn time) candles in Cherry Groove (“twist on a classic cherry cola”), Shake Shake Shake (“vanilla and heavy cream mingles with the sweet nuttiness of malt”) and Spin Me Round (“grapefruit, buttery magnolia, and the delicate sweetness of Lily of […]

Lazy 3-day weekend poll ~ New Year’s resolutions, 2026 :: Now Smell This

Quick PSA: the damage poll is coming up on Tuesday. Meanwhile, are you making any perfume-related resolutions for the New Year? Fragrances you’d like to buy, fragrances you’d like to not buy, perfume projects you’d like to complete, anything? Tell us! Or feel free to share anything you’d like to accomplish this year. Or, as […]