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Fragrances that once turned her stomach suddenly felt wearable

Posted by Robin on 19 May 2026 Leave a Comment

Samantha King, a former fashion model from Northern Tasmania, noticed a different kind of sensory shift after starting Mounjaro nine months ago: Fragrances that once turned her stomach suddenly felt wearable, even irresistible in some cases. [...]

“Anecdotally, I have had patients report that their sense of smell feels ‘stronger’ or that certain scents are more noticeable after starting GLP-1 medications,” said Fatima Cody Stanford, an obesity medicine physician and associate professor of medicine and pediatrics at Harvard Medical School.

— Read more in People On GLP-1s Say They Suddenly Have This 1 Unexpected Obsession at HuffPo.

Lazy 3-day weekend poll ~ Haiku challenge 2026!

Posted by Robin on 16 May 2026 178 Comments

This weekend, our seventeenth annual Haiku Challenge (if you like, you can check out past years for inspiration). We’re also happy to include other forms of poetry if haiku don’t inspire you. Have a perfume-related limerick or a sonnet you’d like to share? Please do.

If you’re writing a haiku, pick a perfume or a perfume house (or really, anything related to perfume), and write a haiku about it. 

Use the simplified English form — your haiku should have three lines, the first line with five syllables, the second line with seven syllables and the third line with five syllables. You can put the perfume name in the title if that makes it easier, and at any rate, don’t stress over the rules of traditional haiku — this is just for fun.

Or, as always, just talk about something else…

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Freshen up

Posted by Robin on 16 May 2026 2 Comments

A new plan to freshen up the decrepit NJ Transit system has designated lavender as the official scent of the agency’s cleaning products, CEO Kris Kolluri revealed Tuesday.

But long-suffering NJ Transit riders such as Ronald D., 40, argued the agency needs better service, not new scents.

— Read more in NJ Transit sprays lavender in train stations in upgrade push but riders say service still stinks at New York Post.

Tauer Perfumes L’Air du Jardin Cache ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 15 May 2026 3 Comments

Tauer Perfumes has launched L’Air du Jardin Caché, a new floral fragrance celebrating the brand’s 21st anniversary…

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Beware of Angels

Posted by Robin on 15 May 2026 2 Comments

Hunter Schafer for Mugler Angel Blush.

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