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I Tried All the Le Labo City Exclusives in Case You Cannot: Part 2
Sometimes I don’t get to posting my thoughts because I’m too busy or lazy, but there are some topics that seem to be actually cursed. This has definitely been the case with this second part of Le Labo city exclusives testing. At first I was just not in the mood because anything American reminded me about the political situation there. Once I got over that*, I lost my Vanille 44 sample before I had managed to test it properly. After weeks of sulking, I went to Paris almost entirely to obtain that stupid sample (it’s the Paris exclusive) and then lost Cuir 28, which is the Dubai one and even I am not crazy enough to fly to Dubai only for a perfume sample.
(Cire) Trudon Bruma and Its Siblings
Cire Trudon, the iconic French candle maker, launched its perfume line about two years ago. Since then, Trudon Bruma has been on my to-buy list, but 180 euros is quite an investment – and I own several iris perfumes already. The reason I am able to properly ..
Vilhelm Parfumerie Morning Chess
For years, I’ve complained about the backwardness of the perfume industry. The mainstream was – and still is – full of identikit scents, sexist marketing, stereotypes and flankers. Niche brands tend to do better on these fronts, but have their own issues: in..