spray and pray
v. phr.— «For Dove, who worked with Guerlain for 19 years, fragrance should be about “hedonism, indulgence, utter luxuriousness.” He has little time for what he dubs the beauty hall “spray and pray girls,” who he feels have taken the magic from the business.» —“There’s no common scents in perfumier’s city outlet” by Lynn Gilmour Scotsman (Edinburgh, Scotland) Oct. 19, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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