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Online fragrance shopping

Posted by Robin on 12 December 2005 Leave a Comment

New at aedes: the Molinard 1849 collection, including Habanita, Gardenia, Verveine de Molinard, Iles d' Or, Un Air de Molinard, M de Molinard, and Nirmala.

New at beautyhabit: be Eau de Parfum from be becker.eshaya, with Italian mandarin, pink peony, lily of the valley, rose damascena, and white musk. Get a free Swedish holiday soap with any order of $45 or more, using code ELF. Offer good through 12/21 or while supplies last.

New at lacremebeauty: Lotus Love Beauty soaps, Reve de Vivre candles.

New at lessenteurs: an expanded selection of fragrances available for online ordering, including Serge Lutens, Annick Goutal, Caron.

At parfum1, get a free Shalimar gift set with any purchase of $100 or more, through 12/15 or while supplies last. Use code Decemberbpx2005B for 10% off on any purchase.

New at sephora: Stella Rose Absolute.

Fragrance review: 1000 Kisses Deep by B Never Too Busy To Be Beautiful

Posted by Robin on 11 December 2005 13 Comments

100 Kisses Deep by B Never Too Busy To Be Beautiful

B Never Too Busy To Be Beautiful is a “sister company” to Lush. They have 3 shops in the UK, with a focus on makeup and fragrance; the fragrances were developed by Lush co-founder Mark Constantine. 1000 Kisses Deep (presumably named after the Leonard Cohen song) has notes of mandarin, osmanthus, labdanum, myrrh, and musk…

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Fragrance of the day: Bvlgari Omnia, but no review today…

Posted by Robin on 9 December 2005 30 Comments

Last night I stayed up late fiddling around with my iPOD instead of putting the finishing touches on today's fragrance review. Now snowed in with small child. Will probably have to play 20-odd rounds of Candyland before the day is through. If that doesn't rot my brain entirely, will post a real fragrance review tomorrow.

I love Bvlgari Omnia. It has reportedly been spotted recently at TJ Maxx, but I've had no luck finding it at mine so far.

[Note: the snow crystal image is from the USDA's Agricultural Research Center.]

Online fragrance shopping

Posted by Robin on 9 December 2005 Leave a Comment

New at lusciouscargo: the Laura Tonatto line has arrived and is ready to ship. Orders can be made by email, phone or fax.

New at parfum1: Ferragamo Incanto Dreams, Estee Lauder Pleasures Exotic.

Ebay & perfumebay lawsuit & other perfume news

Posted by Robin on 9 December 2005 2 Comments

Ebay and Perfumebay are still fighting over whether the name "Perfumebay" infringes Ebay's trademark. A judge has ruled that Perfumebay can continue to use the name until the case is decided.

The sweet, syrup-like smell that puzzled New York City authorities back in October was apparently back yesterday afternoon.

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