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2005 / Browsing by date: August 2005

Candle report: Mariage Freres The Rouge

Posted by Victoria on 16 August 2005 Leave a Comment

Mariage Frères Thé Rouge candle

Whenever I want to escape from daily routine, I light my Mariage Frères Thé Rouge candle and watch as its dark red wax melts slowly, releasing rich fragrance into the air. Tart red plum, lusciously sweet apricot and spicy gingerbread shimmer against the backdrop of a rich tea note. The interplay of bitter and spicy, sweet and elegant is what makes the scent both seductive and comforting. It is a perfect choice for the evening or whenever one desires to daydream.

Mariage Frères is the oldest tea importer in France, having started tea trading in the 1660s. While it is primarily well-known for tea…

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She says/he says: L’Artisan Parfumeur The Pour Un Ete

Posted by Robin on 15 August 2005 20 Comments

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L’Artisan released Thé Pour Un Été in 1996. The fragrance was created by Olivia Giacobetti, and has notes of peppermint, lemon, jasmine, and green tea. Like Ananas Fizz, this was originally released as a summer limited edition, but proved to be such a popular scent that it was added to the regular L’Artisan line.

Marlen, one of the moderators from the basenotes forum, is joining me, and for once, we agree!

He says: My first sniff of Bvlgari’s Thé Vert left me a little disappointed. I was hoping for dreamy, soft and green, and instead, I got herbal, sharp and “where the heck did it go?” My prayers were quickly answered, however, with L’Artisan’s Summer Tea, a melange of jasmine and green tea with a hint of mint and citrus…

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Commercial for Cumming: the Fragrance & other perfume news

Posted by Robin on 15 August 2005 2 Comments

If you haven't seen it yet, do go watch the new commercial for CUMMING: The Fragrance.

Mandy Aftel of Aftelier Perfumes has recreated a perfume used by Egyptians 2000 years ago as part of their funerary rituals. Read all about it at SFGate (link no longer working, sorry!).

There is an article in Wallpaper on the new Andrée Putman design (link no longer working, sorry!) for the Guerlain flagship store in Paris.

New fragrances from MAC, L'Artisan, Nicole Farhi & more

Posted by Robin on 15 August 2005 14 Comments

MAC Pinkaura perfumeNew from MAC: Pinkaura (shown), with green notes, freesia, violet, magnolia, amber, and vetiver, and Greenify, with green herbs, green fig, neroli, poppies, coco de mer, amber, vetiver, and vanilla. MV1, MV2, and MV3 have been re-issued. C-Squeeze and Violetrix have disappeared from the MAC website, but are perhaps just out of stock…

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Now Smell This is branching out

Posted by Robin on 15 August 2005 14 Comments

I am very pleased to announce that Victoria, of the popular perfume blog Bois de Jasmin, will be joining me as a regular contributor on the home fragrance front. Look for her first article tomorrow, and expect to see new articles several times a month.

Over the coming weeks, I will be adding new contributors to cover scented bath & body products and men's fragrances. Please comment if you have any other suggestions for new topics or related improvements.

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