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2006 / Browsing by date: January 2006

Chandler Burr on harvest perfumes & more

Posted by Robin on 15 January 2006 16 Comments

L'Artisan Fleur d'Oranger fragrance bottleChandler Burr's latest article for the New York Times is about the recent harvest-based perfumes from L'Artisan and Givenchy. Looks like we'll see another fragrance in the series from L'Artisan:

L'Artisan's Narcissus 2005, to come out in 2006, uses an exceptional narcissus harvested on June 6th and 7th, 2005, in Lozère, southern France.

Burr describes this year's L'Artisan harvest fragrance, Fleur d'Oranger (bottle shown above), as having "an almost violent impact, a rough, meaty presentation of the raw material". Thank you to Karen for the link!

DNA India has an article about Ajmal Ali, the founder of Ajmal Perfumes. The picture of Mr. Ali surrounded by perfume bottles is enough to make your average perfume addict drool. I drooled, anyway.

Perfume of the day: Velvet Rope by Apothia

Posted by Robin on 14 January 2006 21 Comments

Velvet Rope by Apothia

Velvet Rope is the second fragrance release from hip Los Angeles boutique Apothia. It follows cult favorite IF, which was launched in 2001. Velvet Rope was created by perfumer Rayda Vega.

Velvet Rope is a unisex fragrance, and was inspired by…

…A-list places where people are stimulated by watching and being watched…

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Lubin Idole, Irie Wash Paris & other perfume shopping notes

Posted by Robin on 14 January 2006 4 Comments

Lubin Idole is now available for pre-order at luckyscent and lusciouscargo, and is coming soon to beautyhabit as well. The fragrance is by perfumer Olivia Giacobetti and has notes of rum absolute, saffron, bitter orange peel, black cumin, Doum palm, smoked ebony, sugar cane, leather and red sandalwood. The stunning bottle is by Serge Mansau and features an African mask that is unfortunately very hard to see in this picture.

New at beautyhabit: Irié Wash Paris Eau de Toilettes:

09h25 with lemon, sweet orange, bergamot, green tea, mint, star anise, neroli blossoms, Atlas cedar, sandalwood and Indian tea.

15h10 with lemon, red mandarin, citrus zest, guava, mandarin and lemon tree blossom, citron, Virginian cedar and sandalwood.

20h50 with lemon, grapefruit zest, petitgrain bigarade, lime, white thyme, citrus blossoms, sambac jasmine, Javanese vetiver, cedar wood, and heliotrope flowers.

Other beautyhabit deals: get a free 15 ml La Maison de la Vanille fragrance with your $75 or more order using coupon code: VANILLA, good through 1/23 until supplies last.

Parfumerie Generale Yuzu Ab Irato & summer limited edition fragrances from Calvin Klein

Posted by Robin on 14 January 2006 20 Comments

Parfumerie Generale Yuzu Ab Irato fragranceParfumerie Generale is set to launch no. 9: Yuzu Ab Irato, with yuzu, spearmint leaves, pepper, magnolia, jasmine, hyacinth, absolute of thyme, hyssop, myrtle, and bamboo. Samples will be available on their website on 1/20; bottles to follow in March. Also coming later in the year: a new oriental fragrance and a more concentrated version of L’Eau Rare Matale. (via press release from parfumerie-generale)

Three limited edition fragrances from Calvin Klein will debut in April…

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Perfume review: coming soon…

Posted by Robin on 13 January 2006 2 Comments

Stayed up late last night & so was very tired this morning, and crawled back in bed for a little nap. Brain now wrapped in fog, which as it happens, matches today's weather perfectly. Will post a real perfume review tomorrow afternoon.

Here is my usual compensatory perfume ad: this one from one of my favorite online browsing sites, Parfum de Pub. They don't make 'em like they used to.

Fragrance of the day: have just sprayed on a little Christian Lacroix Tumulte Pour Homme to see if I like it as much as Marlen does. Later will try next to Comme des Garçons Avignon to see if they are similar, as was suggested in the comments.

Wishing everyone a happy Friday the 13th.

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