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2006 / Browsing by date: June 2006

Fragrance shopping, online & off

Posted by Robin on 28 June 2006 4 Comments

Sale at fresh: many fragrance items are on markdown, including Memoirs of a Geisha Eau de Parfum for $12. Get free shipping with orders of $60 or more. Sale prices in effect through 6/30 at 5 pm.

The i Profumi di Firenze line is now available in Montreal, Canada, at the Rosenstein Paris boutique at 2148 De La Montagne St. (514-287-7682). 

New at lacremebeauty: Lotus Love Beauty scented body lotions.

L'Artisan has opened a boutique in New York City at 82nd and Madison. It is intended as the company's flagship store for the United States, and more stores are on the way: 3 more in New York, then 10 more in the US over the next 2 years. (via Women's Wear Daily)

New at theperfumeshoppe (Canada): the Mona di Orio line.

Bond no. 9 Fire Island & Gianfranco Ferre Ferre for Men ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 28 June 2006 11 Comments

Bond no. 9 Fire Island fragranceAs previously reported, Bond no. 9 will launch Fire Island on July 1. The fragrance was created by perfumer Michel Almairac, who also developed Bond's recent Scent of Peace. The inspiration? Lying on the beach at, obviously, Fire Island:

To make Fire Island authentic…

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L’Artisan Fleur d’Oranger ~ fragrance review

Posted by Robin on 27 June 2006 38 Comments

L'Artisan Fleur d'Oranger fragrance

L’Artisan launched Fleur d’Oranger in 2005. It is the first in a projected series of limited edition “harvest fragrances” based on specific “vintages” of floral notes; this one takes its name from the 2004 harvest of orange blossom from Nabeul in Tunisia. The fragrance was created by nose Anne Flipo, and has notes of orange bigarade, petitgrain, neroli, honey, beeswax and orange blossom.

Fleur d’Oranger is, in a word, glorious. It does for orange blossoms what Diptyque Philosykos did for figs: it captures the whole experience of standing in an grove of orange (in this case) trees on a brilliant summer day, with the smell of the leaves, the bark, the blossoms and the fruit. As with Philosykos, it probably does so in a more aromatically pleasing way than the reality could possibly hope to…

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Perfume shopping

Posted by Robin on 27 June 2006 Leave a Comment

New at first-in-fragrance (Germany): the Irie Wash trio of Eau de Toilettes.

New at lusciouscargo: Laura Tonatto E. Duse in perfume extrait roll-on, body lotion, body oil, shower gel, and Shanghai Oil; Bond no. 9 Fire Island (pre-orders); L'Artisan Fou d'Absinthe & Discovery Set for men; Acqua di Parma Lavanda Tonica, and Colonia in 180 ml, candles & home spray.

Lancaster Aquasenses & Stella McCartney Stella In Two: new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 27 June 2006 2 Comments

Lancaster Aquasenses fragranceLancaster has launched Aquasenses, a “skincare fragrance” created by perfumer Emilie Copperman. The fragrance contains a complex to neutralize free radicals and prevent premature skin aging. Notes include bamboo, lemon, peony, pear, mimosa, freesia, cardamom, cedar, woods and white musk. Aquasenses is available now in Germany and a few other European countries. (via cosmoty.de & levif.be)

Stella McCartney will launch Stella In Two in August…

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