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2006 / Browsing by date: August 2006

Online perfume shopping

Posted by Robin on 23 August 2006 Leave a Comment

New at luckyscent: Susanne Lang Lotus Blossom, Costes bath & body products.

New at parfum1: Grigioperla Attitude for men.

New at scentiments: Vintage Soul by Curve.

Deal from verawangprincess: get a free sample of Vera Wang Princess (look for the receive a FREE SAMPLE link at the bottom).

Kenzo Amour ~ fragrance review

Posted by Robin on 22 August 2006 45 Comments

Kenzo Amour perfume advert

Kenzo Amour, aka kenzoamour, is this year’s fragrance release from the house of Kenzo. Amour was created by perfumers Daphne Bugey and Olivier Cresp and features notes of cherry blossom, rice steam, white tea, frangipani, heliotrope, thanaka wood, incense, vanilla and musk. It was…

…inspired by a couple’s voyage through India, Japan and Vietnam.

“The basic idea was a voyage of love, of emotion, and a bird as a symbol of love,” explained Patrick Guedj, Parfums Kenzo’s creative director and head of marketing, referring to a multicolored turtledove featured on the fragrance’s packaging and in advertising. (via Women’s Wear Daily, 5/15/2006)

Amour starts with a sweet, highly stylised floral accord. After that, the floral notes rapidly fade into the backdrop, and the whole thing settles into a fluffy, cloud-like concoction of vanilla and musky woods…

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Piguet Baghari, Luckyscent Untitled #3 ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 22 August 2006 14 Comments

Robert Piguet Baghari perfume

Robert Piguet has reintroduced Baghari, a 1950 fragrance created by Francis Fabron. Baghari is described as a “soft oriental” and was the last fragrance introduced by Piguet before the house closed in 1951…

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Sale at Fresh

Posted by Robin on 22 August 2006 Leave a Comment

A 3 day online sale (fragrances, bodycare, candles and more) begins today at noon, and get free shipping with orders of $60 or more. Link: Fresh

Update: fragrances on markdown include Fleurs de Chocolate, Sandalwood Vert, Memoirs of a Geisha, Linden, Verbena and Mukki. There are also sets of 5 ml sprays, 5 fragrances per set, $20 each.

Escada Into The Blue, Femme de Montblanc & Hot Kiss ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 22 August 2006 9 Comments

Escada Into the Blue perfumeFemme de Montblanc perfume

Escada will launch the Into The Blue (shown above left) fragrance in October:

The juice opens on fresh, green notes of leaves and herbs, enlivened with a pop of star fruit. Peony helps form the floral heart, while the base includes woods and amber…

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