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Recent fragrance finds at TJ Maxx
Fragrances at my local TJ Maxx yesterday: Kenneth Cole Black, Liz Claiborne Liz & Soul Curve, Burberry Brit, Tommy Bahama, Guerlain Mitsouko EdT, Moschino L'Eau Cheap & Chic, Vivienne Westwood Anglomania, Cacharel Promesse & Noa Fleur, Salvador Dali Eau de Dali, Lancome Calypso, and very cute Bvlgari Eau Parfumee au The Vert travel trios.
Balle de Match by Parfums de Nicolai, with an aside on perfume addiction
Balle de Match was introduced by Parfums de Nicolaï in 2002, and has notes of grapefruit, lime, pink pepper, incense, wood and musk.
Balle de Match is the fragrance that I credit (or blame, as the case may be) with starting me on the path to perfume addiction. Looking for a new citrus scent back in the fall of 2003, I wandered innocently into the fragrance forum at MakeupAlley. My first big discovery was that you could order samples online. How convenient! My second big discovery was that getting a handful of new fragrance samples in the mail every so often was really rather fun. After testing several such handfuls, Balle de Match took honors as my first full bottle of niche fragrance…
Fragrance shopping
New at imaginationperfumery: Yves Saint Laurent 2006 limited editions of Opium (Fleur Imperial & Opium Pour Homme Eau d'Orient).
New at lusciouscargo: Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier Bahiana; Laura Tonatto Anena, body oils, shower gels and room sprays.
New at victoriassecret: Yves Saint Laurent In Love Again Jasmin Etoile.
Masaki Matsushima Mintea, Mango Delirium & Mandarina Duck ~ new fragrances
Mintea is new from Masaki Matsushima, and was “inspired by the art of refinement practiced in traditional Japanese tea ceremonies”.
The fragrance features notes of green tea, lemon, mint tea, juniper berry, watermelon, cucumber, lotus flower, lily of the valley, bamboo sap, lotus flower, reed wood and crystal musk…