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Shopping for perfume

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New at beautycafe: L'Artisan Fleur d'Oranger.

New at imaginationperfumery: Givenchy Lovely Prism, Terre d'Hermes.

New at nordstrom: Michael Kors Island Fiji, Thierry Mugler Rose Angel.

New at parfum1: Yves Saint Laurent Paris Roses des Vergers & Opium d'Orient, Carlos Santana fragrances, Baby Phat Goddess, Guess for men.

New at senteursdailleurs (Brussels): L'Artisan Mandarine Tout Simplement.

New at sephora: Thierry Mugler Rose Angel, Jean Paul Gaultier Classique & Le Male Summer editions, Armani Code for women, Nanette Lepore Shanghai Butterfly, Yves Saint Laurent Baby Doll Lucky Game, Guerlain Colours of Love, Everlast Original 1910, Lotto Man, Ralph Hot.

The vintage fragrance trend

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The Times Online has an article about the recent vintage perfumes from Givenchy (Les Millésimes de Givenchy):

All three look to be the first of a whole new trend in perfumes — occasional vintage editions of classic perfumes. Only about 80,000 bottles of each will be produced, and once the vintage is sold there will be no more. Just like wine.

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Mariah Carey: the next celebrity fragrance deal

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Mariah Carey fragranceMariah Carey has signed a deal with Elizabeth Arden to develop a fragrance bearing her name:

The first fragrance will debut in prestige department stores in the spring of 2007. Mariah will be personally involved in all aspects of product development, packaging and marketing. (via prnewswire)

I knew Mariah Carey was popular, but actually I had no idea how popular she was…

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Perfume news: bergamot woes & stars at the Fifis

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The BBC has an interesting story on bergamot growers in Calabria. Long an important ingredient in perfumery, bergamot is now often replaced with synthetic substitutes in fragrance:

...the oil does have one side-effect that has hampered its sales in recent years - if put on human skin and then exposed to sunlight it causes discolouring and burning. Faced with this consumer time bomb, companies turned to manufactured versions of the oil and prices have dropped. Last year a kilo of bergamot essential oil sold for 62 euros; today it goes for 45 euros.

The New York Times has a run-down on the celebrities who attended Monday night's Fifi awards.

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