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Fragrance shopping online

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New at b-glowing: L'Aromarine perfume extracts & Vanilla bubble bath. Get 10% off any order with coupon code NST.

New at beautycafe: L'Artisan Safran Troublant and Speziali Fiorentini scented hand creams.

Deal from beautyhabit: Get $15 off a $50 purchase with coupon code luckymag, good through the end of April.

New at hamptonct: Terranova Tuberose cologne mist.

New at lusciouscargo: L'Artisan Safran Troublant is in stock, as is the L'Artisan Bottega Veneta Intreccio no. 2 candle, and some Bottega Veneta scented charms. Also new: i Profumi di Firenze Costa Mediterraneo. And some coupon codes: IDESOFMARCH for 40% off domestic orders of Truefitt and Hill, A Touch of Ivy, Mathias Paris, Dinner by Bobo, Patyka, and Vie Luxe; MIDDLEMARCH for 30% off domestic orders of Eau d'Italie & Hierbas de Ibiza; NSTRULES for free shipping on domestic orders over $30.

On lavender fragrances

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Bethan Cole writes about lavender fragrances in the Times Online:

“The immediate reaction is, it’s blowsy, fusty, stale-smelling, old-fashioned and grannified,” says James Craven, senior fragrance advisor and archivist at the connoisseurs’ boutique Les Senteurs. “And for men, it’s too effeminate. There is a great nervousness with men about lavender.” Yet we here at Style Towers think lavender, contrary to received opinion and that of Elizabeth I, who famously hated it, is a supremely stylish perfume option for a man: piquant yet velveteen, astringent yet mellifluous, tart yet tranquillising.

I must be the only one who finds lavender to be more masculine than feminine? Read the rest of the article here, and many thanks to Marcello for the link.

Fragrance shopping & new scents from Comme des Garcons

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Antoine et Lili Holy ChampaNew at luckyscent: Holy Champa (bottle shown), a fragrance created by perfumer Marc Buxton for the Parisian chain Antoine & Lili, with notes of neroli, magnolia, nag champa, jasmine, amber, incense and gurjum. Also new: Agatha Pamplemousse, Thé a la Mure (both by perfumer Francis Camail) and Caramel; AromaM Geisha Violet; L'Artisan Safran Troublant; and the Monyette Paris candle.

This year Comme des Garçons will launch two fragrances to tie in with their “Guerilla store” concept…

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Two verbena fragrances: L’Occitane & Le Couvent des Minimes

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L'Occitane Verbena

I love the cheerful, summery scent of lemon verbena. Back when I used to garden, I always had a plant in with the other herbs. These days I settle for a nice splash of perfume. Today I am trying two bargain renditions of lemon verbena:

L’Occitane Verbena (Verveine in French; shown above) is a blend of lemon verbena, lemon tree and geranium. It has a nice fizzy start, mildly green and very crisp. The dry down is tart but sweet, and smells just like lemon sorbet. Just as I am starting to wish it was just a tad drier, the whole thing is over and it is time to reapply.

It is a simple fragrance, perfect for hot summer days, and if you can snag one of the glass spray samples, it is a great thing to keep in your purse…

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