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Guerlain Eau de Lit: new home fragrance

Posted by Robin on 12 October 2006 4 Comments

Guerlain Eau de Lit home fragrance

Guerlain's Eau de Lit is a new bedding spray created by perfumer Francis Kurkdjian.

The fragrance notes include bergamot, star anise, coriander leaves, sage, neroli, vanilla and musk.

(via aufeminin, absolufeminin)

CB I Hate Perfume Violet Empire ~ fragrance review

Posted by Robin on 11 October 2006 14 Comments

CB I Hate Perfume Violet Empire perfume

Violet Empire was released last month by CB I Hate Perfume, and is said to have been inspired in part by Diane Ackerman’s A Natural History of the Senses. The fragrance notes include CB Violet Empress (a violet accord), elemi, violet leaf absolute, rosewood, mahogany and Russian leather.

Violet Empire is a must-try for violet lovers, although it is not a soliflore in the manner of say, Borsari’s Violetta di Parma…

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Fragrance shopping online

Posted by Robin on 11 October 2006 2 Comments

Deal at b-glowing: spend $85 or more and get a free fall sampler (Deep Steep Bath Tea, Olivella Hand or Body Lotion, Original Rosebud Salve, Olivella Face & Body Soap and La Maison de la Vanille Antilles Sample) using coupon code Fall Sampler (enter under Additional Comments during check out); offer good through 10/20 or while supplies last.

New at imaginationperfumery: Donna Karan Gold, Jennifer Lopez Live Luxe, Estee Lauder Pleasures Artist's Edition, Tommy Hilfiger Tommy 10, Comptoir Sud Pacifique Vanilla Extreme.

Deal at luilei: get free shipping with orders of $75 or more through the end of October, no coupon code needed.

New at neimanmarcus: Tom Ford Black Orchid.

With Love Hilary Duff fragrance review

Posted by Robin on 10 October 2006 53 Comments

With Love perfume by Hilary Duff

With Love Hilary Duff launched this fall under the Elizabeth Arden label. It is the first scent from the singer/actress (if you are as out of it as I am, here is her Wikipedia entry), who reportedly started working on her fragrance by…

…smelling more than 100 single notes before narrowing her choices down to 10, including amber. “I discovered that everything I really loved was [in] a warm Oriental,” she said. (via Women’s Wear Daily, 7/21/2006)

With Love is a mossy woods fragrance developed by perfumers Rodrigo Flores-Roux and Stephen Nilsen of Quest, and includes notes of mangosteen fruit, exotic spices, chai latte, mangosteen blossom, cocobolo wood, balsam, incense, amber milk and amber musk.

With Love targets women in the 15-24 year old age range…

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Fragrance shopping online

Posted by Robin on 10 October 2006 Leave a Comment

New at luilei: online ordering now available; brands include Aroma M, Creative Scentualization, Ebba, i Profumi di Firenze, Paul & Joe and YOSH.

New at parfum1: Lucky Brand no 6 for women & men, Lacoste Inspiration, Caron Eau de Reglisse.

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