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Desperate Housewives Forbidden Fruit fragrance review

Posted by Robin on 6 October 2006 22 Comments

Desperate Housewives Forbidden Fruit fragrance

Forbidden Fruit is the debut scent from the television series Desperate Housewives, now in its third season on ABC. Created under arrangements with Coty, the Forbidden Fruit fragrance is a fruity floriental with notes of Rome apples, orange blossom, peach, wisteria (a nod to the show’s fictional Wisteria Lane), jasmine, ylang-ylang, passion lily, cedarwood, sandalwood, vanilla and tonka bean.

Despite the name and the advertising, Forbidden Fruit is not quite as fruity as I expected. It starts with tart apple with a touch of citrus…

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Thierry Mugler Le Parfum coffret ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 6 October 2006 11 Comments

Thierry Mugler Aura fragrance

As previously reported, Thierry Mugler has released a set of perfumes in conjunction with the recent European release of the movie version of Patrick Suskind’s Perfume.

The scents were developed over a period of 6 years by Christoph Hornetz and perfumer Christophe Laudamiel, and include Aura, Baby, Paris 1738, Atelier Grimal, Virgin Number One, Boutique Baldini, Amor & Psyche, Nuit Napolitaine, Ermite, Salon Rouge, Human Existence, Absolu Jasmin, Sea, Noblesse and Orgie…

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Perfume shopping

Posted by Robin on 6 October 2006 3 Comments

New at first-in-fragrance: Parfums Rosine Twill Rose.

New at nordstrom: Stella In Two.

New at sephora: Donna Karan Gold, With Love Hilary Duff.

Bobbi Brown Bath ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 6 October 2006 6 Comments

Bobbi Brown BathBath is the latest fragrance release from Bobbi Brown:

This clean and fresh eau de toilette contains notes of Water Hyacinth, Neroli, Orange Flower, White Lily…

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Dawn Spencer Hurwitz in Santa Cruz on Sunday

Posted by Robin on 6 October 2006 Leave a Comment

Perfumer Dawn Spencer Hurwitz will hold a “Smell and Tell” at Sky Meadow Apothecary & Spa from noon to 4 on Sunday, October 8:

I test the skin, then I can recommend a family of fragrances that’s best for you. Skin can be sweet, creamy, pudding sweet. It can be saltier…

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