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Home fragrance: Diptyque Feuille de Lavande (Lavender Leaf) Room Spray

Posted by Kevin on 15 July 2006 6 Comments

Diptyque Feuille de Lavande room fragranceIs there a room in your house with “bad breath” — a stuffy attic or closet, a damp basement, or maybe a hallway where the dogs sleep, or the nook where the litter box is kept? Even an entire house can suffer from architectural halitosis: a mountain cabin or beach house that’s been closed for months has a stale, musty smell. We’ve all entered a hotel room, inhaled too deeply, and smelled yesterday’s cigarettes and coffee, the previous guests’ hairspray or perfume that’s permeated the carpets, curtains, upholstery.

I have found the perfect “breath freshener” for such malodorous spaces and odeurs — Diptyque’s Feuille de Lavande (Lavender Leaf) Room Spray. It is bracing, astringent and energizing; it zaps the air of staleness…

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Online perfume shopping

Posted by Robin on 14 July 2006 Leave a Comment

New at beautyhabit: The Different Company Sel de Vetiver, Comptoir Sud Pacifique Vanille Citrus, and Zenadora Eau de Parfum. And 2 deals: Get a free full size Kilikao Arômes Des Iles with any $65 or more La Maison de la Vanille order. Get free shipping with any $50 or more order using coupon code JULYBEAUTY, good through the end of the month.

Deal at nordstrom: Miss Dior Cherie is now available in a special 30 ml Eau de Parfum size. Get a free couture-inspired bag and travel mirror with any Miss Dior Cherie purchase, offer good through July 30 or while supplies last.

Parfumerie Generale Aomassai ~ fragrance review

Posted by Robin on 14 July 2006 9 Comments

Parfumerie Generale Aomassai

Aomassaï is fragrance no. 10 from Parfumerie Generale, and is a 2006 release. It was “inspired by Southern Africa and the art of the Baoulé tribe“, and includes notes of caramel, toasted hazelnuts, spices, vetiver, balsam wood, bitter orange, incense, liquorice, wengué wood, dried grasses and resin.

Aomassaï starts out as a strong, sweet gourmand…

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Juicy Couture by Juicy Couture, Clinique Aromatics Elixir Philtre Sensuel ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 14 July 2006 9 Comments

Juicy Couture fragrance

Juicy Couture is preparing to debut their first fragrance, Juicy Couture:

The scent, which Skaist-Levy [one of the founders of Juicy Couture] describes as “like something Barbie might wear,” was concocted by Harry Fremont of Firmenich…The final result has top notes of watermelon, mandarin…

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He says/she says: Parfumerie Generale Iris Taizo

Posted by Robin on 13 July 2006 17 Comments

Parfumerie Generale Iris Taizo fragrance

Iris Taizo is no. 14 in the Parfumerie Generale line. It launched in 2002 but was only made available on the Parfumerie Generale website recently. It has notes of cardamom, jinkoh wood, fig tree honey, and vanilla. Today Marlen and I are debating its merits…

He says: When I received my samples of the latest Parfumerie Generale creations, the scent that I just had to test first was Iris Taizo, a blend of woods, iris and cardamom. I wasn’t disappointed…

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