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L’Occitane Eau des Baux fragrance review

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L'Occitane Eau des Baux

I stopped in the L’Occitane store in the Pittsburgh airport the other day, really to do nothing more than kill time, only to be surprised by a host of new and re-released fragrances. Which was the scent that stole my heart and made the biggest impression? Easy: their newest fragrance for men, Eau des Baux; a blend of cypresswood and incense with hints of cardamom and coumarin.

Eau des Baux opens with an ambery blast that immediately reminds me of Nina Ricci Memoire pour Homme and L’Artisan Tea for Two…

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Shopping for fragrance online

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New at first-in-fragrance (Germany): Carthusia Via Camerelle, a unisex blend of sandalwood and musk that was introduced in 2005, and Lorenzo Villoresi Alamut.

Deal at scentsandsprays (home fragrance): get 20% off today with coupon code savings20; get 15% off on Friday with coupon code savings15, or get 10% off over the weekend with coupon code savings10.

Perfume in the news: copyrights & the scent of Richmond

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In contrast to a ruling in the Netherlands last week which determined that perfumes are protected by copyright laws, a French high court has determined that the "recipe of ingredients that make up a perfume cannot be protected by copyright". Read more in The Toqueville Connection. (link no longer working, sorry!)

Richmond, Virginia has its own local version of Bond no. 9: local perfumer Amy George has created a series of perfumes celebrating Richmond landmarks. The fragrances include Libby Hill, Maymont and Byrd Theater. Read more in richmond.com (link no longer working, sorry!), or check out her store at etsy.

Agent Provocateur & Agent Provocateur Eau Emotionnelle ~ fragrance reviews

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Agent Provocateur Eau de Parfum fragrance Agent Provocateur Eau Emotionnelle fragrance

The UK-based lingerie line Agent Provocateur released their first fragrance, called simply Agent Provocateur, in 2000. The “exotic floral chypre” was created by perfumer Christian Provenzano, and includes notes of saffron, coriander, rose, jasmine, magnolia, ylang ylang, gardenia, vetiver, amber and musk.

There are fragrances that are sexy in a non-obtrusive kind of way, and then there are fragrances that are sexy in an in-your-face kind of way. Agent Provocateur is in-your-face sexy. It smells, quite simply, like a fragrance that you would wear to seduce someone, which is, after all, the raison d’être of the Agent Provocateur brand…

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Montana Mood trio & Agent Provocateur Maitresse ~ new fragrances

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Montana Mood Sensual fragranceMontana has launched a new trio of fragrances called Montana Mood. Montana Mood Sensual (shown) has notes of pink pepper, cyclamen, orchid, heliotrope, musk and vanilla. Montana Mood Sexy has notes of wild freesia, mignonette, peony, leather and patchouli; Montana Mood Soft features iris, almond blossom, bergamot, mandarin, amber and vanilla.

The trio is available now in France. (via cosma-parfumeries) All three fragrances are sold in 100 ml Eau de Toilette.

Agent Provocateur will introduce Maîtresse in late August…

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