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Creative Nail Design Solar Speed Spray ~ scented body products

Posted by Anjali on 6 May 2007 5 Comments

Creative Nail Design Solar Speed SprayI used to pay almost no attention to my nails. I’d occasionally trim and file them, but going beyond that to apply nail polish seemed like way too much hassle. It’s not that I didn’t love adding a little color to my tips, I just hated the application process: the chemical smell of the polish, the even worse smell of polish remover (and its incredibly irritating habit of drying out my skin) and the enormous amount of patience it seemed to take for everything to fully dry.

The wait, in fact, was probably the most aggravating part, and no matter how long I gave my nails to dry or what topcoat I used, I always seemed to smudge my manicure irreparably by doing something innocuous like opening the door, changing the channel, or even just going to bed…

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Archipelago Botanicals Monogram Series Soy Candles: Key Lime & Neroli / Sweet Pea & Jasmine

Posted by Kevin on 5 May 2007 8 Comments

Archipelago Botanicals Monogram series fragrance candlesAn archipelago is a chain of islands. A monogram is a single decorative letter, an initial. Here at Now Smell This, we all know what candles are: “hunks of perfumed wax with embedded wicks in extravagant containers that produce: scented air, warm light, and, in extreme cases, heavy debt or bankruptcy.”

My initials are: K.S. Perhaps Archipelago Botanicals hopes someone will give me a “K” candle (Key Lime & Neroli) as a present. If that someone wants to impress me even more, why not throw in an “S” candle as well (Sweet Pea & Jasmine)?

The Archipelago Botanicals Monogram candle series comes in 24 fragrances…

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Online fragrance shopping

Posted by Robin on 5 May 2007 Leave a Comment

Deal at essenceoftheages: spring cleaning sale, many incense brands marked down 25-50%.

New at nordstrom: the Givenchy Harvest Collection scents.

Fragrance gifts for Mother’s Day 2007, part 5

Posted by Robin on 5 May 2007 2 Comments

Time is running out — if you still need to buy a present for Mother’s Day, get cracking! A few last suggestions:

Annick Goutal Mandragore limited edition

In case Mom has been extra-extra good this year: Annick Goutal’s Mandragore Eau de Parfum in a 100 ml limited edition, numbered butterfly bottle, handpainted by French artist Caroline Rennequin. $250 at Saks…

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Institut Tres Bien Cologne A La Russe ~ fragrance review

Posted by Robin on 4 May 2007 6 Comments

Institut Tres Bien Cologne a la Russe fragrance

Institut Très Bien is one of several historical fragrance lines (Lubin, Rancé, etc) that have been revived by new owners in recent times. Frederic Burtin, whose grandmother reportedly was a patron of the original Institut Très Bien spa in Lyon during the 1930s, found an old perfumery book with a recipe for the spa’s Cologne à la Russe, and with the help of perfumer Pierre Bourdon, came up with a fragrance “as close to the original as possible” (via cosmeticsint.co.uk, 9/1/2004) At the same time…

“We thought about how the range would have developed had the Institut not closed,” said Burtin, “and we produced Cologne à la Francaise and Cologne l’Italienne.” (ibid)

I gave all three scents a very quick try shortly after they were launched, and liked them well enough…

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