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New at nordstrom: Chanel Chance Eau Fraiche.
New at sephora: Calvin Klein CK One Summer, Eternity Summer, CK IN2U, Stella Sheer 2007.
Next month, Lanvin will launch Eclat d’Arpège Summer, a limited edition variation on 2002’s Eclat d’Arpège fragrance.
The notes include litchi, starfruit, lemon, pink grapefruit, rose, jasmine, violet, musk, vanilla and cedar…
Natalie Kuhn, who was ordered off a bus last Friday by a driver who complained about her perfume, says she was again publicly humiliated by another bus driver during her morning commute to work today.
“Everything was fine for the first eight minutes of the bus ride, and then he pulled over and started opening all of the windows,” said the 25-year-old chiropractic assistant.
— Her fragrance? Very Irresistible by Givenchy. Read the rest in the Calgary Sun (link no longer active, sorry!).
Last Friday I talked about Vanilla Moka, Vanilla Macarons & Vanilla Pralines, three fragrances from the vanilla-based Poule de Luxe collection by Crazylibellule & The Poppies; today, I’m trying out the Les Divines Alcoves collection. Like the others from the line, these are solid perfumes done up in adorable little twist-up containers with colorful paper wrappers, and like the others, they are unbelievably well done given the bargain basement prices: $16 for 5gr.
Les Divines Alcoves comprises 7 fragrances inspired by “stories of love”. Aux Anges / On Cloud Nine, with notes of bergamot, tangerine, ylang ylang, jasmine and white flowers, was my early favorite of the group. As Victoria has already pointed out at Bois de Jasmin, Aux Anges is very much in the vein of Christian Dior Diorissimo. As in Diorissimo, the lily of the valley opening is a bit sharp, but it settles to a lovely blend of jasmine and lily of the valley, lightly accented by green. It is sweeter than Diorisismo, and lacks the crispness and sparkle that render Diorissimo, to my mind, the very personification of spring…
Givenchy will once again release a “Les Millésimes de Givenchy” harvest collection this year.
The fragrances are scheduled for launch in April, and the special harvests, all from 2006, include ylang ylang from Mayotte for Amarige, orange blossom from Nabeul for Organza, and rose from Grasse for Very Irresistible…