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Online fragrance shopping

Posted by Robin on 18 September 2007 Leave a Comment

New at aedes: Lalique Encre Noir.

Deal at b-glowing: 30% markdowns on Clean Provence, Clean Ultimate, Fresh Laundry, Monotheme Tea Leaves fragrances, and selected scents from Demeter including the new Jelly Belly collection.

Deal at beautyhabit: with any purchase of $80 or more from the Alora Ambiance line, get a free 2 oz "Alora To Go" in Vaniglia using coupon code Vanilla, good through 9/28.

Deal at fragrancenet: take 10% off with coupon code FLS97, good through 9/24, and get free shipping on orders of $60 or more.

Yves Saint Laurent to launch Elle in Second Life

Posted by Robin on 18 September 2007 Leave a Comment

YSL Elle island in Second Life

Yves Saint Laurent will launch their latest fragrance for women, Elle Yves Saint Laurent, in Second Life on October 1 at 8 pm. You can watch a brief teaser of the installation, which will be dedicated to art in Second Life, at ysl-elle….

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Courting controversy, part 3

Posted by Robin on 18 September 2007 22 Comments

That Sean John commercial that MTV refused to air (see Courting Controversy, part 1) is now available at YouTube's DiddyTV channel. You can watch it here (warning: NSFW, although maybe not quite so NSFW as the Tom Ford ads from Courting Controversy, part 2). If you still want more:

In what is believed to be a fragrance-launch first, the rapper will broadcast the party for his new Unforgivable for Women scent live on YouTube. The party, set for Wednesday night at a townhouse on New York's Upper East Side, will feature red-carpet arrivals…

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Perfume Insults & A Quiz

Posted by Kevin on 17 September 2007 96 Comments

Several years ago, on a warm, late-summer afternoon, I was walking my pug, Diego de Fontana, in his favorite park. As we crossed a small road to reach a meadow, a car full of college-age men slowed down and stopped. The driver stretched his arm out of the open car window, looked from me to Diego and back at me again, then pointed his index finger at Diego, and yelled: “Dude…inadequate!”

For those of you who are not animal lovers and can’t relate to my outrage at that moment, imagine a person peeking into your baby’s carriage and saying: “Wow. That’s unfortunate!” How would you react if a stranger looked at a photo of your mother or father and said, “I guess things could have turned out worse — considering your gene pool!”

I was happy Diego’s vocabulary was limited but I was full of fury…

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Online fragrance shopping

Posted by Robin on 17 September 2007 Leave a Comment

Deal at esteelauder: get 4 free samples and free shipping with any purchase of $50 or more. No coupon code needed, expiration date unknown.

New at macys: Guerlain My Insolence.

New at saksfifthavenue: Tom Ford for Men.

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