Jonathan Rhys Meyers, for Hugo Boss' new Hugo XX & XY fragrances, courtesy of YouTube. Keep watching after the commercial for an interview with Mr. Rhys Meyers and some "behind the scenes" footage.
Desire in Sunlight Chocolat Jasmin
Warning: this post is about food. If all you care about is perfume, come back tomorrow, when we'll almost certainly be talking about perfume again.
I think I've mentioned before that I like chocolate. I do. Very much. I've explored a few chocolate perfumes, but relatively few perfumed chocolates. Dagoba makes a lovely dark chocolate bar with lavender and blueberries, and perhaps that qualifies? But the Chocolat Parfumé line at Desire in Sunlight might be the closest I've come to blending my two biggest addictions…
Bond no. 9 event this Saturday at Saks Fifth Avenue
Laurice Rahme of Bond no. 9 will be at Saks Fifth Avenue (the flagship, on Fifth Avenue in New York City) to introduce the new Bond no. 9 Saks Fifth Avenue For Her & For Him fragrances, “inspired by the shopping capital of the world”…
Online fragrance shopping
Deal at eluxury: get free shipping on all orders with coupon code WRAP, good through 9/18.
Deal at newlondonpharmacy: 20% off all online purchases, no coupon code needed, good through 9/30.
Deal at rich-hippie: buy one Rich Hippie fragrance (excluding sample sets), get one free of equal or lesser value free. No coupon code needed, just write the name of the perfume in the comment box at checkout. Offer good through 9/17.
Deal at thymes: discontinued collections (Everyday Essentials, Limon & Ginger Milk) are 50% off through 9/16.
Deal at ulta: fall beauty event, many items on markdown and get free shipping on orders of $50 or more, no coupon code needed, good through 9/29.
Courting controversy
The print ad for Sean John Unforgivable Woman, which is already offensive enough that I've seen comments here & elsewhere by women saying they won't even try the fragrance, is apparently nothing compared to the television commercial. MTV says they won't air it without edits, Sean John says he won't edit it. Yawn. (via newyorkpost)