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Potter & Moore Orange Blossom and Amber Scented Candle ~ home fragrance review

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Potter & Moore Orange Blossom and Amber fragrance candleThe Potter & Moore line of scented products is one of the more intriguing and fanciful lines I have come across recently. Knowing very little about them or their fragrances, I purchased their Orange Blossom and Amber Scented Candle as part my newfound fascination with all things orange blossom (about which more next month).

Founded in 1749, this beauty line was established by two gentlemen, John Potter and William Moore, who were 'physic gardeners' with a speciality in lavender cultivation. That alone might have been enough to tempt me…

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L'Occitane Notre Flore (Myrte, Iris, Cedre & Neroli) ~ new fragrances

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L'Occitane Notre Flore Myrte perfumeComing in October, a new quartet of Eaux de Parfum from L’Occitane, inspired by the company’s Provencal roots and using ingredients from around the Mediterranean region. The Notre Flore collection includes:

Myrte (shown) takes its cues from the myrtle plant of Corsica, and includes notes of mandarin leaf, bilberry, sea spray, myrtle, rockrose and patchouli…

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M by Mariah Carey ~ fragrance review

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M by Mariah Carey perfume advert

It seems like there was a whole spate of articles not too long ago proclaiming that celebrity fragrances were “over”, they weren’t selling any more, etc. etc. If there is any truth to the notion, you won’t find the evidence at the fragrance counters this month. Mariah Carey is only the latest of celebrity fragrance debuts, and if you mean to smell them all, you’ve a long road ahead of you yet this year.

Mariah Carey went with the name M. It isn’t wildly creative on its own merits, and it seems even less so given that we just got L from Gwen Stefani. Are full words too risky in today’s over-saturated fragrance market? What will happen when all the letters of the alphabet are used up? We’ve already got F (Ferragamo), another L (Lolita Lempicka), S (Scherrer), V (Valentino), XX (Hugo Boss), and probably others that aren’t coming to mind at the moment.

The M fragrance itself was developed by perfumers Carlos Benaim and Loc Dong, and is advertised as a floriental…

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Online fragrance shopping

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Deal at b-glowing: spend $75.00 or more and get the following freebies with coupon code Hot ~ a full sized Crazylibelulle & The Poppies Solid Perfume, a 15 ml L'Aromarine Eau de Toilette (both assorted scents) and a Three Custom Color Lip Gloss in Fuschia. Offer good while supplies last.

New at beautyhabit: the Serge Lutens line, including limited quantities of Un Lys & Vetiver Oriental, and Becker.eshaya Golden Amber. Use coupon code FALLSCENT to get free shipping and a sample pack ( Becker.Eshaya Golden Amber, Institut Tres Bien Cologne a la Russe and assorted scents from Diptyque, Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier & The Different Company) with orders of $65 or more.

New at neimanmarcus: Miss Boucheron.

Deal at yvesrocher: take 15% off with coupon code LABORDAY15, good through Tuesday.

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