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2008 / Browsing by date: January 2008

Teo Cabanel Concretes de Parfum

Posted by Robin on 16 January 2008 7 Comments

Teo Cabanel Concretes de ParfumTéo Cabanel has launched solid perfume versions of their three fragrances for women: Oha, Julia & Alahine, all created by perfumer Jean-François Latty.

The (pretty!) gilded-metal compact comes in a red case, and includes a 2 g solid perfume plus a refill (the needle is used to release the first pan once it is empty).

Téo Cabanel Concrètes de Parfum are 74€ - 79€, and are available now at shop.teo-cabanel. (found via beaute-addict)

Online fragrance shopping

Posted by Robin on 16 January 2008 Leave a Comment

Deal at aromaboutique: take 10% off with coupon code OP1001 or get free shipping with coupon code SF0901, offer good for 3 days.

Deal at aveda: get free shipping on orders over $25 with coupon code VALENTINE18, good today only.

Filles des Iles Golden Floral (Floral Solaire), fffrozen Surf & Beach ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 16 January 2008 10 Comments

Filles des Iles Golden FloralHardouin-Finez has added a fourth scent to their Filles des Iles collection of tropical florals.

Golden Floral is “an expressive, teasing and fascinating scent”, and features notes of cedrat, star fruit, tropical breeze, passion fruit, lily, tiara, orchid, flamboyant, amber, benzoin, soft sand, musk and vanilla…

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Serge Lutens Sarrasins ~ perfume review, with an aside on Norma Kamali Jazmin

Posted by Robin on 15 January 2008 44 Comments

Serge Lutens Sarrasins fragrance, limited edition bottle

Sarrasins was the latest fragrance to join the exclusive (i.e., not exported) collection at Serge Lutens. It launched last year, and was described as a velvety floral, built around “a stunningly beautiful jasmine, gloved in jet-black ink”. The notes include jasmine, carnation, woods, musk and coumarin.

I read quite a few reviews of Sarrasins* before I smelled it, but as sometimes happens, I had already developed an idea of the scent in my head shortly after seeing the bottle and reading the ad copy (the “gloved in jet-black ink” and also “a sumptuous jasmin which smoothes its fur… A sigh of time”). So despite all evidence to the contrary, I was expecting — and looking forward to — a big huge skanky jasmine, dark and possibly rather scary…

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Online fragrance shopping

Posted by Robin on 15 January 2008 Leave a Comment

Deal at b-glowing: get free shipping and a free Ted Gibson Styling or Treatment Hair Sheet with any order of $30 or more, using coupon code gibson, good through 1/20.

Deal at joannebassett: get free shipping on samples, and take 30% off all 8 ml Parfums made with jojoba oil, using coupon code AD (enter in the comments at checkout), good through 1/31.

Deal at kiehls: get free shipping on all orders of $45 or more with coupon code THANKYOU, good through 1/19.

Deal at nordstrom: with any online beauty or fragrance purchase of $100 or more, get a floral-print makeup bag with deluxe samples, including Bvlgari 'au thé vert' Oshibori Refreshing Towel, Issey Miyake 'L'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme Intense, L'Occitane Verbena Body Lotion, Marc Jacobs Daisy. No coupon code needed, expiration date unknown.

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