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2008 / Browsing by date: April 2008

Which would you rather smell like…

Posted by Robin on 25 April 2008 4 Comments

My grandfather had a garage where he parked his Citroën. I remember it was woody, a haunting odour, he had some geraniums in there drying over the winter. It was near the airport. It’s hard to describe but I loved that odour.

— Perfumer Christophe Laudamiel on an odor from his youth that fascinated him. From Marian Bendeth's Interview with Les Christophs at Basenotes, which won Best Fragrance Editorial - Broadcast or Web at the Canadian Fragrance Awards.

On first whiff, the vanilla notes come charging at you like an out-of-control Mr. Soft Cone truck. Imagine that truck crashing into a Kool-Aid stand and you have this fragrance in a nutshell.

— From Sniff Test: Baby Phat Fabulosity, at the National Post.

Online fragrance shopping

Posted by Robin on 25 April 2008 Leave a Comment

Deal at esteelauder: get free shipping and 2 samples of your choice with any order of $35 or more, no coupon code needed, expiration date unknown.

New at neimanmarcus: Jo Malone Kohdo Wood collection.

Deal at nooksandniches: take 10% off your order (except clearance items) with coupon code mom10, good this weekend only.

Auguste Esprit de Chine, Esprit de Chypre & Esprit de Cuir, Victoria's Secret Dream Angels Heavenly Kiss ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 25 April 2008 18 Comments

Auguste Esprit de Chine perfume

The niche line Auguste, “a collection of fragrances inspired by ancient books, handwritten by one of the many Grasse perfumers between 1905-1920”, has debuted with three fragrances, Esprit de Chine, Esprit de Chypre and Esprit de Cuir.

Esprit de Chine (shown) was inspired by Millot’s Crêpe de Chine…

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IFRA proposes restrictions on use of citrus oils, part two

Posted by Robin on 25 April 2008 15 Comments

Cropwatch and the Natural Perfumers Guild have joined to charge The International Fragrance Association with cultural vandalism, claiming the proposed limits to citrus in perfumes will destroy perfumes.

The Natural Perfumers Guild (NPG) and Cropwatch decry the science and proposals of the International Fragrance Association (IFRA) as slanted and overly-restrictive regarding the amounts of furanocoumarins to be permitted in perfume and fragranced products…

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McGraw by Tim McGraw ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 25 April 2008 31 Comments

Tim McGraw cologne for men

McGraw by Tim McGraw will be the debut fragrance from the popular country singer. The scent, created under arrangements with Coty, is due to launch in mass market stores this coming August. A Coty representative noted…

We will launch a very prestige-inspired fragrance straight to mass — which we believe will rejuvenate the mass market fragrance business. Tim resonates with the American consumer — he is admired not only for being a great musician…

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