Benefit will introduce a new fragrance, B Spot, this summer. It will be the cosmetic line's second scent (Maybe Baby launched in 2003).
Erogenous zones are brought into play when Benefit launches its new fragrance, b spot. Aiming to awaken “seductive pulse points” the scent is a light, fruity, floral mixture of freesia, mango, blackcurrent [sic] and tangerine mixed with white orchid and amber…
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New at colette (France): the Byredo line.
New at first-in-fragrance (Germany): Parfums 06130 Lentisque, Feuille de Reglisse, Lierre Rose, Aqua di Portofino.
Lulu Castagnette has launched Luluforever, a new fruity floral fragrance for women:
A true concentrate of energizing and glamorous freshness!
Ideal for trendy and dynamic young women, Luluforever is a fresh and feminine fragrance, full of energy. It is the quintessence of the spirit of big cities, where women are particularly active and fashion conscious…
If you missed it, you might want to take a look at Things I wish I'd known as a newbie perfumista, part 1 for an introduction to today's subject, and many of today's points expand on comments from that post so huge thanks to everyone who took the time to share their experiences.
Don't pay full price if you don't have to. If money is not an issue, buy where you like, but for the rest of us, shopping around is worth the time and effort, and the product you'll get from a reputable discounter (assuming you can find what you want at a reputable discounter) is every bit as good as what you'll get in a department store. You may, however, have to wait another month or two after a fragrance launches before you can find it at a discounter…
As part of the 2008 Reykjavík Arts Festival, Gallerí Ágúst is hosting artist Andrea Maack’s solo exhibit SMART:
In her art, Andrea likes to work with ideas of beauty, fashion, appearance-obsession, body, health and death, whether it be in the form of drawings, sculpture or even scent. Andrea widens the perception of the spectator and creates a new way of sentience. Her art ignites the senses of the audience; a perception of beauty, emotion, impact, story and memory…