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Online fragrance shopping

Posted by Robin on 23 June 2008 Leave a Comment

Deal at beautyhabit: with any purchase of $75 or more, get a 9 piece sampler of summer favorites (includes Andre Gas Ensoleille Moi & Lucy B. Pink Frangipani) using coupon code GETFRESH, good through 7/1.

Deal at home101store: get free shipping and take 25% off orders of $200 or more with coupon code SEASALT, good through 6/30.

New at sephora: Kenzo Peace Vintage Edition.

New at theposhpeasant: the Mandrake Apothecary and Possets lines.

Zirh Ikon ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 23 June 2008 16 Comments

Coming this September from men's skincare brand Zirh will be Zirh Ikon, the line's third fragrance for men. The intended customer? “He's a pioneer, a risk-taker — men and women admire him.”

Zirh Ikon is a spicy woods scent developed by perfumer Frank Voelkl…

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The Monday Mail ~ help Gregorio find a new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 23 June 2008 55 Comments

PostboxToday, our subject is Gregorio, a fragrance newbie and our first male victim. Gregorio owns one fragrance, Ralph Lauren Polo Blue, which he purchased after seeing an advertisement in a magazine. Other than that, the only fragrance Gregorio knew when he first contacted me (for reasons other than the Monday Mail, by the way) was 4711, which he does not like.

Here is what we know about Gregorio:

He is a rising senior at the UNC-Chapel Hill, majoring in advertising with a studio art minor.

His friends say he dresses better than most people they know. It is not that he spends alot on clothes, but he has a sense of style and minds how he looks.

He loves sports, particularly surfing…

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St John Signature ~ new perfume

Posted by Robin on 22 June 2008 30 Comments

St. John Signature fragrance 2008St. John has launched an updated version of their eponymous 1994 fragrance:

Introducing St. John—a charming new twist on a timeless classic. The Signature fragrance first reveals notes of tangerine that flawlessly blend the delicate impression of marigold and freesia. The fragrance evolves with the intoxicating notes of white rose, night blooming jasmine and apricot…

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The most gullible people who ever lived…

Posted by Robin on 22 June 2008 19 Comments

“The reality is people want a piece of something they can’t be,” says Eli Portnoy, a branding strategist. “They live vicariously through the products and services that those celebrities are tied to. Years from now, our descendants may look at us and say, ‘God, these were the most gullible people who ever lived.’"

— From Nothing Sells Like Celebrity in today's New York Times.

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