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2008 / Browsing by date: November 2008

Choosing a Perfume for Thanksgiving

Posted by Angela on 24 November 2008 145 Comments

Thanksgiving dinner

Thanksgiving is coming up, and you know what that means: a house full of the aromas of roasted turkey, pumpkin pie, cranberry sauce, and sweet potatoes. Maybe there will be a fire blazing in the fireplace, too, and if you're really lucky someone will mix up some Old Fashioneds before dinner while catching the last few minutes of the Detroit Lions game. What perfume goes best with this mix of family, craziness, and coma-inducing food?

Maybe it's easiest to think about what perfumes don't work well at Thanksgiving dinner. For the most part, a grand French perfume or a pungent floral will bomb, especially if your dinners, like mine, are more likely to include Chex Mix than foie gras. Smelling of Chanel No. 22 or Amouage Gold while you ladle gravy over Parker House rolls doesn't seem right.

On the other hand, spicy perfume — something with cinnamon, ginger, or cardamom, for example — could be perfect…

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Honore des Pres Chaman’s Party, Bonte’s Bloom, Nu Green, Sexy Angelic and Honore’s Trip ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 24 November 2008 24 Comments

Honore des Pres fragrances

Honoré des Prés is a new French niche line debuting this month with five all-natural, certified organic perfumes: Chaman's Party, Bonté’s Bloom, Nu Green, Sexy Angelic and Honoré’s Trip. All five are being marketed as unisex; four of the five (and I don't know which!) were developed by perfumer Olivia Giacobetti.

Chaman's Party ~ “from a hut in the heart of the virgin Amazon forest”, with notes of vetiver and holy basil. 148€…

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Online fragrance shopping

Posted by Robin on 24 November 2008 Leave a Comment

Deal at aveda: get free shipping & free gift wrap with all orders using coupon code HOLIDAY08, good through 11/30.

Deal at b-glowing: spend $100, get free shipping plus a free surprise gift worth $80 with coupon code trois, good through 12/1.

Deal at fourseasonsproducts: get free shipping on orders of $50 or more, no coupon code needed, offer good through 12/8.

Holiday fragrance gifts 2008 part 2

Posted by Robin on 23 November 2008 21 Comments

Bond no. 9 Andy Warhol shoe!

For the (wealthy) Andy Warhol fanatic, Bond no. 9's “Andy Warhol Lexington Avenue Shoe Extravaganza….A larger-than-life-size limited-edition shoe, containing three bottles of Andy Warhol Lexington Avenue – the latest in Bond No. 9’s series of Warhol perfumes”. Artist Joseph Pastor has created a 3D replica of a drawing from Warhol's A La Recherche du Shoe Perdu, and Bond added the bottles. $1300 at Bond no. 9 or Saks Fifth Avenue…

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Esteban ~ shopping for perfume in Paris

Posted by Guest Shopper on 23 November 2008 — 0 Comments — Comments are closed

Esteban is one of those strange, elusive lines. You hear about new releases but rarely manage to lay your hands on them. Vendors carry a couple of their scents or bathroom products, but never the latest or the one you’re interested in.

It’s therefore a bit of a shock to come across this beautiful double-fronted store in the heart of the Marais. In a quiet but elegant street, the Esteban shop is filled to the ceiling with products and lines you never even knew existed. It’s exquisitely presented in a bright, clean style, and the products themselves are so delightfully packaged, it’s all you can do to leave the shop without your credit card needing a seat and a glass of water…

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