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2008 / Browsing by date: December 2008

Roxana Illuminated Perfume Rosa ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 18 December 2008 2 Comments

Roxana Illuminated Perfume has launched Rosa:

The fifth perfume in our series celebrating the aromatic landscape of the State of California is Rosa. Inspiration for this fragrance came when my friend introduced me to the native rose of California. The botanical name for this wild rose is Rosa californica…

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Online fragrance shopping

Posted by Robin on 18 December 2008 3 Comments

Deal at elizabethw: get free shipping on orders over $75, no coupon code needed, offer good through 12/20.

New at first-in-fragrance (Germany): Mark Birley for men.

Deal at malieorganics: get free shipping on all orders with coupon code ShipMe, or get free shipping plus a free aroma mist on orders of $100 or more with coupon code ShipAroma, both codes good through 12/25.

New at theperfumeshoppe (Canada): Mark Birley for men.

Parfumerie Generale Felanilla ~ perfume review

Posted by Robin on 17 December 2008 59 Comments

Parfumerie Generale Felanilla perfume

My “to review” list is now so alarmingly long that I try not to look at it at all for more than a few seconds at a time. Yesterday, in despair, I decided to cross out all of the niche fragrances I wasn’t even interested in smelling again and could barely remember from the first try (scents that “fill my head with a deep, profound, Zen-like nothingness”, to quote March at Perfume Posse). All of those samples were thrown into the purgatory basket, where they may end up living out the rest of their days unless either a) I get more productive or b) the fragrance industry gets less productive.

Felanilla — and let’s not even talk about the name, ‘kay? — is one of the latest fragrances from Parfumerie Generale, and it did make an immediate impression…

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Divine L’Etre Aime Femme & Homme ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 17 December 2008 4 Comments

Divine L'Etre Aime scentsFrench niche house Divine has launched L'Être Aimé, new fragrances for women and men:

A woman, a man, sharing one name : l’être aimé.

The title-role of this double composition is played by a fiery bloom : the everlasting flower…

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Online fragrance shopping

Posted by Robin on 17 December 2008 Leave a Comment

Deal at esteelauder: get free 2nd day shipping on orders of $35 or more with coupon code FREE2NDDAY, good through 12/18.

Deal at fourseasonsproducts: free shipping on orders over $50 extended through 12/31, no coupon code needed.

New at neimanmarcus: Bvlgari Omnia Green Jade, Ferragamo F for Fascinating.

Deal at nordstrom: get free shipping on orders of $100 or more with coupon code HOLIDAY08, good through noon PT on 12/19.

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