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Jaguar Prestige ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 19 July 2008 10 Comments

Jaguar Prestige cologne for menJaguar has launched Jaguar Prestige, a new fragrance for men “inspired by the design of the latest Jaguar car, the XF Saloon”:

Just like the car, the fragrance will appeal to men with a secure sense of style; self-confident, discerning men with a penchant for high class design who are only interested in the best quality.

A masterpiece of a fragrance that satisfies the most discriminating taste…

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Top 10 Summer Fragrances 2008

Posted by Kevin on 18 July 2008 61 Comments

Top 10 of Summer

Summer: it’s the best of times (fresh flowers, fruits and vegetables — songbirds and butterflies in the garden); it’s the worst of times (muggy, bug-infested days of unbearable heat). On the brightest, breeziest summer days (when the temperature is below, let’s say, 78 degrees), I feel happy and fling open the windows in my house to “freshen my life;” I listen to Canteloube’s Songs of the Auvergne at high volume and imagine myself running, buff and tan, thru poppy-dotted country fields in IMAX — I feel energized and immortal. Then, when the temperature soars, my spirits and outlook plummet: oily faced, limp haired, mean as a snake and with cold booze in hand, I retreat to dark rooms or my basement — and mope (when I’m not lashing out at friends, family, cats).

A summer arsenal of perfumes should make the good days better and the doldrums bearable. For me, summer is a time for sprightly perfumes, and just like I try to grow new things in my summer garden each year — I like to wear new fragrances. Here are a few of my recent discoveries:

A ‘soapy’ cologne is a must for me in summer. Balmain's Ivoire de Balmain smells like a scented summer bouquet sprinkled with pepper and dabbed with labdanum…

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Avon Make Me Smile, Make Me Wonder, Fire Me Up ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 18 July 2008 8 Comments

Avon fragrance trioAvon has introduced a new trio of fragrances “to capture every emotion”; the tag line is “Choose your hue…change your mood”.

Make Me Smile ~ In the yellow bottle. “Experience juicy mandarin and sparkling bergamot with a burst of radiant florals… pure joy!”…

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Online fragrance shopping

Posted by Robin on 18 July 2008 Leave a Comment

Deal at b-glowing: spend $40 or more and get a free Lalicious Tahitian Flower Sugar Soufflé using coupon code Pure08, good through 7/24 or while supplies last.

Deal at beautyhabit: get free shipping on purchases of $35 or more using coupon code MYHABIT, good through 7/29.

New at sephora.fr (France): Lolita Lempicka Coral Flower / Fleur de Corail.

Karl Lagerfeld Kapsule ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 18 July 2008 19 Comments

KarlKarl Lagerfeld will launch Kapsule, a trio of mix 'n match unisex fragrances, this coming November. It is his first fragrance project under new licensing arrangements with Coty; a company representative noted that…

Lots of people are doing three fragrances, but only at an expensive price, as a limited edition. Here, the idea was to say we will propose a capsule wardrobe of fragrances…at a price that is in line with the market…

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