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Les Parfums de Rosine Rose Praline, Molton Brown Celestial Maracuja ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 29 September 2008 23 Comments

Rosine Rose Praline perfumeLes Parfums de Rosine has introduced Rose Praline, “a rose to crunch”:

We imagine silk rustles, babblings and downed laughter, one thousand one delicate and tender delicacies, bouquets of languid roses distilling their pleasant perfume…

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Online fragrance shopping

Posted by Robin on 29 September 2008 Leave a Comment

Deal at aedes: get free shipping on orders over $50 with coupon code ADV2 (enter in comments box, shipping will be credited when order is processed), good through 10/8. L'Artisan Aedes de Venustas now in stock, also Diptyque bath & body line, travel sprays and holiday candles.

Deal at b-glowing: spend $30 and get free shipping plus a 3 oz Voluspa Cream Candle (assorted scents) using coupon code glow08, good through 10/6. Also, markdowns on selected scents from Sarah Horowitz, Antica Farmacista.

New at colette (France): Karl Lagerfeld Kapsule trio, Comme des Garcons + Stephen Jones.

New at macys: Prada Infusion d'Iris.

New at nordstrom: Prada Infusion d'Homme.

Demeter Beeswax ~ new perfume

Posted by Robin on 29 September 2008 15 Comments

Demeter Beeswax fragranceDemeter has launched Beeswax, a new fragrance:

Breathe Deeply

The intoxicating scent of wax, honey and flower pollens is an irresistible call to the good life.

Beeswax creates powerful memories of hot summer days and the freshest air imaginable…

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The Monday Mail ~ help Jonna find a new perfume

Posted by Robin on 29 September 2008 52 Comments

Distinguished Shadow

Jonna is fairly new to perfume, and she's hoping we can help her:

I’m looking for something more “pretty” and feminine. Not girly or pink and not necessarily too womanly or sexy. Something I could wear to work, to a night out or to a date.

I really enjoy the creative side of wearing perfume, I love the moments of discovery “this smells exactly like my uncle’s old car!” or “this is what the beach in Barcelona smells like” and maybe because of that I’m drawn to the ones that intend, at least to a degree, replicate the smell of something “real”.

Her price limit: around $100…

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Lazy Friday poll ~ regrets, I have a few…

Posted by Robin on 26 September 2008 169 Comments

lily of the valleyIt's been a long week, so a very quick and very lazy poll:

What is the fragrance you most regret buying this year?

And what should you have bought instead?

I am still mad at myself for buying Hermès Jardin après la Mousson. I should have been patient and smelled it first. At the very least, I should have waited for the small bottle to be released…

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