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2009 / Browsing by date: November 2009

Dawn Spencer Hurwitz Kohl Gris, Epices d’Hiver & Hanukah Canelle ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 24 November 2009 48 Comments

Dawn Spencer Hurwitz Kohl GrisDawn Spencer Hurwitz has launched Kohl Gris, the latest addition to the Aroma-Color collection:

Inspired by our upcoming promotion with the fabulous 3 Custom Color Specialists and their new Holiday Palette of Red, Silver and Grey, our newest aroma-color is a delicious Charcoal Grey…

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Online fragrance shopping

Posted by Robin on 24 November 2009 Leave a Comment

Deal at avon: get free shipping on purchases of $10 or more with coupon code AVONFS, good through 12/3.

Deal at jomalone: get free overnight shipping and 2 free cologne samples with any purchase using coupon code GIFT09, good today only.

Deal at ormondejayne: get a free scented mini candle with any purchase, no coupon code needed, offer good through 12/24 or while supplies last.

Which Perfume Are You?

Posted by Angela on 23 November 2009 430 Comments

Potion or Poison

Last week a friend reminded me how it used to be popular to decide whether you were a “Betty” or a “Veronica” from Archie Comics. Later, the big thing was to figure out which of the Sex in the City women you were: a Carrie, Samantha, Miranda, or Charlotte. Now you can even go on Facebook and take quizzes pegging you as a certain kind of dog (curiously, I’m some kind of shaggy pooch from Madagascar that can walk on its hind legs).

Somehow, as so often happens, my thoughts drifted from quizzes to perfume. Could the great, iconic perfumes symbolize personalities? Could everyone identify as one of them? I thought about Chanel No. 5, Jean Patou Joy, and Guerlain Shalimar. Each has a distinct and different character. Toss in Thierry Mugler Angel and 4711, and we may have covered almost everyone…

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Online fragrance shopping

Posted by Robin on 23 November 2009 3 Comments

Deal at aveda: get free gift wrap and free shipping with all orders using coupon code HOLIDAY9, good through 11/29.

Deal at loccitane: free shipping on orders over $40, no coupon code needed, expiration date unknown.

The Monday Mail ~ help Satya find a new perfume

Posted by Robin on 23 November 2009 43 Comments

645pm

Today we’re helping Satya, who owns about 100 bottles of perfume but is tired of them and wants something new. Her criteria for her new scent: it must be something unique that will stop people in the street when she walks by, but it can’t be so overpowering or cloying that it will bother her co-workers. She’s also like it to be warm, dark and smoky, but with some clean/green notes. She can spend between $50 and $100. Here is what we know about Satya:

She’s in her late 30s. She was born in Trinidad & Tobago and is now living New York City. She works in Property Management but her “inner career choice” would be something in fashion or home decoration…

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