A report of a man waving a gun inside Goodwill, 904 S. Main St., resulted in a Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Department deputy taking the man into custody...The man was released after a brief investigation revealed the suspect took a pistol-shaped perfume bottle out of a box, according to the police report.
— From Man questioned about perfume bottle 'gun' at fdlreporter.
After my Yves Saint Laurent L’Homme review posted last week, many men wrote me at my Now Smell This email address “confessing” their love for L’Homme; these men were unwilling to “admit” their admiration for L’Homme in my review’s comments section because I called the fragrance “standard-issue men’s perfume.” I think women are more willing to proclaim: “Call this perfume crap if you like…but I LOVE it!” All you sensitive perfumistos out there: I have a confession to make — I, too, like my fair share of “standard-issue” men’s fragrances.
Perfume addicts are inclined to enjoy categories of scents: ambers, vanilla fragrances, rose perfumes, mossy aldehydes…. Me? I like citrus perfumes, leather scents, smoky/incense fragrances, and vetiver and tea colognes of all types. If I come across a fragrance full of lemon, orange, petitgrain, a hint of vetiver and wood — chances are good I’ll enjoy it, even if there are 100 other fragrances that smell pretty much the same. Today’s scent, Diesel Only the Brave, is not innovative or “strange”, not by a long shot (it reminds me of Zirh Ikon for one), but I’m partial to its components, and I like it.
Only the Brave contains lemon, leather, cedar and amber. The fragrance opens with an ozone-lemon accord which is followed by a talc-y (super-light) leather note…
Stop by any Bond no. 9 boutique or counter at Saks between 5/3 and 5/9 to register for their Mother's Day raffle, and your favorite mother (or you, they're not checking) could win a year's supply (12 bottles) of her favorite Bond no. 9 fragrance. One prize will be awarded at each store.
Tocca has launched Giulietta, a new fragrance for women:
Inspired by the love story of Italian director Federico Fellini and his wife, Giulietta Masina, Tocca’s Giulietta is a sweet, floral scent reminiscent of the couple’s holidays spent on the island of Corsica…
New at first-in-fragrance (Germany): Comptoir Sud Pacifique Coco Figue.
Deal at fragrancenet: take $10 off a purchase over $60 with coupon code 928TN, good through 5/5.
Deal at neimanmarcus: spend $75 or more on selected fragrances and get a tote with fragrance samples (Boucheron, David Yurman, Thierry Mugler, Hermés, and Gucci), no coupon code necessary, offer good through 5/11.
Deal at yvesrocherusa: take 10% off and get free shipping with coupon code NEWEB10OFF, expiration date unknown.