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2009 / Browsing by date: September 2009

It was magical

Posted by Robin on 26 September 2009 9 Comments

But the industry is changing. There are more female noses now, even though you still have a macho attitude sometimes. I’ve been fortunate, though. I’ve wanted to do this since I was ten years old, when I used to collect miniatures and chase after women on the street to ask them what fragrance they were wearing. When I discovered the job of perfumer, it was magical.

— Perfumer Daphné Bugey, in an interview about the creation of the new a scent by issey miyake. Read the rest in Issey Miyake Is Back With A (New) Scent at Style.com's Beauty Counter blog.

New from Masik Collegiate Fragrances

Posted by Robin on 26 September 2009 34 Comments

Masik University of Florida perfume for women

Masik Collegiate Fragrances has added new fragrance duos for four additional universities: University of Florida, University of Tennessee, University of Alabama and Auburn University:

University of Florida Women’s (shown): “As vibrant and fresh as the Orange and Blue, University of Florida for Women opens with a citrus burst of Florida Orange Valencia, White Grapefruit, Juicy Mandarin and a Crisp Ozone Accord…

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Loco

Posted by Robin on 26 September 2009 34 Comments

The ad promo for Loewe's new Aire Loco fragrance.

Prada L’Eau Ambree ~ perfume review

Posted by Robin on 25 September 2009 91 Comments

Prada L'Eau Ambree fragrance advert

L’Eau Ambrée is the latest in Prada’s series of amber-based perfumes (see Prada Eau de Parfum, Prada Intense, Prada Eau Tendre and Prada Amber Pour Homme). It’s supposed to “modernize traditional amber” and to have a “…graceful presence, empowering but never demanding”. If that sounds sort of like L’Eau Ambrée is meant to do for amber what Prada’s Infusion d’Iris did for iris, that’s exactly how it turns out, in fact, for the first few seconds on skin, it smells vaguely like Infusion d’Iris — enough so that the first time I tried it, I was confused for a moment and had to check the bottle to be sure I’d sprayed the right fragrance…

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Crazylibellule & The Poppies Vanilla Orangette and Vanilla Ganache ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 25 September 2009 15 Comments

Crazylibellule & The Poppies Vanilla Orangette and Vanilla Ganache

Crazylibellule & The Poppies has added two new fragrances to their Poule de Luxe collection of twist-up solid perfumes, Vanilla Orangette and Vanilla Ganache:

Vanilla Orangette ~ “I know – you’d do anything to bite into me! Wait a minute… smell that extraordinary fragrance…”

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