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NST giveaway (US only) ~ Kenzo Amour Florale

Posted by Robin on 16 August 2009 18 Comments

What is it: One 85 ml bottle of Kenzo Amour Eau de Toilette Florale, from which I have decanted two standard sized samples (I keep the samples, you get the bottles).

Who can win: Any registered reader who has already left at least one comment on the site (see rule #1 below), who lives in the US (see rule #2 below) and who has not won an NST giveaway in the past 6 months.

Update: We have a winner, congrats to HemlockSillage!

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Escada Desire Me ~ new perfume

Posted by Robin on 16 August 2009 46 Comments

Escada Desire Me fragrance

Escada has launched Desire Me, a new fragrance for women:

Desire Me is the new seductive fragrance from the House of ESCADA.

Following the success of the brand’s hit fragrance Incredible Me, one of the must-have perfumes of 2008, Desire Me is a fabulously provocative addition to the ‘Me’ collection…

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An Escada way to represent desire

Posted by Robin on 16 August 2009 13 Comments

Actress Olivia Wilde (some of you may recognize her as Thirteen from House) for Escada’s new Desire Me fragrance. Just below is the “making of”; below the jump, the finished commercial.

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Perfume in the magazines: Allure, August 2009

Posted by Robin on 16 August 2009 24 Comments

Allure magazine cover, August 2009I’m terribly late this month, but here it is: the August perfume coverage in Allure, and as always, please comment on any fragrance coverage you’ve seen in other fashion & beauty magazines lately.

Cover: Amy Adams.

Scent strips: Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue…

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Ted Lapidus Black Soul ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 16 August 2009 28 Comments

Ted Lapidus Black Soul cologne for menTed Lapidus has launched Black Soul, a new fragrance for men intended to honor the brand’s 25th year as a perfume house.

The fragrance notes include spearmint, cardamom, neroli, bergamot, cinnamon, Medjool date, raisin, saffron, tolu balm, gaiacwood, Chinese cedarwood and musks…

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