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Four (affordable) summer fragrances from Dawn Spencer Hurwitz

Posted by Robin on 17 July 2009 58 Comments

pink-grapefruit

We’ve had weird weather here this summer. Most of June was cold and rainy and more like April than June. At the end of the month, things finally shaped up, and the normal June weather — perfect warm sunny days with almost no humidity, followed by perfect clear and cool nights — hung around right through the middle of July. In that sort of weather, there’s no need to pack away your fall and winter favorites: you can wear any perfume you like.

Then just when I’d been lulled into complacency, summer started first thing yesterday morning, and with a vengeance: hot, humid, generally nasty, with the added thrill of a late afternoon thunderstorm. The Estée Lauder Jasmine White Moss I was wearing happily the week before? No way would I have worn that yesterday. So. Here are four unisex fragrances from the indie house of Dawn Spencer Hurwitz. Three greens, one citrus, and all four can make it through the nastiest summer heat.

Wasabi Shiso (Essence Oils collection)

Does a fragrance with wasabi + shiso sound good to you? I’m guessing that if it does, you’ll love this…

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Nelly Apple Bottoms ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 17 July 2009 112 Comments

Apple Bottoms by Nelly perfume

Hip hop star Nelly will release his first fragrance, Apple Bottoms by Nelly, this coming September. The scent is named for his Apple Bottoms fashion line, which “seeks to highlight and accentuate the curves of a woman”.

Apple Bottoms by Nelly includes notes of citrus, peony, rose, coconut, sandalwood, amber, musk and apple blossoms…

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Online fragrance shopping

Posted by Robin on 17 July 2009 2 Comments

Deal at fragrancenet: get free shipping with coupon code FS976, good through 7/22.

Deal at luckyscent: get free shipping on orders of $50 or more with coupon code JULY, expiration date unknown.

Aramis Gentleman’s Collection

Posted by Robin on 17 July 2009 36 Comments

Aramis Gentleman's Collection

Aramis is repackaging and relaunching eight of the men’s fragrances in their back catalog. The Aramis Gentleman’s Collection will debut in September, and will include Aramis 900 (1974), Devin (1977), JHL (1981), Tuscany Per Uomo (1984), New West for Him (1988), Havana (1994), Aramis Life (2003) and Aramis Always for Him (2006)…

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Mandy Aftel at New York Botanical Garden

Posted by Robin on 17 July 2009 3 Comments

Mandy Aftel of Aftelier will be appearing at the New York Botanical Garden as part of their Edible Evenings: A Celebration of Wine, Beer, and Food series:

Mandy will be presenting an evening on perfumed tea in a few weeks at the New York Botanical Garden as part of their series, The Edible Garden. Mandy will be talking about using essential oils to flavor tea…

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