What is it: One 50 ml bottle of Kenzo’s Flower by Kenzo Spring Fragrance 2009, from which I have decanted 2 small samples (I keep the samples, you get the bottle).
Who can win: Any registered reader who lives in the US, who has already left at least one comment on the site (see #4 below) and who has not won an NST giveaway in the past 6 months.
Update: We have a winner, congrats to Daisy!
Yves Rocher has launched Green Summer (shown above left), a new fragrance for women:
This summer quench your senses and discover an ultra-refreshing fruited fragrance. In a luxuriant jungle, the sun warms the tangy tones of fruits and the intoxicating aroma of exotic flowers…
Deal at annieoakley: get $5 off an order of $20 or more with coupon code Instant5, expiration date unknown.
Deal at beautyhabit: with any order of $70 or more, get a deluxe sampler with coupon code LOVEMOM, good through 5/10.
New at dillards: True Religion Men.
Deal at jomalone: get a mini Lime Basil & Mandarin candle, free shipping + two fragrance samples with coupon code JMPRESENT, good through 5/3.
Deal at thymes: get free shipping on orders of $50 or more, no coupon code needed, offer good through 5/4.
Old niche favorites in new packaging: Isabey Gardenia (shown above left, $165 at Beautyhabit, Your Cosmetics or Luckyscent in the US, Les Senteurs in the UK, First in Fragrance in Germany) and Amouage Ubar (shown above right, $250 at Aedes, Four Seasons, Luckyscent or Parfums Raffy in the US, Harrods or Les Senteurs in the UK)…
Thanks to a friend with ample airline miles and a niece with an apartment in New York City, I went to the FiFi Finalists award breakfast on Friday. So, instead of the usual Monday perfume review, I’ll give you an inside peek at all the important aspects of the breakfast: what it is about, who was there, and what was in the goody bag.
The Fragrance Foundation bills the FiFis as the fragrance industry’s Oscars. At the finalists breakfast, the top five entries for each of the awards categories are announced along with the winners of the awards for editorial excellence and for technological breakthrough. Although both the Oscars and the FiFis incorporate celebrities and prizes for excellence, the FiFis are less about art and more about sales. After all, the Oscars don’t offer prizes for Best Packaging and Best National Media Campaign. As an executive for Cosmpolitan magazine said in her opening remarks at the breakfast, “The creative marketing talent in this room can create the sweetest smell of all: the smell of success.”
That said, for the perfume industry to survive, it needs to be strong. Plus, the FiFis do include prizes for best fragrances in several categories and for editorial excellence. I submitted work to be considered for an award, and that’s how I ended up receiving an invitation to attend the breakfast…