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Rosine La Rose Legere, Lush Vanillary ~ new perfumes

Posted by Robin on 2 April 2009 21 Comments

Les Parfums de Rosine La Rose Legere fragranceLes Parfums de Rosine has launched La Rose Légère, a new summer version of La Rose de Rosine:

Beautiful days are back and La Rose de Rosine metamorphoses in an Eau Fraîche, a more lively, light and sweet fragrance: LA ROSE LEGERE.

The top note is gently kicked by a wild strawberry and is mixing the green and grinding blackcurrant, the acidulous and fresh bergamot and the sweet neroli…

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Vera Wang Rock Princess ~ perfume review

Posted by Robin on 1 April 2009 34 Comments

Vera Wang Rock Princess perfume bottleVera Wang Rock Princess fragrance advert

Vera Wang’s little Princess has grown up — a bit:

She’d trade her tiara in for a new guitar, attend a concert instead of the prom. Introducing Rock Princess, the daring new fragrance from Vera Wang. The fragrance is a dark, fruity floral with sultry attitude and modern style. It is edgy, but seductively sweet. Vera Wang Rock Princess – the music, the spirit, the new fragrance!*

Rock Princess is the second flanker to 2006’s Princess (it follows last year’s Flower Princess), and as you can see from the ad copy, it’s geared towards a slightly older audience, presumably one that has a later bedtime.

The juice has been tweaked to match. It’s still a fruity floral, but as advertised, it’s darker…

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Victoria’s Secret Parfums Intimes ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 1 April 2009 48 Comments

Victoria's Secret Parfums Intimes Satin

Victoria’s Secret has introduced the Parfums Intimes collection, a set of four fragrances for women designed to evoke lingerie fabrics.

Satin Rose de Mai (shown) ~ “A ripple of satin over bare skin. Rose de mai, a delicate pink rose cultivated in the fields of Grasse, France, home to the modern art of perfumery. Asian ‘living” honeysuckle procured via ‘Living Technology,” an innovation that captures the essence of the flower…”

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Lacoste Challenge ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 1 April 2009 14 Comments

Lacoste Challenge cologne for menLacoste will launch Lacoste Challenge, a new fragrance for men, this coming May. Challenge will be fronted by actor Hayden Christensen, best known for his portrayal of the young Anakin Skywalker in the Star Wars series.

Challenge features notes of tangerine, citron, bergamot, ginger, lavender, violet leaves, teak wood and ebony wood…

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Online fragrance shopping

Posted by Robin on 1 April 2009 5 Comments

Deal at beautyhabit: purchase any Honore des Pres fragrance, get free shipping plus a $15 gift certificate towards their Natural & Organic boutique. Use coupon code ECOCHIC, good through 4/21.

Deal at esteelauder: get free shipping and 3 deluxe purse sprays (Sensuous, Beautiful and Pleasures) with any order of $50 or more using coupon code FREESCENTS, expiration date unknown. 

New at neimanmarcus: Jo Malone Kohdo Wood.

New at nordstrom: Thierry Mugler Angel Sunessence, Issey Miyake L'Eau d'Issey summer edition.

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