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But there are only so many celebrities

Posted by Robin on 7 November 2009 5 Comments

At NPR's All Things Considered, Money In A Bottle: The Celebrity Scent Business. About 4 minutes long. I'm having trouble getting their embedded player to work, but you can click on the link and listen from the NPR website.

Lazy Friday poll ~ six questions

Posted by Robin on 6 November 2009 648 Comments

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1. What fragrance are you wearing today?

2. Do you consider yourself a perfumista, and if so, what stage are you? (Click on the link to see the four stages Angie identified. I later added a fifth: rampant cynicism.) If you’re male, do you use the term perfumista or something else?

3. About how many new fragrances do you probably try in an average week?

4. What holy grail fragrance are you still looking for?

5. Read any good books lately?

6. What’s the funniest show on television this year?

Answer as many or as few as you like. And my answers…

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Born to roar

Posted by Robin on 6 November 2009 4 Comments

Zoë Kravitz in the new campaign for Vera Wang Princess.

Christian Dior Ambre Nuit ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 6 November 2009 28 Comments

Christian Dior Ambre Nuit

Christian Dior’s Dior Homme line has launched a fourth fragrance in their cologne series, Ambre Nuit:

After the successes of three cologne waters, Bois d’argent, Cologne Blanche and Eau Noire, here is the latest of Dior house, Ambre Nuit. A unisex, mysterious…

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Online fragrance shopping

Posted by Robin on 6 November 2009 Leave a Comment

New at beautyhabit: Parfums de Nicolai Patchouli Homme, Violette in Love.

New at senteursdailleurs (Brussels): Tom Ford Grey Vetiver & White Musk Collection.

New at theperfumeshoppe (Canada): Comme des Garcons 2 Glitter edition, Penhaligon's Amaranthine.

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