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That’s not how you do it

Posted by Robin on 4 November 2009 53 Comments

Mariah Carey shows Ellen DeGeneres how to apply her new perfume, Mariah Carey Forever. If you missed it, she also gave Jay Leno a demonstration.

Update: this video has been removed from YouTube, sorry!

Online fragrance shopping

Posted by Robin on 4 November 2009 17 Comments

New at beautyhabit: Comme des Garcons Dover Street Market.

Deal at lecherchemidi: take 20% off with coupon code NST20, good through 11/30.

New at nordstrom: F by Ferragamo Pour Homme Black.

Deal at reirien: take 10% off with coupon code NEWLEAF, good through 11/7.

Infusion Organique Indochine, Acai Rain, Buddha’s Fig & Sands of Morocco ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 4 November 2009 29 Comments

Infusion Organique Indochine and Acai Rain perfumes

Infusion Organique has launched a collection of four personal fragrances:

Indochine (shown above left) ~ “Exceptionally sweet and fragrant, the kumquat fruit is native to China, Indochina and Japan…Indochine combines kumquat with peach, water lily, jasmine, muguet…

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Comme des Garcons Dover Street Market ~ fragrance review

Posted by Robin on 3 November 2009 24 Comments

Comme des Garcons Dover Street Market

Comme des Garçons’ new Dover Street Market fragrance is named for Rei Kawakubo’s London store of the same name. It’s the brand’s first fragrance this year if you don’t count the collaborative efforts with Daphne Guinness and Artek, but it doesn’t feel like a major launch — it’s had relatively little publicity, and as it turns out, it may or may not be the same fragrance as the limited edition scent they did for H&M last year, released in new packaging.1

Dover Street Market is supposed to be a “modern twist on a classic woody fragrance”; the opening is a strong, spicy blend of incense and citrus…

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How can I risk losing everything I’ve worked so hard for

Posted by Robin on 3 November 2009 50 Comments

Yet another video promo for the La Prairie Life Threads fragrances (this one is for Platinum). You can see two more videos here and here, or find even more at the Life Threads channel at YouTube.

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