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Perfume rings from Kat Von D, Michael Kors & Marc Jacobs

Posted by Robin on 19 October 2009 20 Comments

Perfume rings from Kat von D, Michael Kors

From Kat Von D, the solid perfume ring for her recent Saint & Sinner fragrances (shown above left). Comes with two interchangeable pans and a velvet pouch, $30…

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NST giveaway (US only) ~ Yves Saint Laurent Parisienne

Posted by Robin on 19 October 2009 19 Comments

What is it: a 90 ml bottle of Yves Saint Laurent Parisienne, from which I have decanted several standard-sized samples (I get the samples, you get the bottle).

Who can win: Any registered reader who has already left at least one comment on the site before today (see rule #1 below), who lives in the US (see rule #2 below) and who has not won an NST giveaway in the past 6 months.

Update: we have a winner! Congrats to Charlotte_V.

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Memo Moon Safari ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 19 October 2009 34 Comments

Memo Moon Safari fragrance

Niche line Memo has launched Moon Safari, a new fragrance under the tag line “the leather side of vetiver”:

The dark side of the moon hides a jungle rustling with animals as free as they are wild…

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Online fragrance shopping

Posted by Robin on 19 October 2009 2 Comments

New at b-glowing: Juliette Has A Gun line.

New at colette (France): Six Scents Series 2.

New at harrods (UK): Gianni Versace Couture

Deal at parfum1: take 15% off with coupon code FALLSAVE2PQ, good through 11/1.

New at scent-and-sensibility (UK): new online store carrying Dorissima, Tauer Perfumes, Lostmarch & more.

New at sephora: Nanette by Nanette Lepore.

Deal at shopmiomia: buy any full-sized Histoires de Parfums, get a free 15 ml 1969 roll-on. No coupon code needed, offer good while supplies last.

The Monday Mail ~ help Zaheer find a new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 19 October 2009 45 Comments

645pm

Today’s subject is Zaheer. He lives in South Africa, and says new fragrances take some time to get to his area (assuming they get there at all). He’s looking for the perfect fragrance, one that will go from a day in the office to a night out on the town. Here are a few details about Zaheer:

He’s in his mid-20s and works as a copywriter.

His hobbies: reading and blogging. Zaheer prefers overcast wet weather to sunny and clear.

He has a tendency to be very formal in his attire. He loves the Baroque era, and his apartment is “very Victorian in its décor”.

Zaheer is attracted to woody scents and “dark mature fragrances”. Notes he loves include olive wood, cypress, bergamot, jasmine, mandarin…

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