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2010 / Browsing by date: January 2010

I can tell you what perfume I was wearing

Posted by Robin on 12 January 2010 53 Comments

Just as some women can tell you exactly what they wore or what they weighed at every significant event in their lives, I can tell you what perfume I was wearing. As a child, I loved to sniff the flask on my mother’s dresser, a cobalt blue bottle called Evening in Paris, whose name conjured up smoke and midnight blue swirling taffeta.

— From Confessions of a Perfume Slut at Huffington Post.

Life is sweet

Posted by Robin on 12 January 2010 35 Comments

A promo for the new DKNY Delicious Candy Apple fragrances.

Online fragrance shopping

Posted by Robin on 12 January 2010 4 Comments

New at miomia: Histoires de Parfums Tuberose Trilogy nomad kits.

Deal at neilmorrisfragrances: take 15% off full bottle purchases with coupon code thanks, good through 1/31.

New at neimanmarcus: Balenciaga pre-order.

New at nordstrom: Marc Jacobs Daisy In The Air edition.

Perfumaria Phebo Carnaval, Lichia e Pimenta, Rosa Imperiale ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 12 January 2010 17 Comments

Brazilian company Perfumaria Phebo has launched a trio of new perfumes featuring vintage-inspired art deco packaging:

Carnaval (shown) ~ “Sensuous and classic, this contemporary fragrance combines the radiance of the freesia and bergamot…”

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Here to stay

Posted by Robin on 12 January 2010 17 Comments

Despite predictions to the contrary - many have forecast a shift in the fragrance industry away from the cult of the celebrity and towards the cult of the perfumer – product sales and new launches suggest celebrity scents are still a dominant trend.

— From Celebrity scents: still strong but fewer new names at Cosmetics Design.

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