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Online fragrance shopping

Posted by Robin on 23 November 2010 4 Comments

New at aedes: The Different Company De Bachmakov.

New at beautyhabit: The Different Company De Bachmakov, L'Eau d'Artalep.

New at lessenteurs (UK): Frederic Malle Portrait of a Lady, Juliette Has A Gun Not A Perfume.

Deal at parfumsraffy: take 10% off with coupon code RAFFYXMAS10, good through 11/30. New items include Xerjoff Verona, Bois 1920 Le Voluttuose, Montale Full Incense.

Couturier parfumeur

Posted by Robin on 23 November 2010 12 Comments

A short film for the new La Collection Christian Dior. No words, just images and music.

Christian Dior La Collection Christian Dior ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 23 November 2010 53 Comments

Christian Dior La Collection Christian Dior

Christian Dior has launched La Collection Christian Dior, a set of 10 “rare, authentic and elegant fragrances for men and women, created using only carefully selected, exceptional raw materials”. Three of the fragrances — Ambre Nuit, Bois d’Argent and Eau Noire — were previously released under the Dior Homme cologne collection (Cologne Blanche, from that same collection, appears to have been discontinued). The 7 new fragrances are…

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Vero Profumo Rubj ~ fragrance review

Posted by Angela on 22 November 2010 89 Comments

Vero Profumo Rubj extrait

Orange blossom is saddled with associations the perfume lover has to shake off to really enjoy the flower’s fragrance. First, orange blossom evokes brides, purity, and white lace. For someone looking to project a more sensuous image, orange blossom might not cut it. Next, a lot of cheap soap smells like orange blossom. As a result, when you sniff an orange blossom-based fragrance, you might be torn between visions of church weddings and of gas station bathrooms. Lucky for us, Vero Profumo Rubj, especially in Eau de Parfum, breaks the mold of the typical orange blossom fragrance.

Vero Kern is the nose behind Vero Profumo, founded in 2007. Unlike some perfume houses that burst onto the scene with a dozen perfumes, so far she’s limited her offerings to three fragrances: Onda, Kiki, and Rubj. Each of the fragrances is distinctly different. Onda, with its leathery, almost fetid, vetiver is inscrutable and moody. Kiki’s lavender is energetic and crisp. Rubj bursts with feminine light and emotion…

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Lorenzo Villoresi Iperborea ~ new perfume

Posted by Robin on 22 November 2010 18 Comments

Lorenzo Villoresi Iperborea fragrance

Lorenzo Villoresi has launched Iperborea:

There, beyond the north wind, where the ocean breeze carries the fresh aroma of sea-spray…

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