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Ed Hardy Born Wild, Honore des Pres Love Coco, Crabtree & Evelyn Iris ~ quick perfume reviews

Posted by Robin on 9 December 2010 36 Comments

It’s beginning to dawn on me that I will not clear out my sample backlog by the end of the year, in fact, I’m thinking maybe I will never clear my sample backlog. All the same, it doesn’t hurt to try, right? Here are a few more unrelated quickie perfume reviews.

Ed Hardy Born Wild

Ed Hardy Born Wild perfume

Ed Hardy’s fourth fragrance for women, Born Wild, is just what you’d expect — a sweet-ish, middle-of-the-road fruity floral in their signature tattoo-inspired packaging. The fruit du jour: peach. Born Wild is light (think spring/summer rather than winter/fall), clean and inoffensive, and the lasting power is reasonable enough…

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Parfums d’Orsay L’Intrigante ~ new perfume

Posted by Robin on 9 December 2010 8 Comments

Parfums d'Orsay L'Intrigante

Earlier this year, Parfums d’Orsay launched L’Intrigante, a new fragrance for women in the brand’s “Intense” range:

A bewitching eau de parfum created in the image of the beguiling temptress…

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Online fragrance shopping

Posted by Robin on 9 December 2010 2 Comments

Deal at esteelauder: get free shipping on any purchase with coupon code DELIVERY, good through 12/12.

Deal at lizzornperfumes: take 20% off Soivohle and 10% off Acousticjus, no coupon code needed, offer good through 12/15.

Deal at malinandgoetz: get free shipping on house brand products with coupon code gifts, good through 12/12.

Deal at mcmcfragrances: take 25% off with coupon code CHEER25, expiration date unknown.

New at neimanmarcus: Viktor & Rolf Flowerbomb Tutu edition.

Deal at parfum1: take 15% off with coupon code DECEMBER2PZ, expiration date unknown.

Holiday fragrance gifts 2010, part 5 ~ indie edition

Posted by Robin on 9 December 2010 18 Comments

More gift ideas, this time featuring some indie brands. If you missed them, see part 1, part 2, part 3 and part 4 of this year’s gift series.


From Aftelier, a vintage two-sided enamel cloisonne compact (“Exquisite enamel cloisonne compact with mirror framed with brass rope inside lid. Blue and white enamel framed in brass creating geometric pattern on lid and base. Side has floral ribbon pattern.”) to be filled with 7.5 ml of the solid perfume of your choice, $325-550…

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New Center of Olfactory Art at Museum of Arts and Design

Posted by Robin on 9 December 2010 7 Comments

The Museum of Arts and Design in New York has announced the creation of the Center of Olfactory Art, a museum department devoted to the art of fragrance and led by Chandler Burr, author of Emperor of Scent and Perfect Scent. Burr hopes to…

…place olfactory art within in the mainstream of art history and to show that scent is a legitimate artistic medium, the equal of painting, sculpture, architecture and music…

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