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2011 / Browsing by date: April 2011

Cooked cabbage

Posted by Robin on 27 April 2011 7 Comments

Bad water, cooked cabbage or well-hidden Easter eggs — from 2010.

Once it got a whiff of the strange smell spreading across the downtown core Tuesday morning, the Twitterverse wasted no time devising possible explanations.

— There was a bad smell in Toronto yesterday. Read more at Pungent mystery ‘perfume’ wafts through downtown at the Toronto Star.

My Romance

Posted by Robin on 27 April 2011 49 Comments

Polo player Nacho Figueras, his wife, Delfina Blaquier, and their three adorable children ham it up for director Bruce Weber as Seal sings My Romance. The whole thing is so Ralph Lauren it hurts — watching it just once took all the enamel off my teeth. You probably already guessed, but it's for Ralph Lauren Romance perfume.

Filles des Iles Chic Collection ~ new perfumes

Posted by Robin on 27 April 2011 7 Comments

Filles des Iles Chic Collection

Hardouin-Finez’s Filles des Iles line has launched the Chic Collection, comprising three new fragrances: Amber Chic, Flower Chic and Sugar Chic…

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Online fragrance shopping

Posted by Robin on 27 April 2011 2 Comments

Deal at 99perfume: take 15% off all perfumes with coupon code 15OFF, good through 4/29.

Deal at beautyhabit: spend $65 or more on Molton Brown, get a free 100 ml Bath & Shower Gel using coupon code ABC, good through 5/11 or while supplies last.

New at luckyscent: The Different Company Pure Virgin.

Deal at neimanmarcus: the scent event; get a free tote bag & samples with $85 beauty purchase, offer good through 5/9.

Deal at spacenk: get free shipping on orders of $60 or more with coupon code MD60, good through 4/29.

L’Artisan Parfumeur Mandarine returns

Posted by Robin on 27 April 2011 16 Comments

L'Artisan Parfumeur Mandarine

L'Artisan Parfumeur's 2006 summer fragrance, Mandarine Tout Simplement, developed by perfumer Olivia Giacobetti, has returned for a limited time under the name Mandarine.

Mandarine is $100 for 100 ml Eau de Toilette, and can be found now at L'Artisan's web store. (via newsletter from L'Artisan)

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