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An attractive rose fragrance through the skin

Posted by Robin on 17 May 2011 8 Comments

The rose-scented boiled sweet, called Deo, contains BENEO’s ISOMALT and will not only taste good, but after consuming, will transmit an attractive rose fragrance through the skin.

— Read more at Alpi and BENEO present first sugar-free ‘perfume’ candy in Europe. Hat tip to Tiara!

The candy is reportedly available in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic and Hungary. If you remember, there were similar products (candy and gum) on the market in Japan.

Yves Rocher Jardin des Nymphes ~ new perfume

Posted by Robin on 17 May 2011 4 Comments

Yves Rocher Jardin des Nymphes

Yves Rocher has launched Jardin des Nymphes, a new fresh floral aquatic fragrance for women. Jardin des Nymphes is part of a limited edition spring/summer makeup collection of the same name…

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Online fragrance shopping

Posted by Robin on 17 May 2011 Leave a Comment

Deal at aperfumeorganic: get free shipping on all orders, no coupon code required, expiration date unknown.

New at dillards: Original Penguin.

New at escentual (UK): Caudalie Eau Fraiche trio.

New at luckyscent: Farmacia SS. Annunziata dal 1561 Fiore di Riso.

Keiko Mecheri Camellia & Paradise Lost ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 17 May 2011 23 Comments

Keiko Mecheri Camellia & Paradise Lost

Niche line Keiko Mecheri will launch two new fragrances for women, Camellia and Paradise Lost…

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Gucci L’Arte di Gucci ~ fragrance review

Posted by Angela on 16 May 2011 83 Comments

L'Arte di Gucci advertL'Arte di Gucci advert

A long time ago I read an interview with Donatella Versace in which she said wearing red lipstick with a red dress was bourgeois. She suggested pink lipstick instead. I get that. Red lipstick with a red dress is predictable, a hackneyed suggestion of seduction or power. Pink with red is a surprise that makes you look twice.

Sometimes, though, you don’t want to mess around with subtlety. You don’t want to play cute or artsy — you want to get to the point. A red dress with red lipstick will do just that. So will the perfume world’s version of red on red: a rose chypre. Gucci L’Arte di Gucci makes the point better than most.

L’Arte di Gucci launched in 1991. Its bottle, a glam concoction of asymmetry and gold, is a good representation of its contents. L’Arte di Gucci goes on sharp with a fanfare of green and rose, dirtied by cardamom. (Honestly, a fanfare. Don’t squirt the bottle while your honey’s still asleep, or you might wake him with the olfactory racket.) The fragrance shimmers with hints of orange, aldehydes, and cassis as it settles…

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