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The Monday Mail ~ help Laura find a new perfume

Posted by Robin on 7 March 2011 46 Comments

Kildale Post Box

Laura wants to find a special perfume for evening. The perfect scent would be stunningly sexy but intelligent, and would cost under $200. She has reasonably good access to stores, and is happy to shop online. Here are some details about Laura:

She’s in her late 20s and lives in Minneapolis, where she does administrative work for a small avant-garde ballet company.

She says she is reserved, but “comes out of her shell” with people she knows well.

She loves travel, fashion and the arts, and “recently dove head-first into the world of perfume”.

Laura likes notes of iris, tuberose, musk, gardenia, patchouli and vanilla. Her daytime rotation includes Etat Libre d’Orange Putain des Palaces, Balenciaga Paris and Monyette Paris, but she says she doesn’t feel “super connected” to any of them…

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Online fragrance shopping

Posted by Robin on 7 March 2011 Leave a Comment

New at escentual (UK): Prada Amber Pour Homme Intense.

Deal at home101store: take 10% off all Thymes products with coupon code FOREVER, expiration date unknown.

L.12.12

Posted by Robin on 7 March 2011 7 Comments

A short & sweet advert for the Eau de Lacoste L.12.12 trio.

Coach Summer Edition ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 7 March 2011 11 Comments

Coach Summer Edition perfume

Coach has introduced Coach Summer Edition, a new variation on 2007’s Coach The Fragrance:

Fresh, charming and elegant…

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Lazy weekend poll ~ open thread, early March 2011

Posted by Robin on 5 March 2011 250 Comments

Same old open thread routine: talk about anything you like — what perfume you’re wearing today, the rare or vintage perfume you're looking for but can't find, whatever.

Or, ask a question about fragrance, then see if anyone else has asked a question that you can answer.

Note: image is orchidée au "vert" by Biscarotte at flickr; some rights reserved.

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