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The Monday Mail on Tuesday ~ help Az find a new perfume

Posted by Robin on 1 February 2011 46 Comments

Kildale Post Box

I’m late! Az is waiting patiently for our advice. She’s looking for an everyday fragrance — something she can put on without thinking and that will last at least half the day. And of course, she’d like it to smell delicious! Extra bonus points if it works year-round, and although she doesn’t mind shopping online, she doesn’t want anything vintage or terribly hard to find. Her price limit is around £100-150 (£150 = $240).

Here is what we know about Az:

She’s in her late 20s and has a young son.

She likes to read and paint.

She says she’s a bit of a romantic, when she gets tired of being practical.

Her musical tastes range from world pop to opera.

Az likes notes of cumin, lavender, jasmine, gardenias, lilies, sandalwood and citrus…

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Online fragrance shopping

Posted by Robin on 1 February 2011 Leave a Comment

New at houseoffraser.co.uk (UK): Guerlain Idylle Duet.

Deal at parfum1: take 15% off with coupon code VDAYFEB14PZ, good through 2/14.

Deal at parfumsdelrae: get 2 free parfum samples and free shipping on all purchases, no coupon code needed, offer good through 2/28.

New at saksfifthavenue: Jimmy Choo.

New at selfridges (UK): Agent Provocateur L'Agent.

Christian Dior Aqua Fahrenheit ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 1 February 2011 8 Comments

Christian Dior Aqua Fahrenheit

Christian Dior has launched Aqua Fahrenheit, a new fragrance for men hoping to evoke the explosive moment when fire and water meet. Aqua Fahrenheit is a flanker to 1988′s Fahrenheit fragrance for men…

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What to Do With All that Perfume

Posted by Angela on 31 January 2011 178 Comments

It’s such a conundrum. I have more than enough perfume for life, yet the occasional bottle or split still finds its way into my crowded perfume cabinet. While I return to my favorites and exciting, newer bottles, perfectly good perfume sits and risks turning. What’s a girl to do? Find more ways to use perfume, that’s what. Here are a few uses for perfume you like enough to keep, but fear you won’t use before it spoils:

Scent your curtains. Diaghilev reportedly sprayed his curtains with Guerlain Mitsouko so when the wind ruffled their fabric, his rooms were filled with Mitsouko’s sepia peach and moss. Such a romantic idea. A few years ago I followed his lead and spritzed the cotton velvet curtains in my living room with Mitsouko EdP. I nearly threw up. For about a week I couldn’t spend time on the couch without occasional forays to the kitchen for air. Fragrant curtains are a terrific idea, but I recommend something with less presence than Mitsouko…

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Victoria’s Secret Very Sexy Now, Demeter Maple Syrup ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 31 January 2011 19 Comments

Victoria's Secret Very Sexy Now 2011Demeter Maple Syrup perfume

Victoria’s Secret has launched a new limited edition version of Very Sexy Now for 2011:

What’s sexy now? Wild glamour. Sultry glimmer…

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