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The Monday Mail ~ help Dan find a new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 7 November 2011 67 Comments

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Today we’re helping Dan, who says the “powerful poetry” of fragrance has taken hold of him. Right now, he wants to find a replacement for Dior Homme, which he likes but sometimes finds too sweet. Ideally, what he wants is Dior Homme’s “muscle-bound, black-shirt-wearing, older brother”. He doesn’t care if his new fragrance is hip, or geared towards men or women, or how much it costs.

Here is what we know about Dan:

He’s in his late 20s and in his last year of university, studying philosophy.

He says his friends would describe him as idealistic and dandy, strange and pensive; a less favorable description would be ‘volatile and unstable’.

Other fragrances Dan has worn in the past include CK One, Burberry Touch (now he finds it dull), Issey Miyake L’Eau D’Issey Pour Homme, Christian Lacroix Bazar, Hugo Boss Hugo, Joop! Jump, Hugo Boss Deep Red, and a few others.

Dan recently bought Prada Infusion d’Iris…

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Online fragrance shopping

Posted by Robin on 7 November 2011 7 Comments

New at first-in-fragrance (Germany): Penhaligon's Juniper Sling, Prudence Paris line, Jacques Zolty À Bientôt, Korres Iris / Lily of the Valley / Cotton & Heliotrope / Ylang Ylang / Citron.

New at saksfifthavenue: By Kilian solid perfumes.

New at ulta: Faith Hill & Tim McGraw Soul 2 Soul.

Like a glass of fizzy water with lots of crushed ice and lime

Posted by Robin on 7 November 2011 7 Comments

Jo Malone talks about her new Jo Loves Pomelo fragrance. Below the jump, videos for the other three scents in her new collection: Green Orange & Coriander, Orange Tulle and Gardenia.

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Jo Loves Pomelo, Green Orange & Coriander, Orange Tulle & Gardenia ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 7 November 2011 21 Comments

Jo Loves Pomelo

Jo Loves is the new brand for Jo Malone, who sold her eponymous line to Estee Lauder some years ago. Jo Loves debuts with four fragrances: Pomelo, Green Orange & Coriander, Orange Tulle and Gardenia…

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The Pepsi challenge

Posted by Robin on 7 November 2011 9 Comments

Celebrity fragrances, like celebrities themselves, can sometimes be elegant and alluring and sometimes vacant, brain-dead white trash. They are not all bad. J Lo’s and Naomi Campbell’s are a couple I have smelt in the past and thought they could pass the ‘Pepsi challenge’ if one was blindfolded.

— Linda Pilkington of niche line Ormonde Jayne, quoted in Are they not fragrant?, an article about celebrity fragrances at The Financial Times.

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