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Madonna Truth or Dare ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 4 November 2011 42 Comments

Madonna Truth or Dare

Madonna will launch Truth or Dare by Madonna, her debut fragrance, in March under arrangements with Coty. The fragrance is associated with her upcoming Truth or Dare lifestyle brand, and will be geared at women 25-45…

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The Little Book of Perfumes ~ Q & A with Luca Turin & Tania Sanchez, part 1

Posted by Robin on 3 November 2011 74 Comments — Comments are closed

Luca Turin & Tania Sanchez

The Little Book of Perfumes: The Hundred Classics by Luca Turin and Tania Sanchez is officially on sale now — if you pre-ordered, you probably already have your copy.

If you don’t know what it is, you can find the book announcement here. I’m not going to review it (nor is anyone else around here, since we haven’t got a book reviewer at the moment), but I’ll tell you a few things I noticed right away:

The snark is gone, largely because they’re only talking about fragrances they think are good. If you liked the snark, that will be a minus, but for those who were put off by the tone, this is the volume you want.

Many of you were wondering if you needed The Little Book if you already owned one of the original two versions (Perfumes: The Guide or Perfumes: The A-Z Guide). That is, of course, up to you, but there is new material, albeit not a ton of it…

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Bath & Body Works Be Enchanted ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 3 November 2011 13 Comments

Bath & Body Works Be Enchanted perfume

Bath & Body Works has launched Be Enchanted, the latest addition to their signature collection for women:

Master perfumers blended iced pomegranate…

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Online fragrance shopping

Posted by Robin on 3 November 2011 Leave a Comment

New at colette (FR): Comme des Garcons A New Perfume, Frazer line, Le Labo City Exclusives.

New at sephora: Tocca Graciella.

New at ulta: Lancome Tresor Midnight Rose.

Bunch o’ limited edition collector bottles 2011, part 19

Posted by Robin on 3 November 2011 14 Comments

More limited edition collector fragrance bottles, with the usual disclaimers: in most of these cases, the juice is unchanged, just the bottle is “special” (or not, as the case may be), and some of these may not be available in the US.

Bond no. 9 Incandescent Shooting Super Star

From Bond no. 9, the “Incandescent Shooting Super Star”, with 100 ml of their Scent of Peace Eau de Parfum….”decked out all over with those Swarovski crystals-the moonlit exterior emphasizing the preciousness of the contents. Even the oval cap and the keepsake silver-toned presentation box are studded with stones.” $1,000 and available now for pre-order at Saks Fifth Avenue.

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