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The damage so far: second quarter 2012 buying poll

Posted by Robin on 3 July 2012 297 Comments

Donatella!

Another July, another damage poll. Donatella Versace, Our Lady of Scented Profligacy,1 wants to know what you bought in the 2nd quarter (April, May and June) of 2012.

Update: the poll is now closed! Stay tuned for the next damage poll.

My purchases…

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Trish McEvoy Precious Pink Jasmine ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 3 July 2012 5 Comments

Trish McEvoy Precious Pink Jasmine perfume bottle

Trish McEvoy has launched Precious Pink Jasmine, a new fragrance for women…

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Online fragrance shopping

Posted by Robin on 3 July 2012 Leave a Comment

New at escentual (UK): Puma Green & Yellow.

Deal at parfum1: take 15% off with coupon code JULY4TH15PZ, good through 7/4.

New at selfridges (UK): Ralph Lauren Big Pony for women.

Perfume in the magazines, July 2012: Allure, Details, GQ, Harper’s Bazaar, Lucky, Marie Claire and The World of Interiors

Posted by Robin on 3 July 2012 2 Comments

Perfume coverage in the July issues of Allure, Details, GQ, Harper’s Bazaar, Lucky, Marie Claire and The World of Interiors; please comment on any fragrance-related coverage you’ve seen in other fashion & beauty magazines:

Allure

Cover: Anne Hathaway

Scent strips: Justin Bieber Girlfriend…

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Inhaling cat effluvia from expensive glass bottles

Posted by Robin on 3 July 2012 4 Comments

Why is it that the elite French perfumers (known as “noses”) and sommeliers (“upturned noses”) of the world spend so much of their time inhaling cat effluvia from expensive glass bottles? A guess: It may have to do with a mind-control parasite called Toxoplasma gondii. The tiny protozoan may be getting into our brains and tricking us into liking cats—not to mention certain perfumes and wines.

— Read more at The Scent of a Cat Woman at Slate. Hat tip to VanMorrisonFan!

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