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Michael Kors Suede & Keiko Mecheri Soussanne ~ perfume reviews

Posted by Robin on 15 May 2012 18 Comments

Tuberoselily

Today, brief reviews of two white florals: Michael Kors Suede and Keiko Mecheri Soussanne.

Michael Kors Suede

It often puzzles me why perfume brands choose the names they do. At the very least, they seem to assume that consumers are paying very close attention — an assumption that seems entirely unwarranted given the number of new fragrance releases every year. So, if you assumed, reasonably enough, that the new Suede by Michael Kors was a soft leather fragrance, sorry, you were quite off base. If you knew enough to recognize the bottle design (see below), and figured based on the bottle that it was a flanker to the brand’s signature fragrance from 2000, Michael by Michael Kors, you were closer to the mark, and if you guessed further that it was a softer, lighter, more summery version, with no relationship to “suede” other than being soft, ding ding ding: you win the prize…

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Giorgio Armani Code Sport Athlete ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 15 May 2012 21 Comments

Giorgio Armani Code Sport Athlete

Giorgio Armani has launched Armani Code Sport Athlete, a limited edition flanker to last year’s Armani Code Sport, which was a flanker to 2004′s Armani Code. The new fragrance for men celebrates the Olympic year and pays homage to “sporting heroes”…

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One of our favorite staple essential oils

Posted by Robin on 15 May 2012 4 Comments

A five minute video from Lush on the Australian sandalwood trade. (And you can find prior Lush videos on the subject of sandalwood here)

Online fragrance shopping

Posted by Robin on 15 May 2012 3 Comments

New at colette (FR): Reed Krakoff RK Limited Edition.

New at dillards: Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue Dreaming in Portofino & Living Stromboli.

New at harveynichols (UK): Robert Piguet Mademoiselle Piguet.

New at macys: Selena Gomez Eau de Parfum.

New at selfridges (UK): Cartier Eau de Cartier Essence de Bois.

New at sephora: Carolina Herrera 212 Glam.

Jo Malone Blackberry & Bay ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 15 May 2012 21 Comments

Jo Malone Blackberry & Bay

Jo Malone will launch Blackberry & Bay in September. The new fragrance means to evoke “the blackberry picking memories from childhood days”…

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