Deal at aperfumeorganic: take $15 off a full-sized bottle of perfume with coupon code REPEAT2012, expiration date unknown.
Deal at beautyhabit: get a $10 e-gift certificate with every $50 you spend using coupon code MOM+ME, good through 5/13.
New at neimanmarcus: Dolce & Gabbana The One Sport, Jimmy Choo.
New at nordstrom: Bond no. 9 I Love NY for Mothers.
Perry Ellis-owned American clothing brand Original Penguin has launched Rocks by Original Penguin for men, a follow-up to their eponymous fragrance introduced last fall…
A reprise of a 2010 poll, by request: tell us about your guilty (perfume) pleasures, that is, fragrances you love even though you (or others?) think maybe you shouldn’t. Another way of stating it might be “the perfumes you don’t usually admit you own”…
As promised, just for fun here are some of the entries for the 2012 Prix Eau Faux that didn’t make it to the finals — if you missed it, we’ve already announced this year’s winner. I’ve only posted entries from authors who asked to be included. If you entered the contest and want me to add your entry to the list below, just let me know…
While Robin has been trying and reviewing Nuit Etoilée, the newest fragrance release from Annick Goutal, I’ve been revisiting Goutal’s La Violette this week. La Violette was developed by perfumer Isabelle Doyen and was originally released in 2001. It has come and gone from the Goutal catalogue over the past few years, but it was recently re-released as part of the company’s quartet of soliflore fragrances, alongside Le Mimosa, Le Muguet and Rose Splendide.
La Violette really does concentrate on the idea of the violet flower; even more, it suggests the crystallized sweetness of candied violets. Its opening is a pure violet note with an aldehydic clarity. The violet soon develops a sugary veil that lasts through the fragrance’s development, although there’s also a light green note and just a breath of spice in the heart to balance out the confectionery effect. La Violette never feels chilly or sharp; overall, it’s a friendly, almost flirty violet…