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The Monday Mail ~ help Julie find a new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 19 March 2012 79 Comments

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Today we’re helping Julie, who wants to find a new summer fragrance. She lives in inland Southern California, and they do get some strong summer heat. Her perfect scent will make her feel light and energetic, but will also have a little complexity. Her price limit is $100, but she’s happy to buy decants, and she’d prefer niche suggestions since she’s already tried much of what is available at Macys, Nordstrom and Sephora. Here is what we know about Julie:

She’s in her late 20s. She says when people first meet her, they might think she’s “just” cute because of her delicate build, vintage-inspired clothes, and curly auburn hair, but they quickly find that she’s a deep thinker with a rich imagination, strong emotions both happy and sad, and a direct way of speaking.

Julie loves books and the stage as well as things that engage the senses — colorful clothing and design, gardening, cooking, and of course perfume.

Julie likes notes of salt, honeysuckle, lime/citrus, bergamot, warm woods, boozy vanilla and skin musk. Her fall/winter favorites are Parfumerie Generale Bois Blond, Demeter Fresh Hay and Anthropologie Cape of Good Hope…

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Online fragrance shopping

Posted by Robin on 19 March 2012 Leave a Comment

New at belk: Beyonce Pulse Summer, Ralph Lauren Summer Romance, Burberry Brit Summer.

New at nordstrom: Gucci Flora Glamorous Magnolia, Gracious Tuberose & Gorgeous Gardenia; Thierry Mugler Alien Aqua Chic & Angel Aqua Chic.

Deal at rich-hippie: Buy one get one free (put names of free perfumes in comment box), no coupon code needed, offer good through 3/26.

New at saksfifthavenue: Gucci Flora Glamorous Magnolia, Gracious Tuberose & Gorgeous Gardenia.

The Monday Mail ~ open thread for feedback, September through December 2011

Posted by Robin on 18 March 2012 12 Comments

This is an open thread for participants in the Monday Mail articles to share their experiences, and hopefully let us know if they found what they were looking for (or went bankrupt trying). I’ve sent out emails requesting feedback from everyone who took part between September and December of 2011, so check back over the next few days to see what we can find out (or, check out this post about the subjects from May through August). We’ll check on the early 2012 participants in a few months.

Here are links to the articles for each participant…

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Lazy weekend poll ~ love at second (or third…) sniff, part 2

Posted by Robin on 17 March 2012 107 Comments

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Another “used” poll returning by popular demand — this one originally appeared in 2009.

The question: name a perfume that you disliked on the first try, loved on a later try.

How many tries did it take? And tell us how you decide what will get another chance.

Back in 2009, I said that I used to try (almost) everything 3 or more times before I gave up…

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Le Prix Eau Faux 2012 ~ another update

Posted by Robin on 17 March 2012 4 Comments

2012 Prix Eau Faux

The clock is ticking — you have 14 more days to come up with an entry for the 2012 Prix Eau Faux! We have 15 entries so far.

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