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New at colette (FR): Frederic Malle + Pierre Hardy travel sprays.
New at harrods (UK): Acqua di Parma Colonia Intense special edition.
New at nordstrom: Hermès Eau des Merveilles Au Bal des Etoiles special edition.
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Michael Kors has launched Suede, a new limited edition fragrance for women…
The Frapin line of fragrances has (somehow) escaped my attention; blame it on a flooded market, a lack of time and energy to find samples, or being in a perfume-induced stupor: “No more perfumes! Enough!” So: a year after its introduction, I’m finally sniffing 1697 (named after the year the Frapin family was ennobled by Louis XIV).
1697 was created by perfumer Bertrand Duchaufour and includes notes of cabreuva, dark rum, acacia, davana, pink pepper, jasmine, hawthorn, ylang ylang, cloves, cinnamon, sweet dried fruits accord, rose, ambergris, myrrh, tonka bean, patchouli, cedar, cistus labdanum, white musk and vanilla.
When first applied, 1697 smells of wine/brandy, then “rum cask;” as this brash, fumy liquor accord subsides…
What is it: a small 15 ml bottle of A Lab On Fire’s What We Do In Paris Is Secret. It looks like the bottle shown above. I wore the fragrance to review it, and I made a small sample. The bottle still looks 95% full.
How do I get it: For a chance to win, leave a comment and tell me your favorite sweet fragrance, if you have one.
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UK designer Orla Kiely has launched Rosie, a new limited edition fragrance for women…