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2013 / Browsing by date: January 2013

Davidoff Cool Water Into The Ocean ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 24 January 2013 7 Comments

Davidoff Cool Water Into The Ocean, fragrance bottles

Davidoff will launch Cool Water Into The Ocean, the 2013 limited edition summer flankers for the brand’s Cool Water fragrances…*

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Les Christophs ICONOSMS ~ exhibit in New York City

Posted by Robin on 24 January 2013 Leave a Comment

Dillon Gallery in New York City will be hosting ICONOSMS:

Dillon Gallery is pleased to announce the second solo exhibition of avant-garde artist Christophe Laudamiel, a world-renowned perfumer at DreamAir LLC’s studios, this time joined by Christoph Hornetz, perfumery partner of 10 years, forming the team Les Christophs…

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Etat Libre d’Orange Je suis un homme ~ fragrance review

Posted by Kevin on 23 January 2013 37 Comments

Etat Libre d'Orange Je suis un homme

Over the holidays spent at home, I found myself wearing LOTS of perfumes — named Chanel No. 5, Jean Patou Joy and Dior Diorissimo (vintage, both), Molinard Habanita and Lalique de Lalique. All of a sudden, I felt I needed to stop shaving, to put on some work boots, and to wear a manly cologne — nothing fancy, but a salt-of-the-earth, dare I say, conservative fragrance. I reached for Etat Libre d’Orange Je suis un homme.*

I tried Je suis un homme years ago; it was like-at-first-sniff. And what’s NOT to like? Though its emblem is a penis-barreled gun, Je suis un homme is a comforting scent to me…not menacing in the least. Je suis un homme is masculine, warm and fuzzy; it’s sexy, but I don’t like to write the word ‘sexy’ in connection with a gun (Etat Libre d’Orange: retire the penis-pistol…if you want another penis besides the spurting one used in the Sécrétions Magnifiques ad copy, make it less aggressive, maybe zero in on the naked crotch of an ancient Greek or Roman sculpture?)

Je suis un homme’s opening is bracing…

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First, get their attention

Posted by Robin on 23 January 2013 4 Comments

A promo for the new Davidoff The Game.

Antonia’s Flowers Rokka ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 23 January 2013 4 Comments

Antonia's Flowers Rokka fragrance for men

Antonia’s Flowers has launched Rokka, the brand’s first fragrance for men…

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