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2013 / Browsing by date: October 2013

The Monday Mail ~ help Elizabeth find a wedding perfume

Posted by Robin on 28 October 2013 77 Comments

Post box, Bologna

Today we’re helping Elizabeth, who is getting married next August. Her ceremony will be in a small church, followed by a reception for 80 guests in a historic hall built in 1916. Her dress is a champagne-colored ball gown, with a lace bodice and cap sleeves, and a tulle skirt. And yes, she is planning to wear a tiara! She is looking for a perfume that is complex, romantic, and will last the whole day without touch-ups. She is willing to spend up to $250 and she has great access to perfume stores, including niche boutiques.

Here is what we know about Elizabeth:

She’s in her late 20s, and is tall, with a rosy complexion and long black hair.

She is quiet and introverted by nature, though many people have described her as “regal.”

Her style is old-fashioned and she prefers wearing skirts and dresses most of the time.

She lives in New York City. Her favorite foods are classic French and Sichuan Chinese cuisines, and her hobbies include reading, theology, and ballroom dancing.

Her favorite colors are wine red and sapphire blue.

Elizabeth likes rose, lavender, violet, vanilla, incense, orange blossom, jasmine, herbal notes, iris and aldehydes…

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Aftelier Cuir de Gardenia ~ new perfume

Posted by Robin on 28 October 2013 6 Comments

Aftelier Cuir Gardenia solid

Indie natural line Aftelier has launched Cuir de Gardenia, a new fragrance…

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Majda Bekkali Tendre est la Nuit ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 28 October 2013 10 Comments

Majda Bekkali Tendre est la Nuit

French niche line Majda Bekkali has launched Tendre est la Nuit, a new fragrance intended as an homage to Zelda Fitzgerald…

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Lazy weekend poll ~ niche classics

Posted by Robin on 26 October 2013 126 Comments

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Today’s poll was suggested by capillary, who wants to know what niche fragrances you would consider classics. Name up to 5…

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Scented Lip Balms: A Round-Up for Winter 2013

Posted by Jessica on 25 October 2013 46 Comments

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We often discuss “niche perfumery,” but what about niche toiletries? Lip balm, for example. Who doesn’t own a lip balm of some kind? It might just be a basic ChapStick or Blistex picked up at the drugstore. On the other hand, it might be a lip-care item with a carefully honed image (and a matching scent), designed to appeal to a very specific user group. Here’s a selection of quirky lip balms that have caught my attention over the past few months.

For the traditionalist-with-a-twist: Burt’s Bees Revitalizing Lip Balm with Blueberry and Dark Chocolate. This new iteration has the same ideal consistency as the original Beeswax formula, with natural flavoring from extracts of antioxidant-rich (and tasty) blueberries and dark powdered cocoa…

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