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2013 / Browsing by date: November 2013

The bear & the hare

Posted by Robin on 21 November 2013 8 Comments

British department store John Lewis wishes you a Merry Christmas.

The music is Lily Allen covering Keane's Somewhere Only We Know.

Happ & Stahns 1922 Lily Noir ~ new perfume

Posted by Robin on 21 November 2013 9 Comments

Happ & Stahns 1922 Lily Noir

Anthropologie’s Happ & Stahns line has launched 1922 Lily Noir, a new fragrance for women. 1922 Lily Noir follows 2011’s 1922 Lily Sanguine…

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Online fragrance shopping

Posted by Robin on 21 November 2013 Leave a Comment

New at colette (FR): Odin 11 Semma, Comme des Garcons Perfume Architecture.

New at nordstrom: Bond no. 9 New York Patchouli.

Ferrari Scuderia Club ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 21 November 2013 6 Comments

Ferrari Scuderia Club

Ferrari has launched Scuderia Club, a new aromatic fougère fragrance for men.

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L’Occitane Fleur d’Or & Acacia and Ambre & Santal ~ fragrance reviews

Posted by Kevin on 20 November 2013 26 Comments

L’Occitane Fleur d’Or & Acacia and Ambre & Santal

Earlier this year, L’Occitane launched a new line of perfumes — La Collection de Grasse; the collection started off with four fragrances and now has doubled in size.1 I’ve only had the chance to spend quality time with two of the perfumes: Fleur d’Or & Acacia and Ambre & Santal.

Fleur d’Or & Acacia

(lemon, bergamot, mimosa, acacia, white woods, musk)

Fleur d’Or & Acacia begins with, and maintains, an intense acacia-mimosa accord; and at first, this accord smells genuine (natural). The lemon note in Fleur d’Or & Acacia’s opening serves as a momentary “booster” for the florals. After Fleur d’Or & Acacia’s authentic-smelling acacia-mimosa notes vanish, and that happens quickly, they are replaced by acacia-mimosa ‘chemicals’ that soar into space, and up through my nasal passages…

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