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Once Upon A Time

Posted by Robin on 30 April 2013 7 Comments

Not about perfume, but here is the trailer for the upcoming short film about Coco Chanel, Once Upon A Time. Starring Keira Knightley, directed by Karl Lagerfeld.

Shakira Wild Elixir ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 30 April 2013 5 Comments

Shakira Wild Elixir

Shakira has launched Wild Elixir, a new flanker to 2012’s Shakira Elixir…

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Online fragrance shopping

Posted by Robin on 30 April 2013 Leave a Comment

New at escentual (UK): Crabtree & Evelyn Somerset Meadow.

Deal at ineke: buy a 75 ml product, get a free 15 ml Angel's Trumpet Botanists Travel Spray. One per customer, offer good through Mother's Day.

New at luckyscent: CB I Hate Perfume 7 Billion Hearts, Fueguia 1833 line, Creed Fleurs de Gardenia.

New at selfridges (UK):  Amouage Opus VII.

Bois 1920 Limited Art Collection ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 30 April 2013 7 Comments

Bois 1920 Limited Art Collection Dolce di Giorno

Italian niche line Bois 1920 has launched Limited Art Collection, a new quartet of limited edition fragrances — Dolce di Giorno, Sensual Tuberose, Relativamente Rosso and Vento nel Vento…

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Parfums M Micallef Le Parfum Denis Durand Couture ~ fragrance review

Posted by Angela on 29 April 2013 41 Comments

Le Denis Durand Couture

Perusing photos of Denis Durand’s Cher-worthy gowns didn’t give me much confidence I’d like Parfums M Micallef’s Le Parfum Denis Durand Couture. One gown in particular — a sort of cross between a black lace negligee and something that might have been on stage at the Moulin Rouge in the 1890s — really scared me. If I want bombastic, I already have a few divas in my perfume cabinet ready for action.

Well, shame on me for making assumptions. While Parfum Couture could never be called shy, neither is it the crass, room-hogging perfume I feared. Instead, it’s a warm, easy-to-wear oriental balancing tangerine, honey, and amber with a streak of metallic tang. I bet it will find a lot of fans. I’m one…

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