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2014 / Browsing by date: January 2014

Luisa Spagnoli Luisa ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 24 January 2014 2 Comments

Luisa Spagnoli Luisa

Italian fashion brand Luisa Spagnoli* has launched their debut fragrance, Luisa…

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By Kilian Apple Brandy ~ fragrance review

Posted by Robin on 23 January 2014 46 Comments

oak barrels

Apple Brandy is new from niche line By Kilian. It’s exclusive to the brand’s boutique in New York City (boo! hiss! we hate localized perfume exclusives!) and according to brand founder Kilian Hennessy, is meant as a “bit of a wink to the Big Apple and cognac”.

And hey, that’s just what it is, so much so that this will be a shorter review than usual. Apple Brandy opens as a fruity rum cocktail, liberally garnished with apple slices. It warms quickly, taking on heavier oak and amber notes. Within a few minutes, it’s closer to something you might reasonably call brandy…

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Smell the fat

Posted by Robin on 23 January 2014 6 Comments

Previous research has suggested that we may be able to "taste" fat. And now, researchers at the Monell Chemical Senses Center have found evidence that we might be able to smell it, too. "The human sense of smell is far better at guiding us through our everyday lives than we give it credit for," study researcher Johan Lundström, PhD, a cognitive neuroscientist at Monell, said in a statement. "That we have the ability to detect and discriminate minute differences in the fat content of our food suggests that this ability must have had considerable evolutionary importance."

— Read more at It's Possible To Smell The Fat In Food at the Huffington Post.

Victoria’s Secret Forbidden ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 23 January 2014 10 Comments

Victoria’s Secret Forbidden

Victoria’s Secret has launched Forbidden, a new perfume for women. Other recent launches from the brand include Bombshell Diamonds and Glamour…

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Online fragrance shopping

Posted by Robin on 23 January 2014 Leave a Comment

New at bloomingdales: Chloe See by Chloe Eau Fraiche.

New at macys: Chloe See by Chloe Eau Fraiche.

New at twistedlily: Undergreen line.

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