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2014 / Browsing by date: January 2014

Serge Lutens Chergui ~ fragrance review

Posted by Angela on 6 January 2014 59 Comments

Serge Lutens Chergui, doubled

Dallying with Tom Ford Private Blend Tobacco Oud sent me looking for my sample of Serge Lutens Chergui. It had probably been a couple of years since I’d smelled it. When it took more than a minute to find the tiny vial in a shoebox of samples, I wondered why I was going to all the trouble. Chergui is tobacco and hay. A nice spicy oriental. I know what this one is all about, right? Wrong.

As I’ve been discovering lately with other fragrances I’ve haven’t smelled in a while, Chergui is not exactly what I remembered. Maybe it’s because I’ve sampled so many perfumes between now and the last time I sniffed Chergui and so have a larger frame of reference. Or maybe my taste is changing. But today Chergui to me smells much more complete and complex than I’d remembered…

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Dolce by Dolce & Gabbana ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 6 January 2014 21 Comments

Dolce by Dolce & Gabbana

Dolce & Gabbana have launched Dolce by Dolce & Gabbana, a new fragrance for women. Other recent launches from the brand include Velvet Desert Oud & Velvet Tender Oud and Dolce & Gabbana Intense…

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The Monday Mail ~ help Andrea find a new perfume

Posted by Robin on 6 January 2014 51 Comments

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The Monday Mail is recovered from the holidays and back in action: today we’re helping Andrea, who currently wears Prada Infusion d’Iris for work, but wants to find a fun signature scent for her off-duty hours. She has reasonably good access to perfume stores and can spend up to $150. Here is what we know about Andrea:

She’s in her mid-30s, and owns a funeral home with her husband in a small town in Ontario. She also has a 3 year old daughter who already loves smelling perfumes with Mommy.

Andrea loves fashion and beauty, and is currently a lifestyle columnist for her town’s newspaper. She says she is artsy yet practical, and loves to write but would never have the patience for a novel. If she’s not dressed for a funeral (in dresses, not suits!), she’s wearing jeans, cool boots and a novelty t-shirt.

She also enjoys cooking and wine – and working out, as a result!

Their lifestyle is a little eccentric, and they don’t fall into the sad, somber stereotype of funeral directors. They’re young and they like to do fun things, like enter floats in the town’s Santa Claus parade, play badminton and tennis, do karaoke, and participate in small-town life.

Most of Andrea’s collection is gourmand; they tend to work great with her body chemistry…

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Jacques Fath L’Eau Technique ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 6 January 2014 4 Comments

Jacques Fath L'Eau Technique

Jacques Fath has launched L’Eau Technique, a new fragrance for men…

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Online fragrance shopping

Posted by Robin on 6 January 2014 2 Comments

New at escentual (UK): CK One Red Edition.

New at ulta: Stila Creme Bouquet.

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