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And the winner is…

Posted by Robin on 17 November 2014 Leave a Comment

...Katsura, who takes the L'Occitane Arlésienne products from our last giveaway. Congrats!

Lush Dear John & Dad’s Garden Lemon Tree ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 17 November 2014 4 Comments

Lush Dad's Garden Lemon Tree

Lush has reissued Dear John, a fragrance originally launched under the B Never Too Busy To Be Beautiful brand and later released as a Lush limited edition. Also new from the brand is Dad’s Garden Lemon Tree, a fragrance inspired by Lush founder Mark Constantine’s father…

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Lazy weekend poll ~ winter reading list, edition 3

Posted by Robin on 15 November 2014 243 Comments

Max the Brown Tabby Cat with Books

The cold weather version of our summer reading poll: tell us about a great book to curl up with on a frosty winter night, and what fragrance we should wear while reading it…

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Aftelier Organic Honeysuckle Face Elixir ~ scented body product review

Posted by Jessica on 14 November 2014 12 Comments

Lonicera caprifolium

Mandy Aftel of Aftelier has been creating fragranced facial oils for the past twenty years or so, rotating various blends in and out of production. I’ve been an admirer of Aftelier’s “elixirs” for the past year, since I first tried them, and I still haven’t decided which blend I prefer, the Organic Ylang or the Organic Rose; both are gorgeous (and effective). Now there’s a third blend, and it’s making my decision even more difficult. It’s the new Organic Honeysuckle Face Elixir, scented with “rare honeysuckle absolute from Italy.”

This facial elixir is richly fragranced: if you apply it to your face at bedtime, not only will you drift off to sleep on a wave of lush floral notes, you might even smell the scent again when you wash your face the next morning…

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Up for grabs: Atelier Cologne Ecrin Absolu

Posted by Robin on 14 November 2014 168 Comments — Comments are closed

Atelier Cologne Ecrin Absolu

What is it: an Ecrin Absolu gift box from Atelier Cologne, including a 200 ml fragrance, a 30 ml travel spray fragrance and a personalized leather case for the travel spray.

How do I get it: For a chance to win, leave a comment below. Check the choices for the Ecrin Absolu sets on the Atelier Cologne website, and tell us a) what 200 ml fragrance you’d like and b) what 30 ml fragrance you’d like and c) what color leather case you’d like. (Don’t worry about the engraving until you win!)

Be sure to use the “Post a comment” box; do not reply to another comment…

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