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Friday scent of the day 11/14

Posted by Robin on 14 November 2014 203 Comments

Georgia May Jagger for Thierry Mugler Angel

It’s L’Effet Angel Friday! Our community project for today: wear Thierry Mugler Angel, an Angel flanker or spawn of Angel (i.e., something influenced by Angel), with partial credit for wearing another Mugler fragrance. What fragrance did you choose?

I’m wearing Thierry Mugler Angel, the original Eau de Parfum, straight up. Admittedly, I’m wearing a tiny amount, applied with a q-tip.

It is a testament to Angel that this week’s project caused more upset than any we’ve done so far…

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Bunch o’ limited edition collector bottles 2014, part 29

Posted by Robin on 14 November 2014 4 Comments

More limited edition collector fragrance bottles, with the usual disclaimers: in most of these cases, the juice is unchanged, just the bottle is “special” (or not, as the case may be), and some of these may not be available in the US. Today’s post includes collector items from Viktor & Rolf, Trish McEvoy, Roja Dove and Kate Spade.

Viktor & Rolf 2014 holiday edition of Flowerbomb

From Viktor & Rolf, another holiday edition of Flowerbomb, this one “presented in a multi-faceted glittering bottle, creating an exquisite collectable gift for any fragrance lover. The bottle is encrusted with a delicate layer of gold dusting.” £73 for 50 ml Eau De Parfum at Harvey Nichols in the UK. (You can see the other holiday 2014 Flowerbomb bottles here and here)…

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It makes me happy

Posted by Robin on 14 November 2014 4 Comments

And you know how you stop being able to smell your own perfume? What I really like about Jean Patou 1000, I’ve been doing a lot of yoga lately and sometimes I just lay back in my corpse pose and a little whiff of Patou 1000 escapes, a little cloud of it above my nose and it make[s] me happy.

— Actress Anjelica Huston on Jean Patou 1000, which she's been wearing since 1986. Read more at Anjelica Huston on Morticia's Makeup, Oscar Prep, & the Scent She's Worn Since '86 at Yahoo! Beauty. Hat tip to Rappleyea!

Bond no. 9 Saks Miami-Dade ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 14 November 2014 8 Comments

Bond no. 9 Saks Miami-Dade

Bond no. 9 has launched Saks Miami-Dade, the latest in their series of department store exclusives.

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Online fragrance shopping

Posted by Robin on 14 November 2014 2 Comments

New at harrods (UK): Baccarat Rouge 540.

New at luckyscent: Viktoria Minya Eau de Hongrie, Hedonist Iris & Hedonist Rose.

New at nordstrom: Viktor & Rolf Spicebomb Copper edition.

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