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Bvlgari Aqva Divina ~ new perfume

Posted by Robin on 8 January 2015 13 Comments

Bvlgari Aqva Divina

Bvlgari will launch Aqva Divina, a new feminine fragrance inspired by Botticelli’s Birth of Venus…

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Jeremy Scott + Adidas Originals ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 8 January 2015 3 Comments

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Designer Jeremy Scott* and Adidas will launch a new limited edition unisex fragrance. Scott has been designing sneakers in collaboration with Adidas since 2002; the fragrance bottle is shaped like his well known “Wings” sneaker design…

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DSquared2 Wild ~ fragrance review

Posted by Kevin on 7 January 2015 29 Comments

DSquared2 Wild advert

When it comes to the new DSquared2 Wild perfume for men, I broke many of my rules for reviewing: I fell for advertising and the list of (supposed) fragrance notes, and I ordered expensive samples…from Germany…because the scent is not widely available in the U.S. (are DSquared2 perfumes EVER eagerly anticipated here?)

I feel most ashamed for believing the fragrance would be “…a raw roll in the hay — the whole idea is to be a bit raw.” Look at the horse in the ads, summoning aroma-ideas of sweat, leather, hay…neighing in the video starring the wild-man model Robin Here at NST(TM) awarded the best abs in perfume ads for 2014. I was swayed by Wild’s list of enticing notes: humus, neo-labdanum (NEO!), vegetable amber, santolina, opoponax, and resins galore.1 With “all that,” how could Wild NOT live up to its promises…

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Etat Libre d’Orange True Lust ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 7 January 2015 21 Comments

Etat Libre d'Orange True Lust

French niche line Etat Libre d’Orange will launch True Lust, a new fragrance, in February…

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Wanna be your butterfly

Posted by Robin on 7 January 2015 Leave a Comment

A quick animation for Escada Turquoise Summer.

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