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Pretty Woman by Barbara Orbison ~ fragrance review

Posted by Angela on 13 April 2015 55 Comments

Barbara Orbison Pretty Woman

Wait! Don’t click away! Had I not smelled Pretty Woman by Barbara Orbison, I, too, would have been tempted to scroll past this review. There are enough celebrity fragrances on the market to carpet Mars, and, as far as I’m concerned, another planet is exactly where most of them belong. A fragrance named after the dead wife of a dead rock legend (Roy Orbison) doesn’t inspire cheers of delight.

And then I smelled Pretty Woman. It’s not fashionable or pandering, but neither is it overly clever or challenging. Instead, it’s a warm, heady 1930s-style perfume with rich sillage and a long simmer on skin. Pretty Woman is kind of a lame name for it, really. It smells more like Sultry Broad…

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Scent behaviors are changing

Posted by Robin on 13 April 2015 4 Comments

Scent behaviors are changing in the United States. Colognes and other lighter-concentration fragrances are growing in popularity among women, while eau de parfum (EDP) and other high-concentration scents are gaining ground among men, according to a new NPD Group analysis.

— Read more at In US Fragrance, Men Going Stronger, Women Trending Softer at Perfumer & Flavorist.

Monday scent of the day 4/13

Posted by Robin on 13 April 2015 180 Comments

Cire Trudon matches

Another weekend flew by, and it’s Monday again! What fragrance are you wearing?

It will be a testing day for me, but I haven’t started yet so I’m still commando. I am burning some rose Papier d’Armenie to see if I can clear the smell of the weekend’s bacon out of the house.

Reminder: this Friday, 4/17, will be Dealer’s Choice…

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Lolita Lempicka Edition d’Ete Elle L’Aime ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 13 April 2015 8 Comments

Lolita Lempicka Édition d'Été Elle L'Aime 2015

Lolita Lempicka has launched Édition d’Été Elle L’Aime 2015, a new summer edition of 2013’s Elle L’Aime…

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Online fragrance shopping

Posted by Robin on 13 April 2015 Leave a Comment

New at escentual (UK): DSquared2 Wild, Thierry Mugler A*Men Ultra Zest, Dunhill Icon, Valentino Valentina Pink.

New at liberty (UK): Teo Cabanel Lace Garden.

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