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2016 / Browsing by date: January 2016

Giorgio Armani Si Rose Signature ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 25 January 2016 5 Comments

Giorgio Armani Sì Rose Signature

Giorgio Armani will launch Sì Rose Signature, a new fragrance for women, in February. Sì Rose Signature is a flanker to 2013’s Armani Sì…

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Lazy weekend poll ~ favorite note

Posted by Robin on 23 January 2016 482 Comments

black-white-s

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A simple game: name ONE favorite note.

Now tell us your absolute favorite fragrance that features that note, and then tell us about a scrubber (or just a fragrance you dislike) that features that note…

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The sole vehicle for my rage

Posted by Robin on 23 January 2016 8 Comments

A message from Serge Lutens on the Section d'Or fragrances.

4 from Mizensir ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 23 January 2016 9 Comments

Mizensir Luxury

Mizensir, the fragrance line of perfumer Alberto Morillas, has launched four new fragrances: Luxury, Ideal Oud, Perfect Oud and Bois de Mysore..

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Top 10 Winter Fragrances 2016

Posted by Robin on 22 January 2016 74 Comments

Mikhail Vrubel, The Snow Maiden, detail

I am on record, here and elsewhere, as hating winter. The forecast for this weekend — snow, snow, and then more snow — just adds insult to injury. I’ve mostly managed to avoid the winter rotation in our seasonal Top 10 lists, but I did get stuck with it back in 2011, and reviewing that list, yes, I could easily go through the winter with just those 10 (and I am convinced I could make it through any winter with just Fendi Theorema, if I had to).

To avoid repetition with my 2011 list and the winter lists we’ve done since, I decided to come up with a cold-weather wardrobe based solely on newer fragrances…and then once I’d decided on my 10, I realized, too late, that this post is essentially an abridged and annotated version of the Best of 2015. So much for good intentions. If you have some new ideas for winter, do comment! And do check out the lists at Bois de Jasmin, Grain de Musc and The Non-Blonde…

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