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Hyperbole

Posted by Robin on 15 December 2016 3 Comments

Model Achok Majak for Courrèges Hyperbole.

Thursday scent of the day 12/15

Posted by Robin on 15 December 2016 286 Comments

Jasmine Phoenix Pearls

It’s International Tea Day! Do have a cup. What fragrance are you wearing?

I’m wearing Serge Lutens Santal Blanc. Mmmm, pencils.

Reminder: on 12/16, wear a sandalwood fragrance, if you have one…

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Bottega Veneta Pour Homme Parfum ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 15 December 2016 2 Comments

Bottega Veneta Pour Homme Parfum

Bottega Veneta will launch Bottega Veneta Pour Homme Parfum, a “bolder” variation on 2013’s Bottega Veneta Pour Homme. Bottega Veneta Pour Homme Parfum follows 2015’s Bottega Veneta Pour Homme Extreme…

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Etat Libre d’Orange Vierges et Toreros ~ fragrance review

Posted by Kevin on 14 December 2016 18 Comments

tuberose and bullfighter

Almost ten years have passed since Etat Libre d’Orange released Vierges et Toreros.1 I’ve never come across it in a store and no one ever gave me a sample of the fragrance. The only reason I just smelled it is that I got a tiny vial of the perfume along with the recent Etat Libre d’Orange Attaquer Le Soleil Marquis de Sade release. I ignored Vierges et Toreros all these years because bullfighter images aren’t my thing, and people I trust gave it lukewarm reviews. I never added it to my to-try list. Mistake!

As usual the Etat Libre d’Orange PR text is worth reading for a good laugh and head-scratch…

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Holiday windows 2016

Posted by Robin on 14 December 2016 5 Comments

More holiday windows for 2016. First, Liberty of London, with a Nutcracker theme. Below the jump, David Jones in Australia with Santa’s workshop, then a Beatrix Potter theme at Fenwick Newcastle, followed by the making of the windows at Galeries Lafayette.

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