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Izia

Posted by Robin on 17 January 2017 Leave a Comment

A short spot for the new Sisley Izia.

Sisley Izia ~ new perfume

Posted by Robin on 17 January 2017 11 Comments

Sisley Izia

Sisley has introduced Izia, a new modern rose fragrance for women…

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Tuesday scent of the day 1/17

Posted by Robin on 17 January 2017 412 Comments

Malmaison teapot

It’s Tuesday, and it’s apparently already Ditch New Year’s Resolutions Day. That was fast, wasn’t it? And a quick PSA: the freebiemeet is coming up on Saturday. What fragrance are you wearing?

I’m wearing Dawn Spencer Hurwitz Souvenir de Malmaison. Tea at the moment is a lovely winter pluck Alishan oolong from Tea Trekker.

Reminder: on 1/20, wear one of your “top 10 of winter” fragrances…

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Arquiste Infanta en flor ~ fragrance review

Posted by Angela on 16 January 2017 10 Comments

The infanta Maria Theresa aged 14

On June 7, 1660, as part of the plan to end the Franco-Prussian Spanish war, the Spanish royal family gave infanta Maria Theresa of Spain to France as Louis XIV’s bride. The hand-off happened on joint territory, the Isle of Pheasants in the Bidasao river between France and Spain.

Nearly 350 years later, Arquiste’s founder and creative director Carlos Huber stood on the banks of the Bidasao and imagined the whole royal procession. In 2009, he began researching the meeting at the Isle of Pheasants and uncovered a wealth of aromas: iris from hair pomade; rice powder scented with orange flower; leather gloves; and, of course, the countryside’s arid herbal breeze.

He wrote a brief based on his research and handed it to perfumers Rodrigo Flores-Roux and Yann Vasnier…

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Hermes Eau des Merveilles Bleue ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 16 January 2017 21 Comments

Hermès Eau des Merveilles Bleue

Hermès will launch Eau des Merveilles Bleue in February. The new fragrance for women is a flanker to 2004’s Eau des Merveilles, and follows 2012’s L’Ambre des Merveilles…

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