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Bunch o’ limited edition collector bottles 2008, part 6

Posted by Robin on 27 August 2008 20 Comments

More limited edition collector fragrance bottles, with the usual disclaimers: in most of these cases, the juice is unchanged, just the bottle is “special” (or not, as the case may be), and some of these may not be available in the US.

Coming in October from Agent Provocateur, their eponymous perfume in the “Agent Provocateur DD” limited edition (above left); the DD stands for “diamond dust”. Yep, it’s got diamond particles right there in the juice, so as to add a little shine, and there’s a shiny metallic finish on the bottle…

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Bunch o' limited edition collector bottles

Posted by Robin on 18 October 2007 6 Comments

It's that time of year: tons of fragrance coffret sets and limited edition collector bottles for holiday gift giving. Here are just a few of the collector bottles available this year. In most of these cases, the juice is unchanged, only the bottle is worth getting excited over (or not).

Please note that a few of these may not be available in the United States…

Yves Saint Laurent Young Sexy Lovely Collector edition
From Yves Saint Laurent, theYoung Sexy Lovely Collector Edition. $60 for 50 ml at sephora…

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Agent Provocateur Strip, Avon Surreal Garden ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 24 July 2007 39 Comments

Agent Provocateur Strip perfumeAgent Provocateur has launched Strip, a new floral oriental fragrance:

Agent Provocateur Strip has an evocative soul accord made up of exotic Ylang Ylang, Iris Bud and Geranium Bourbon. This is embraced with the heat of Hot Amber oils, Vetivert from Haiti, precious Exotic Woods and musks…

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Fragrance gifts for Mother’s Day 2007, part 3

Posted by Robin on 22 April 2007 Leave a Comment

Aftelier Chef's Essence Set

For the perfumista who cooks, the Chef’s Essence Set from Aftelier, a collection of 13 essential oils and absolutes that Ruth Reichl calls “magical in its ability to reproduce the true flavor and aroma of fruits, spices, and herbs”. Includes blood orange, ginger, saffron and litsea cubeba, among others. $225…

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Agent Provocateur & Agent Provocateur Eau Emotionnelle ~ fragrance reviews

Posted by Robin on 21 June 2006 36 Comments

Agent Provocateur Eau de Parfum fragrance Agent Provocateur Eau Emotionnelle fragrance

The UK-based lingerie line Agent Provocateur released their first fragrance, called simply Agent Provocateur, in 2000. The “exotic floral chypre” was created by perfumer Christian Provenzano, and includes notes of saffron, coriander, rose, jasmine, magnolia, ylang ylang, gardenia, vetiver, amber and musk.

There are fragrances that are sexy in a non-obtrusive kind of way, and then there are fragrances that are sexy in an in-your-face kind of way. Agent Provocateur is in-your-face sexy. It smells, quite simply, like a fragrance that you would wear to seduce someone, which is, after all, the raison d’être of the Agent Provocateur brand…

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