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Bunch o’ limited edition collector bottles 2016, part 12

Posted by Robin on 16 September 2016 10 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. Today’s post includes limited editions from Valentino, Azzedine Alaïa, Viktor & Rolf, Atkinsons and Ralph Lauren.

Valentino Donna Felt Collector's Bottle

From Valentino, Donna Eau de Parfum in the “Felt Collector’s Bottle” (although yes, it appears to be a felt collector’s box). “Adorned with felt fabric from the Valentino fashion collections for a sensual touch and an appealing look.” $130 for 100 ml at Bloomingdales…

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Atkinsons Her Majesty The Oud & His Majesty The Oud ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 27 May 2016 Leave a Comment

Atkinsons Her Majesty The Oud

British perfume house Atkinsons has launched two new fragrances: Her Majesty The Oud and His Majesty The Oud (and see also: 2013’s Oud Save the King and Oud Save the Queen)…

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Atkinsons The Big Bad Cedar, My Fair Lily & Scilly Neroli ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 4 April 2016 4 Comments

Atkinsons The Big Bad Cedar

British brand Atkinsons has launched three new fragrances in the brand’s Contemporary Collection: The Big Bad Cedar, My Fair Lily and Scilly Neroli…

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Bunch o’ limited edition collector bottles (& some other stuff) 2015, part 26

Posted by Robin on 4 November 2015 8 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. Today’s post includes collector editions from Atkinsons, Annick Goutal and Yves Rocher; plus a new Extrait de Parfum version of Alaïa Paris.

Atkinsons 24 Old Bond Street collector

From Atkinsons, a special edition of 24 Old Bond Street: “This covetable-collectable marks the inaugural annual Atkinsons collaboration with the crème de la crème of Britain’s most talented designers to create a limited edition version of 24 Old Bond Street, the emblematic fragrance of the House…”

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Atkinsons 1799 Love in Idleness ~ fragrance review

Posted by Jessica on 23 April 2015 20 Comments

Atkinsons 1799 Love in Idleness, bottle detail

The British perfume house Atkinsons 1799 recently launched Love in Idleness, one of three new fragrances recreated from the company’s archives for its Legendary Collection. Love in Idleness is “a neo-Victorian love philter for those who believe in the magic of fragrance,” developed by perfumer Fabrice Pellegrin. Its composition includes notes of raspberry and violet leaves; violet, orris and heliotrope; and tree moss and patchouli.

This fragrance’s name was one of the factors that lured me into trying it. So poetic, right? It’s another name for the wildflower viola tricolor. And it turns out to be a literary reference, too — in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, love-in-idleness serves as a love potion. As Oberon, king of the fairies, says in Act II, “The juice of it on sleeping eyelids laid/Will make or man or woman madly dote/Upon the next live creature that it sees.” Love at first sight…

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