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It’s getting closer to Charlotte’s skin

Posted by Robin on 24 June 2011 6 Comments

Nicolas Ghesquière of Balenciaga and Charlotte Gainsbourg talk about the upcoming Balenciaga Paris L’Essence.

Balenciaga Paris L’Essence ~ new perfume

Posted by Robin on 24 June 2011 23 Comments

Balenciaga Paris L'Essence

Balenciaga will launch Balenciaga Paris L’Essence, a new fragrance for women, in September. L’Essence is a stronger variation on last year’s Balenciaga Paris, “a sequel and a new beginning”…

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Bunch o’ limited edition collector bottles 2011, part 2

Posted by Robin on 15 February 2011 15 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.

Le Jardin Cacharel

From Cacharel, the Le Jardin Cacharel series, featuring Scarlett, Lou Lou, Eden, Noa, Anais Anais and Amor Amor, each decorated in the color associated with one of the fragrances’ floral notes. In 25 ml, due to launch in April…

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Bunch o’ limited edition collector bottles 2010, part 11

Posted by Robin on 11 July 2010 24 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.

CK One We Magnets edition

From Calvin Klein, CK One in the “we magnets” edition — it comes with 40 small magnetized beads. What you do with the beads escapes me, but they’re meant to symbolize ‘the connection between us all’. In 100 ml Eau de Toilette, due to launch this month…

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From wax to certain flowers

Posted by Robin on 5 March 2010 14 Comments

Balenciaga's Nicolas Ghesquière talks about the new Balenciaga Paris fragrance. In French with English subtitles.

Update: this video has been removed from YouTube, sorry!

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