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Memo Kedu Sesame ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 24 July 2017 9 Comments

Memo Kedu Sesame

French niche line Memo has launched Kedu Sesame, a new unisex fragrance. Kedu Sesame is a flanker to 2014’s Kedu…

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Clinique Aromatics Elixir Premier ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 22 July 2017 5 Comments

Clinique Aromatics Elixir Premier

Clinique has launched Aromatics Elixir Premier, a new fragrance for women. Aromatics Elixir Premier is a flanker to to 1971’s Aromatics Elixir…

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Acqua di Parma Colonia Pura ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 19 July 2017 10 Comments

Acqua di Parma Colonia Pura

Italian niche line Acqua di Parma will launch Colonia Pura, the latest flanker to Acqua di Parma Colonia, in September…

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Guerlain La Petite Robe Noire Black Perfecto ~ perfume review

Posted by Robin on 18 July 2017 37 Comments

Guerlain La Petite Robe Noire Black Perfecto label

I’m surely the wrong person to review Guerlain’s new La Petite Robe Noire Black Perfecto, since I’ve long since lost track of all the flankers to the (currently canonical) La Petite Robe Noire from 2012, and really I can only just barely remember the difference between 2012 La Petite Robe Noire and 2011 La Petite Robe Noire and 2009 La Petite Robe Noire. All I can tell you is that I found at least one variation fun, and on the rare occasions that I’ve smelled (more? other?) versions of La Petite Robe Noire in stores, nothing happened to inspire me to do a better job of keeping track. So before smelling Black Perfecto, I consulted the expert on all things Guerlain, Monsieur Guerlain. Monsieur Guerlain, for those of you not familiar with him, has no affiliation with the brand, but as near as I can tell, he is paying far more attention to the subject of Guerlain’s fragrance output than anybody else on earth, possibly even the folks at Guerlain…

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Lancome La Vie Est Belle Eclat ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 18 July 2017 4 Comments

Lancôme La Vie Est Belle Éclat

Lancôme will launch La Vie Est Belle Éclat next month. The new fragrance for women is a flanker to 2012’s La Vie Est Belle Eau de Parfum…

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