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Anna Sui Romantica Exotica ~ fragrance review

Posted by Jessica on 1 September 2016 10 Comments

Anna Sui Spring/Summer 2016 fashion

If you collect perfumes just for their bottles, and you loved the gold-and-pink floral design for Anna Sui Romantica, you’re in luck: this month brings a new fragrance from the brand, called Romantica Exotica, and its bottle is a turquoise version of the same design (see below). Romantica Exotica was inspired by Sui’s travels to Tahiti, and its composition (developed by Jérôme Epinette) includes notes of lemon, grapefruit, black currant, jasmine, lotus, neroli, sandalwood, gardenia and cottonwood.

Sui’s Spring/Summer 2016 fashion collection was also an homage to island holidays, with a palette of aquas and yellows, garments inspired by sarongs and hula skirts, and fabrics patterned in seashells, palm trees and hibiscus blossoms. Romantica Exotica has a similar aesthetic…

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Estee Lauder Modern Muse Nuit ~ new perfume

Posted by Robin on 1 September 2016 8 Comments

Estée Lauder Modern Muse Nuit

Estée Lauder has launched Modern Muse Nuit, a new fragrance for women. Modern Muse Nuit is a flanker to 2013’s Modern Muse…

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Versace Pour Homme Dylan Blue ~ fragrance review

Posted by Kevin on 31 August 2016 20 Comments

Versace Pour Homme Dylan Blue advert

Versace just released Versace Pour Homme Dylan Blue and Donatella Versace had this to say about it:

I have always believed men should be strong, passionate, proud, expressive, unafraid. I love that in today’s world, men feel able to reveal their true natures, to share their passions and their beliefs. It’s there in the fragrance, which is strong, fresh, seductive.1

Donatella grew up in ITALY. Italian men, including those in diapers and strollers, don’t exactly have a reputation for hiding their true natures, passions or beliefs. Who put these dumb words into Versace’s mouth? She grew up surrounded by brothers! Robin Here at NST™ had another take on Donatella, using Versace’s quote “I love how Dylan Blue captures such an evocative world of Versace masculinity.” Robin: Then, I picture her closing the door of her room, laughing, and counting her money.

I don’t know Ms. Versace personally (she seems nice enough in interviews), so I don’t relish her successes…or gloat over her failures…

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Z Zegna Cities by Ermenegildo Zegna ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 30 August 2016 Leave a Comment

Z Zegna Cities New York, Shanghai and Milan

Ermenegildo Zegna will launch Z Zegna Cities, a new trio of limited edition fragrances for men. Z Zegna Cities New York, Shanghai and Milan are flankers to 2005’s Z Zegna fragrance for men…

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Perry Ellis Aqua Extreme ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 27 August 2016 Leave a Comment

Perry Ellis Aqua Extreme

Perry Ellis has launched Aqua Extreme, a new fragrance for men. Aqua Extreme is a flanker to 2012’s Perry Ellis Aqua…

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