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5 perfumes: iris fragrances for spring

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Iris sanguinea

Spring is still tentative where I live — we’ve had a few lovely days here and there, but plenty of days where there’s still a decent chill in the air. If you’re like me, you’ll do your best to pretend it’s sunny and 70 degrees even when it’s not, so it’s time to put away your darker, richer iris perfumes and reach for lighter, happier variations on the theme. Below are my five favorites for spring, and if you missed them, do see my list of iris picks for summer, iris picks for fall and iris picks for winter. Next up: a year of vetiver.

Do add your own picks in the comments…

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Friday bottle porn

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Guerlain Mitsouko bottle from the Arita Porcelain Lab

A better image of the Guerlain Mitsouko bottle from the Arita Porcelain Lab in Japan (we originally announced it here). Via Monsieur Guerlain at Facebook (if you're a Guerlainophile and you're not following him, you should be!); Monsieur says it will launch May 1 in Tokyo, but won't reach Paris until the Fall. Around €380, and comes empty along with a refill bottle of the Eau de Toilette.

Bunch o’ limited edition collector bottles (& some other stuff) 2016, part 3

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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 Yves Saint Laurent, Guerlain and Viktor & Rolf; new travel sizes of Estée Lauder Bronze Goddess and Gucci Bamboo; and a new Eau de Parfum concentration of Kenzo Homme.

Yves Saint Laurent Paris Premières Roses 2016

From Yves Saint Laurent, the 2016 edition of Paris Premières Roses: “Inspired by Parisian nights, this limited-edition bottle of Paris Premieres Roses is splashed with hearts and stars that are iconic symbols of monsieur Yves Saint Laurent. The fragrance inside is bright and modern, a fresh interpretation of the original scent dedicated to the city of Paris.” In 125 ml, $95 at Nordstrom…

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5 Perfumes: Dressing Table Fragrances

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Carole Lombard at her dressing table

Sometimes I want a glamorous perfume. I don’t mean a blatantly sexy fragrance, but one that oozes retro allure. Imagine Carole Lombard, swathed in silk charmeuse, warm from the bath, with bowls of roses in every room. That kind of perfume. I think of these fragrances as “dressing table” perfumes. They’re resolutely feminine and are usually dosed with rose, violet, iris, and powder. The best of them carry an animalic purr. They’d be right at home perched on a vintage dressing table with a postcard from a lover in Paris clipped to the mirror.

Here are five of my favorite dressing table perfumes. With each perfume, I add a dressing table accessory that suits it. In the comments, please share your favorite dressing table perfumes…

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