The first 50 people to email Miomia at customerservice@shopmiomia.com will receive a free set of 4 samples from Histoires de Parfums (assorted scents) along with a coupon for 10% off all purchases made by 12/31. Please include your mailing address.
US addresses, only, please! Update: the samples are taken.
From Annick Goutal: the Les Soliflores set, with 50 ml bottles of Eau de Toilette in La Violette, Neroli, Le Jasmin, Le Chevrefeuille (Honeysuckle) and Le Muguet (Lilly of the Valley). $400 at Saks Fifth Avenue…
Father’s Day is now just around the corner. In case you’re still looking for a last minute gift, here are a few more scented suggestions:
From Neiman Marcus, a Viktor & Rolf Antidote Book Set: “Antidote Eau de Toilette is about making the gray in everyday life cheerful”. Can’t argue with that. $65 (cheaper than the women’s Flowerbomb set for Mother’s Day, by the way) for 75 ml…
L’Artisan has launched Mandarine Tout Simplement, a limited edition summer fragrance for 2006.
The Eau de Toilette was created by perfumer Olivia Giacobetti and features green mandarin, ginger, yellow mandarin, frangipani, red mandarin, and white cedar…
Parfums de Couleurs is the newest line from Histoires de Parfums. According to their website, the trio “plays with classical perfume notes”, and I recently gave them a try:
Noir Patchouli has notes of patchouli, coriander, cardamom, floral bouquet, juniper berry, black pepper, musk, vetiver, moss, leather and vanilla. This starts out as a heady mix of patchouli and spices, but settles quickly into a dry, earthy fragrance with lots of vetiver and moss and a dash of vanilla. The leather, which starts out very light, intensifies considerably as it dries down.
I don’t like patchouli and I am not overly fond of leather, but I rather like Noir Patchouli…