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Il Profumo Nuda ~ new perfume

Posted by Robin on 2 March 2010 28 Comments

il Profumo Nuda perfume

Italian niche line il Profumo has launched Nuda, a new woody-fruity-musky fragrance for women:

The inspiration comes from the scent that only Woman skin can exhale in its state of ecstasy…

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il Profumo Blanche Jacinthe, Songe de Tulipe, Coquelicot & Imprinting ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 27 March 2008 1 Comment

il Profumo Blanche Jacinthe perfumeComing this spring from Italian niche line il Profumo, three floral Eaux de Parfum for women and a new fragrance for men:

Blanche Jacinthe (shown) ~ “This delicate fragrance opens with celestial notes of water hyacinth leading to sensual heart of wild white and water white hyacinth with orange flowers and jasmine. It closes with a trail of amber and musky notes.” Additional notes include galbanum and chamomile…

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New fragrances for men from il Profumo: Aventure & G11

Posted by Robin on 13 October 2006 Leave a Comment

il Profumo G11 fragrance for menItalian niche line il Profumo has launched two new fragrances for men:

Aventure is a “virtual run into the sun and shadow of fresh woods and green gardens”, and features notes of wild absinthe, carambola (starfruit), lemon, jasmine, white pepper, incense, lavender, hints of amber, leather and vetiver.

G 11 is a “ultra masculine scent…”

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New fragrances: Perles de Lalique, il Profumo Chocolat Frais & Tous Eau de Toilette Limited Edition

Posted by Robin on 10 May 2006 17 Comments

Lalique Cactus perfume bottleLalique will launch Perles de Lalique in June:

Perles de Lalique is a chypre scent with pungent notes of oak moss, patchouli, vetivert, orris and Bourbon black pepper enriched with the heady note of Bulgarian rose. It was created by Nathalie Lorson of Firmenich.

Roja Dove, professeur de parfums and spokesperson for Lalique Parfums in the UK, described the fragrance as ‘an homage to the rose’….

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Le Labo Vetiver 46 & il Profumo Vetiver de Java ~ fragrance reviews

Posted by Robin on 19 April 2006 18 Comments

il Profumo Vetiver de Java fragranceLe Labo Vetiver 46

Le Labo Vetiver 46 and il Profumo Vetiver de Java, like yesterday’s Vetyver by Parfums de Nicolaï, are not unadorned renditions of vetiver: if you want the root, straight up and simple, you’ll have to look elsewhere. Vetyver highlighted vetiver’s earthy green properties with strong spices; in the two fragrances considered here, the focus is on wood notes.

Vetiver de Java is from il Profumo, the Italian perfume house created by Silvana Casoli. It has notes of lavender, vetiver, birch, incense, red rose, Cashmere cypress, gaiac wood and oak moss. The opening is a burst of lavender, slightly harsh, with a touch of citrus. It settles into a mild blend of mossy-earthy woods, tinged green, with occasional drifts of incense smoke and a bit of rose hovering just underneath the surface…

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