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Bunch o’ limited edition collector bottles 2014, part 4

Posted by Robin on 11 March 2014 18 Comments

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 special editions from Amouage, Hermès, Paco Rabanne, Calvin Klein, Baldessarini and Givenchy.

Amouage Swarovski editions Lyric and Jubilation

From Amouage, upcoming Swarovski editions of Lyric Woman and Lyric Man, Jubilation 25 Woman and Jubilation XXV Man…

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Bunch o’ fragrance ads 2014, part 2

Posted by Robin on 13 February 2014 9 Comments

Elie Saab Le Parfum L'Eau Couture

A round up of new fragrance advertising (25 ads in all) — most of these are for fragrances recently released in stores or just about to be released…

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Paco Rabanne Black XS Potion ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 13 December 2013 2 Comments

Paco Rabanne Black XS Potion

Paco Rabanne will launch Black XS Potion, new fragrances for women and men, in February. The Black XS Potion scents are limited edition flankers to the brand’s rock-oriented Black XS (2005) and Black XS Pour Elle (2007), and were developed by perfumers Olivier Cresp and Emilie Coppermann…

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Paco Rabanne Invictus ~ fragrance review

Posted by Kevin on 4 December 2013 33 Comments

Paco Rabanne Invictus advert

I always believe, and preach, that it’s unfair to review a perfume unless you wear it…in decent quantity. You can’t judge a perfume from a scent strip, spraying it on paper, or dabbing a drop or two (Pilgrim-like) on your wrists. When I test a fragrance, I spray it liberally on my chest and arms. So: I hereby admit I’m reviewing the new Paco Rabanne Invictus1 based only on a couple of sprays aimed at the back of one hand (where I can “easily” scrub it away as soon as I’m convinced it has delivered its full “personality”). The thought of dousing myself with Invictus is repellant!

Invictus is an ugly perfume…

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Paco Rabanne Black XS L’Aphrodisiaque ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 1 August 2013 8 Comments

Paco Rabanne Black XS L’Aphrodisiaque

Paco Rabanne has launched Black XS L’Aphrodisiaque, a new limited edition duo of flankers to the brand’s rock-oriented Black XS (2005) and Black XS Pour Elle (2007)…

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