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John Varvatos Artisan Black ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 19 March 2010 16 Comments

John Varvatos Artisan Black

John Varvatos will launch Artisan Black, a new limited edition flanker to last year’s John Varvatos Artisan, this April. The new scent is said to be “a longer lasting — more woodsy and musky — version of Artisan”…

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Halle Berry Halle Pure Orchid ~ fragrance review

Posted by Robin on 22 January 2010 64 Comments

Halle by Halle Berry Pure Orchid fragrance

Halle Berry’s debut fragrance, Halle by Halle Berry, was something of a love-it-or-hate-it among perfumistas, but it did well enough on the mass market shelves.1 Not surprisingly, Coty has the first flanker out in short order: Halle Pure Orchid. From the looks of things, they just took all the original publicity shots and tinted everything, including the sand and the sky, a nice pale-ish purple.

The scent follows about the same trajectory. Remember how the somewhat-difficult gourmand Covet (Sarah Jessica Parker) turned into the crowd-pleasing purple floralated flanker Covet Pure Bloom? That’s about what has happened here…

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Halle Berry Pure Orchid ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 8 January 2010 42 Comments

Halle Berry Pure Orchid

Halle Berry has launched Pure Orchid, her second fragrance for women:

Beauty blooms within. A seductive, sensual experience awaits you with Halle Pure Orchid…

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Alford & Hoff by Alford & Hoff ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 25 September 2009 6 Comments

Alford & Hoff cologne for men

Luxury men’s skin care brand Alford & Hoff will launch an eponymous fragrance for men next month.

Alford & Hoff is a woody oriental developed by perfumer Rodrigo Flores-Roux…

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Six Scents Series Two ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 29 August 2009 25 Comments

Six Scents Series 2

The Six Scents Fragrance Initiative will launch Six Scents Series Two next month. As was the case with Series One, the project will team six designers with six perfumers to create a series of limited edition fragrances:

Fragrance 1: Collage ~ by 3.1 Phillip Lim in collaboration with perfumer Nathalie Gracia-Cetto…

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