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Rouge Bunny Rouge Incognito ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 3 December 2014 7 Comments

Rouge Bunny Rouge Incognito

Beauty brand Rouge Bunny Rouge has launched Incognito, the latest addition to their Provenance Tales Collection…

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Tom Ford Velvet Orchid ~ fragrance review

Posted by Angela on 16 June 2014 87 Comments

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The old saying has it that “everything old is new again.” Tom Ford Velvet Orchid, a salute to the grand oriental perfumes of the 1980s, seems to have taken that saying to heart. Lovers of Yves Saint Laurent Opium, Estée Lauder Cinnabar, Boucheron de Boucheron, and other room-permeating, spicy-woody-ambery fragrances will want to give it a try. Fans of Velvet Orchid’s older sibling, Black Orchid, will probably see no reason to switch.

Velvet Orchid’s notes include bergamot, mandarin, honey, vanilla, orange blossom, rose, jasmine, narcissus, magnolia, Cattleya leopoldii orchid, heliotrope, rum, suede, labdanum, sandalwood, and myrrh — not that any of these notes stand out distinctly. Even without the gorgeous deco bottle and “orchid” in its name, a single whiff ties Velvet Orchid to Black Orchid.

Although Velvet Orchid has the guts to take the ring with any of the big orientals, it’s billed as a floriental fragrance…

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Diesel Only The Brave Wild ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 19 May 2014 1 Comment

Diesel Only The Brave Wild

Diesel will launch Only The Brave Wild in September. The new fragrance for men is a flanker to 2009’s Only The Brave, and follows 2012’s Only The Brave Tattoo…

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Lanvin Me L’Eau ~ new perfume

Posted by Robin on 20 February 2014 8 Comments

Lanvin Me L'Eau

Lanvin will launch Me L’Eau, a new spring flanker to 2013’s Lanvin Me. Other recent fragrances from Lanvin include Marry Me! Love Balloons and Jeanne Lanvin Couture Birdie.

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Tom Ford Velvet Orchid ~ new perfume

Posted by Robin on 10 January 2014 25 Comments

Tom Ford Velvet Orchid

Tom Ford will launch Velvet Orchid, a new fragrance for women, in March. Velvet Orchid is a followup to 2006’s Black Orchid, and will join the Tom Ford Signature line. Other recent fragrances from Tom Ford Signature include Sahara Noir.

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