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Valentino Donna Acqua ~ new perfume

Posted by Robin on 24 May 2017 4 Comments

Valentino Donna Acqua

Valentino has launched Valentino Donna Acqua, a new fragrance for women. Valentino Donna Acqua is a flanker to 2015’s Valentino Donna…

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Montblanc Lady Emblem L’Eau ~ new perfume

Posted by Robin on 3 March 2017 2 Comments

Montblanc Lady Emblem L’Eau

Montblanc has launched Lady Emblem L’Eau, a new fragrance for women. Lady Emblem L’Eau is a flanker to 2015’s Lady Emblem, and follows 2016’s Lady Emblem Elixir…

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Yves Rocher Feuilles de Verveine & Cuir Vetiver ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 6 January 2016 6 Comments

Yves Rocher Feuilles de Verveine & Cuir Vetiver

Yves Rocher has launched Feuilles de Verveine, a new addition to the Un Matin Au Jardin collection, and Cuir Vetiver, a new fragrance for men…

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Valentino Donna ~ perfume review

Posted by Robin on 30 December 2015 20 Comments

Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey for Valentino Donna

If you adored Lancôme La Vie Est Belle1 or any of its various spawn (Giorgio Armani Sì, Nina Ricci L’Extase, Salvatore Ferragamo Emozione et. al.) and you were hoping for more candied iris powder, do try Valentino’s new-ish Donna, which I’d call the latest in the series except that I’m so far behind that Donna has been out for months and there are probably umpteen new fragrances in the same vein that I haven’t even smelled yet. Ah well.

Donna is the feminine counterpart to last year’s Valentino Uomo, and it maintains that scent’s emphasis on sugar, or to put it as Kevin did in his review, loads of sugar, at least in the opening…

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Strictly Jil Sander ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 15 September 2015 Leave a Comment

Strictly Jil Sander

German fashion brand Jil Sander has launched Strictly Jil Sander, a new fragrance for men. Strictly Jil Sander is the masculine counterpart to 2014’s Simply Jil Sander…

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