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Mariage Frères Love Story tea

From Mariage Frères , Love Story tea: "...a beautiful declaration of love for France – its joie de vivre, its gastronomy, its romantic charm – in the form of a seductive gourmet black tea with accents of velvety, fruity and flowery notes. The magnificent canister assumes the famous blue-white-red colours, singing a message of fraternity while housing the most irresistible of the THÉS FRANÇAIS." €26 for 90g. (Also, Mariage Frères has a gorgeous blue canister filled with oolong for The Year of The Rooster. You can see that one at Luckyscent.)

Holiday fragrance gifts 2016, part 6

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Part six in our eight-part series on fragrance related holiday gifts brings us to the random / miscellaneous category, including a few teas. Do add any of your own recommendations in the comments!

Maison Francis Kurkdjian Les Bulles d'Agathe

From Maison Francis Kurkdjian, the Les Bulles d’Agathe discovery set: “A discovery gift set of five scented bubbles, designed to introduce children to smells … and to give adults a chance to have fun!” with five 45 ml bottles, including Violet, Cold mint, Cut grass, Pear and Mon beau Sapin. $75 at Neiman Marcus…

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A summer of violets

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Violet beauty products, 1

After writing last week’s review of Fabergé Straw Hat, I took a look around and realized that my violet obsession isn’t restricted to perfumes. I’m applying and ingesting and inhaling other violet-perfumed products on a regular basis, too. Here’s a quick round-up of some favorites.

Lush Daddy-O shampoo (top center image) is anything but a “shrinking violet” —its floral aroma is rich and vibrant, with added notes of ylang ylang and violet leaf to add complexity. The scent will linger in your hair all day…

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Atelier Cologne Philtre Ceylan ~ fragance review

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Govardhan. Dalliance on a Terrace, detail

Day after day, he worked to perfect the love potion to seduce this untouchable woman. He asked her to meet him early in the morning in the park where the cherry blossoms were in full bloom. The perfect moment to kiss her would be apparent. Later, he understood that she never drank the filter he prepared. Instead, it was destiny that brought them together.

The Atelier Cologne Philtre Ceylan copywriter apparently does not know what “untouchable” can mean in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Filter? No, that would be — p-h-i-l-t-r-e. ARE there cherry trees in Sri Lanka? Why not a heavily scented flowering myristica fragrans tree (that yields nutmeg and mace)? Perhaps all was lost in translation? (But when a perfume costs over $300, it is nice to get some free humor.)

Philtre Ceylan (roughly translated as Ceylon love potion) is part of the Collection Orient. Philtre Ceylan’s mix of notes1 promised an exciting perfume experience…

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