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June 21, 2006

Scented Thoughts: My Favorite Summmer Scents, Part 0

Finally, I am coming around to finalizing my list of fantafabulous scents for the summer. I hesitated between offering a hyper selective list of my top favorite in the different families of perfumes or composing a list revealing clusters of my most cherished scents for summer. I have decided to go for the second option because lists are also fun as exploratory tools, not just as embodiments of a perfect world and ideal life transliterated into perfumes. This allows me to bring together both old, historical favorites and new favorites; I could even include future favorites thanks to my uncanny sense of intuition, but I will stop there and not revel in the unseen...

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Scented Thoughts: Vanitas vanitatum et omnia vanitas & A Scented Palace

Scented Thoughts: On Comparing Perfumes II

Scented Thoughts: On Comparing Perfumes

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June 22, 2006

New Perfumes: 09h25, 15h10, & 20h50 by Irie Wash

Japanese designer Irie Wash has created a series of three unisex fragrances that are meant to be the expressions of three different times of the day, that is, 09h25, 15h10, and 20h50. The times were arbitrarily chosen and they are to be seen as "three different chronicles of time". Calabrian lemon is the one note that links all three perfumes.

09h25 is meant to evoke "the time of departure, an appointment, a movement towards the sun." Top notes are Calabrian lemon, Brazilian orange, bergamot. Middle notes are green tea, Chinese mint, star anise, neroli. Base notes are Atlas blue cedar, Mysore sandalwood, Indian tea.

15h10 illustrates "the wrist, the nape of the neck, drop by drop, in the light." Top notes are Calabrian lemon, red mandarine, guava. Middle notes are lemon tree blossom, mandarine blossom, neroli. Base notes are African lemon, Virginian cedar, Australian sandalwood.

20h50 is described as evoking "later, closer, elsewhere, under the lemon trees." Top notes are Calabrian lemon, grapefruit peel, petitgrain bigaradier, Haitian sweet lime. Middle notes are Provençal white thyme, lemon tree blossom, jasmine sambac. Base notes are Javanese vetiver, cedar wood, heliotrope blossom.

The fragrances come in sets of either 3 travel size bottles of 25 ml of the same perfume or of all three different perfumes. A set retails for 48 Euros. More information can be found on Irie Wash's website.

Photo source: Osmoz

Previous Posts in New Perfumes:

New Perfume: Sensuelle Russie by Esteban

New Perfume: Perles by Lalique

New Perfume: Rose Divine by Isabel Derroisné

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Perfume List: My Favorite Summmer Scents, Part 1

1 - Favorite Summer Musk scents:

Pamplelune by Guerlain

Although no musk is officially included in this fragrance, as far as I can tell, it has a marked musky accord of the raw, uriney type. It smells like sophisticated sweat.

L'Autre by Diptyque

This one is very spicy and very musky. The musk note or accord is of the raw, dry, uriney variety. It smells like the armpits of a sexy, unshowered man, pardon my bluntness and giggle of delight.

Egyptian Garden by V’Tae

It has a pronounced musky accord or note blended together with spices. It starts off smelling like the sweeter type of musk one finds in Musc Ravageur and ends up smelling slightly uriney. It has a great, spicy, and animalic drydown which I find very sensual.

Jasmin de Nuit by The Different Company

It's a very musky jasmine. It is an interesting dualistic perfume associating the animalic with the floral while managing to keep these two themes separate from each other.

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Perfume List: European Father's Day Fragrance List

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Perfume List: Seasonal Scents

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June 23, 2006

Scented Quote of the Day, from The Coldplay:

Ode to Deodorant

Here's an Ode, ah, to deodorant
It's my thing, ah it's my favourite hygiene
It keeps me through the day

Another ode, ah to deodorant
It's my thing, ah it's my favourite hygiene
It's the confidence I need

It's medicine for the soul
It's medicine for the mind
It picks me up and makes me whole
It makes me feel alright

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New Perfume: Perfume No. 919 by Bissol with Mobiado

Bissol, the manufacturer of luxury perfumes has partnered up with Mobiado, the luxury mobile phone manufacturer to design a new fragrance called Perfume No. 919. It is a (very?) limited edition. The scent targets a very specific group of consummers, the luxury mobile phones users.

The perfume is described as a "...a clean, fresh, youthful scent with top notes of mandarin, juniper berry, elemi; middle notes of white musk, bamboo, oakmoss; and base notes of vanilla, cedarwood, sandalwood. (Mobiado Limited Edition) also has a special addition of Australian lime note, formulated for the "elegant mobile phone user".

Thanks very much to Lisa for sending me the link!

Source: Cellular News

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New Perfumes: 09h25, 15h10, & 20h50 by Irie Wash

New Perfume: Sensuelle Russie by Esteban

New Perfume: Perles by Lalique

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New Perfume: Jazmin by Campos de Ibiza

The latest fragrance launch from Campos de Ibiza is called Jazmin. It is described as a jasmine floral and is based upon the very abundant jasmine found in Ibiza also nicknamed the "white island"for that very reason.

Top notes are bergamot, galbanum. Middle notes are jasmine, ylang, white rose, tuberose, gardenia. Base notes are ambergris, moss, and sandalwood.

Source & photo: Osmoz

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New Perfume: Perfume No. 919 by Bissol with Mobiado

New Perfumes: 09h25, 15h10, & 20h50 by Irie Wash

New Perfume: Sensuelle Russie by Esteban

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New Perfume: Ensoleille Moi by André Gas

André Gas, the jewelry designer, has launched his first fragrance called Ensoleille Moi (Bathe me in sunlight). It is described as a floral oriental, being both a voluptuous and solar fragrance whose aroma is reminiscent of Monoï.

Top notes are bergamot and tiare. Middle notes are ylang ylang and coco. Basenotes are vanilla and white musk.

Source & photo: Osmoz

Previous Posts in New Perfumes:

New Perfume: Jazmin by Campos de Ibiza

New Perfume: Perfume No. 919 by Bissol with Mobiado

New Perfumes: 09h25, 15h10, & 20h50 by Irie Wash

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New Perfume: Eclat by Fragonard

Fragonard has introduced a new perfume called Eclat (Radiance, Splendor). It is described as a floral oriental with a sparkling, luminous, and gourmand sillage.

Top notes are bergamot, lemon, and freesia. Middle notes are frangipani and gardenia. Base notes are vanilla and guimauve (a type of orange blossom scented marshmallow with an elongated shape)

Source & photo: Osmoz

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New Perfume: Ensoleille Moi by André Gas

New Perfume: Jazmin by Campos de Ibiza

New Perfume: Perfume No. 919 by Bissol with Mobiado

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New Perfumes & Shopping Tip: Venus Sands, Orange Flowers, Roses & more by Ava-Luxe

Serena from Ava-Luxe has issued several new tropical perfumes for the summertime. Venus Sands sounds particularly attractive for the season. It is described as "a serene tropical perfume that conjures up images of dreamy island escapes and lazy days spent basking in the warmth of the sun. Buttery gardenias, jasmine sambac, and island orchid with a hint of amber, incense and vanilla. Subtle and warm, perfect for the summertime."

Notes are: Gardenia, Jasmine Sambac, Waterlily, Island Orchid, Comoro Ylang Ylang, Bergamot, Nutmeg, Clove, Thai Coconut Milk, Vanilla, Amber, Incense, Sandalwood.

You can use the coupon code heatwave until July 12th when checking out and save 20% of your entire order. You can find more information on Ava-Luxe's website.

Source & photo: Ava-Luxe

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New Perfume: Eclat by Fragonard

New Perfume: Ensoleille Moi by André Gas

New Perfume: Jazmin by Campos de Ibiza

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New Perfume: Pleasures Summer Bouquet by Estée Lauder

The 2006 edition of Pleasures Summer by Estée Lauder is now available and is called Summer Bouquet. Interestingly enough no description of the notes is offered just like last year for Summer Waters. It is described as a fun, exhilarating, soft, and fresh fragrance.

The packaging contains a "modern reusable vase topped with a fun hair accessory."

Price is $49.50. Shipping is free for purchases of $50 or more from the esteelauder.com site. Free samples are included with every order.

Previous Posts in New Perfumes:

New Perfumes & Shopping Tip: Venus Sands, Orange Flowers, Roses & more by Ava-Luxe

New Perfume: Eclat by Fragonard

New Perfume: Ensoleille Moi by André Gas

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