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October 19, 2007

Caline Sweet Appeal by Grès {New Perfume}

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Grès after Caline (2005) and Caline Night (2006) is issuing a third Caline perfume called Caline Sweet Appeal. It was composed by Nathalie Lorson of Firmenich Fine Fragrances and is described as a floral-chypre-oriental fragrance.......

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Blackberry Amber, Velvet Tuberose, Irresistible Apple by Bath & Body Works

Rock 'n Rose Couture by Valentino

Le Jardin, La Fête in the Vaux-Le-Vicomte series by Desire in Sunlight

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Scented Quote of the Day, from Christian Dior: - 60th Anniversary of Miss Dior {Fragrant Reading}

Mademoiselle de Camargo by Nicolas Lancret (1730)

"Le parfum c'est le complément indispensable de la personnalité féminine, c'est le finishing touch d'une robe, c'est la rose dont Lancret signait ses toiles".

"Perfume is the indispensable complement to the feminine personality; it is the finishing touch of a dress; it is like the rose that Lancret used to sign his paintings."........

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Scented Quote of the Day, from Rachelle Bloom (& William Lauder):

Ouch, Ouch, Ouch.... Scented Quote of the Day, from Mariah Carey:

Scented Quote of the Day, from Jeannine Mongin:

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Dreaming by Tommy Hilfiger (2007-2008) {New Perfume} {Scented Images}

Tommy Hilfiger will launch a new women's perfume, in November of 2007 at the international level and in the spring of 2008 in the USA, called Dreaming. It is meant to capture in scent and images (see ad.) that liminal moment that separates sleep from awakening.......

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Caline Sweet Appeal by Grès

Blackberry Amber, Velvet Tuberose, Irresistible Apple by Bath & Body Works

Rock 'n Rose Couture by Valentino

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Bianco Classico, Fondente Extra by Cioccolato Mon Amour {New Perfumes}

The Italian brand Cioccolato Mon Amour has introduced two adorable looking gourmand fragrances based on white and dark chocolates. We thought these might be for children, but apparently they are for grown-ups (too). They are described as intriguing and refined fragrances.....

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Dreaming by Tommy Hilfiger (2007-2008)

Caline Sweet Appeal by Grès

Blackberry Amber, Velvet Tuberose, Irresistible Apple by Bath & Body Works

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And The Winners of the DKNY Delicious Night Drawing Are:

The winners were drawn by the little hand of destiny and they are......Michael Lee and CindyN!

Congratulations!

Please send me your addresses by hitting the "Email Me" button top left of the page.

And thank you all for participating; we'll be back with more!

-- Marie-Hélène

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October 20, 2007

21 by CoSTUME NATIONAL {New Perfume}

To celebrate the 21st anniversary of their fashion house Costume National, a brand about "French uniform", Ennio and Carlo Capasa its founders, will launch a new perfume called 21 at the end of 2007.......

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Bianco Classico, Fondente Extra by Cioccolato Mon Amour

Dreaming by Tommy Hilfiger (2007-2008)

Caline Sweet Appeal by Grès

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Hinoki, Sakura, Shobu, Yuzu in Pleasure of Japanese Bath by Shu Uemura {Bath & Body}

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Shu Uemura has re-edited a collection of four bath oils that were first issued 10 years ago. The bath essences called Hinoki, Sakura, Shobu, and Yuzu feature a unique oil formula that helps the skin be supple and hydrated......

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Secrets du Japon, Rituels de Tanzanie, Beautés de Polynésie, & Rêves de Laponie

Bond no.9 Bodies

Roger et Gallet Rose

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October 21, 2007

Yves Rocher Vie Privée Now Available {Shopping Tip}

The re-edition of Vie Privée by Yves Rocher in their new Réédition Parfum collection, which we posted about before, is now available on the USA website of Yves Rocher. It is currently on a promotional sale and retails for $14 instead of $20 for a 1.7 oz bottle.

Please note that while it is sold in an Eau de Parfum concentration in France, it is sold in an Eau de Toilette concentration in the US, here.

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L'Occitane 4 Vents Collection Now Available

Monotheme

L'Atelier Bohême, New Perfumes from Parfum d'Empire Now Available

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Ombre Libertine by Parfumerie Contemporaine {Ask Marie-Helene}

"First of all, just let me say that I love your site! I'm hoping that you or one of your readers can help me track down a perfume of which I find absolutely no trace on the internet. When my mother passed away in 1998, I got a box with some of her perfumes in it. I hadn't really delved into them until recently (and here it is, coming up on 10 years!) One of the perfumes is called "Ombre Libertine" by a company called Parfumerie Contemporaine, located at 16, place Vendome in Paris (now the site of Piaget Jewelers). For all intents and purposes, this fragrance never existed (no reference on any perfume site that I've checked). It's a wonderful fragrance, and all that I have left is a spray bottle about 1/3 full. I would love to find some more if it's still around!

Thanks - D......."

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Long Lost Crabtree & Evelyn Fragrance: Help Please

Smells Like Rain In The Spring In Belgium......

How To Buy Patents Of Discontinued Fragrances

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Le De by Givenchy (1957-2007) {Perfume Review & Musings} {New Fragrance}

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Le De by Givenchy has the clarity and purity of a fountain of youth cascading with crystalline floral water, only emitting the loveliest of murmur in the middle of a glade in a delicate green forest. Alternatively it makes one feel as if one were walking on a ground strewn with petals of blossoms before arriving at the gates of Paradise. The strange thing is that one does not usually think of gardens of paradise. One nevertheless stops there to inhale some of the effluvia that waft out through its iron gates before stepping in.

Le De is also like the flow of an 18th century muslin textile printed with a seedbed of delicate flowers. Or a modern interpretation of it as with the Givenchy dress worn by Audrey Hepburn in 1957 precisely in Love in the Afternoon. Or again the light scent emanating from a precious letterhead or calling card. Even before one read the press release, the scent evoked intuitively the images of a refined calling card and flowing white light luxurious textile as the ones that were cut out to make the evanescent dresses "à la Gauloise" worn by Marie-Antoinette. Not coincidentally, Hubert de Givenchy is reported to have said, "Fragrance is the final touch of elegance, its identity card" or again, we learn from the press communication that,.........