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Kat Von D Saint & Sinner

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Mariah Carey Forever

WienerBlut Klubwasser

Prada L'Eau Ambrée

Serge Lutens Fille en Aiguilles

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Yves Saint Laurent Parisienne

Idole d'Armani

Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Tiaré-Blossom, Cherry Blossom

Hermès Eau d'Orange Verte, Eau de Pamplemousse Rose, Eau de Gentiane Blanche

Parfums de Nicolaï Weekend à Deauville

Serge Lutens Fourreau Noir

Essential Faith

Penhaligon's Anthology: Eau de Verveine, Extract of Limes, Gardenia, Night Scented Stock

Mac Naked Honey & Africanimal

Chopard Cascade

Lancôme Hypnôse Senses

Juliette Has a Gun Midnight Oud

Narciso Rodriguez Essence

Queen Latifah Queen

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The Body Shop White Musk White Hot Summer

Rochas Eau Sensuelle

L'Artisan Parfumeur Côte d'Amour

Chloe Eau de Parfum

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Byredo Bal d'Afrique

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Guerlain Muguet (en français)

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Chanel Cristalle Eau Verte

Christian Dior Escale à Pondichéry

Frédéric Malle Géranium pour Monsieur

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Roger et Gallet Bois d'Orange

Montale Patchouli Leaves

Stetson All American

Stephen Jones by Comme des Garçons

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Yves Saint Laurent La Nuit de l'Homme

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Nina Ricci Love by Nina

Hermès Kelly Calèche EDP

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Serge Lutens Nuit de Cellophane

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December 2007 Archive

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December 4, 2007

Love, Beyond Love by By Kilian {Perfume Reviews & Musings} {New Fragrances}

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We just came back from a visit to the By Kilian website and we have to admit, the biggest shock we have experienced this year so far in terms of marketing attention-getting ploy, is not the by now infamous vision of a naked derrière belonging to Tom Ford or one of his cohorts (can’t remember and don’t care to) with accessorily a perfume bottle neatly tucked in between the cheeks, like a suppository, a felicitous association if ever there was one, but this: complete perfume formulas posted on a perfumer’s website to convince you that they, by contrast with the competition, truly do stand above the fray and the norm.......
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December 5, 2007

Cosmic by Solange Agazury-Partridge (2007) {New Fragrance}

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London-based Jeweler Solange Agazury-Partridge has issued a new perfume creation following her debut scent in 2006, Stoned. The new one is called Cosmic and seems to retain similar gourmand elements albeit of an upscale quality, as well as continue to incorporate poetic mineral dust. Wherever your sense of luxury lies, for the brand it is to be found in particles of rare materials. Last time it was diamond dust, this time it is ground meteorites dust........

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Mwah by Chanelle Hayes {New Fragrance} {Celebrity Perfume}

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Mwah by Chanelle Hayes must be the ultimate abstract celebrity fragrance where image takes precedence over substance, i.e., the scent itself. It is impossible to find any information about the jus contained in the bottle. Who cares anyway, right? The ruby red glass bottle looks cute and Chanelle Hayes strikes all the right enticing poses for the media, a perfume flacon strategically placed in her hand; it matches her lipstick too.

The reporters flock to the event to officially discover the fragrance that has become a mere accessory in the pursuit of fame and brand recognition building. But at least with Alex by Alex Curran or Coleen X there were some passing mentions of the jus. Nobody is pretending anymore after a volley of celebs scents hit the market. It's all about everything else but the perfume. That bottle is asking itself "What am I doing here, really?"

It gets an award from us for "Most Obscure Celebrity Fragrance" of 2007 because it's simply irrelevant to ask what the notes are, therefore the perfume itself is the most obscure of them all........

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Cyprès by Rigaud: The Nec Plus Ultra of Scented Candles {Holiday Shopping Ideas & Tips - $75 or Less} {Fragrant Reading}

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As we already said before in our review of Paco Rabanne pour Homme, Cyprès de Rigaud is one of the most popular candles in France. Its scent is very forest-y, balsamic. An article in the Times relates its history and how Jackie Kennedy used to love to use it to scent the White House.......

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December 6, 2007

Diptyque Fragrance Collection {Holiday Shopping Ideas & Tips - $100 or Less} + Promo Code

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Diptyque has put out a delightful coffret for the Holidays containing four of its best-loved fragrances: Philosykos (fig), Tam Dao (sandalwood), Do Son (tuberose), and L'Ombre Dans L'Eau (rose)......

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Myrte - Myrtle by L'Occitane (2007) {Perfume Review & Musings} {New Fragrance}

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As previously announced, L'Occitane introduced this fall a collection of four fragrances called Notre Flore (Our Flora) and Les Quatre Vents (The Four Winds). It is inspired by richly historic aromas of the Mediterranean region, in particular as they were perceived by mariners upon approaching the coastal areas. Myrtle in this case is the scent carried by the winds around Corsica, which signaled the imminent appearance of the "Island of Beauty".

The concept is a priori lovely as it intertwines history, affective memories, and poetry. To attempt to recreate the past through an immediate olfactory sensation is the best time-travel machine man has constructed thus far. Devoting attention to very specific micro geographic areas and and attempting to revive a history of the senses, further contribute to the interest of the project........

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"Le Myrte" in Les fleurs animées by Grandville, 1867

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Shiseido Exhibition on Romance & Fragrance in Tokyo {Scented Paths & Fragrant Addresses}

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The art of Perfumery in the 1920s is being duly paid homage to at the international level, from Paris to Tokyo this season. In Tokyo, Shiseido Co. is organizing an exhibit titled "Romance and Fragrance" on perfume bottles and fashion plates by George Barbier, a famous illustrator from the art deco period alongside artists like Erté or Iribe. Barbier contributed illustrations to a book on fragrance entitled The Romance of Perfume by Richard Le Gallienne in 1928, from which the title of the exhibit is borrowed although the plates on show will be from two other works of his, Le Bonheur du Jour and Falbalas and Fanfreluches........
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December 7, 2007

Launch Party for The One for Men by Dolce & Gabbana {Celebrity Perfume} {Scented Images}

As a follow-up to our previous post on The One for Men by Dolce & Gabbana, here are a couple of pictures from the launch party for the cologne which took place on Dec 4, 2007.
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The team: Stefano Gabbana, Matthew McConaughey, his girl-friend model Camilla Alves, and Domenico Dolce at the Gramercy Park Hotel
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The Beat by Burberry (2008): 3 Very British Notes {New Fragrance}

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Complementary information is now available on the upcoming Burberry The Beat. You can read our previous post about the young audience it wants to reach with well-established youth-culture references of the past. The juice was composed by a team of three perfumers: Dominique Ropion, Olivier Polge, and Béatrice Piquet who are important commercial perfumers often participating in big industry launches.......

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First Standalone Guerlain Boutique in the US {Scented Paths & Fragrant Addresses}

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WWD reports that Guerlain have opened their first freestanding boutique in the US earlier this week. It is located on the ground floor of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. Another US-based boutique is scheduled to open in the spring of 2008.

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