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Fragrant Shopping Archive
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 Apparently, the Germans love their calendars to be more than visually appealing, they also appreciate a little scratch-and-sniff action. You can find a series of such scented calendars called Duftkalendar on the Germany site of Amazon, Amazon.de. They either revolve around a theme, Spices and Herbs or Fruits or are more generalist. Each page offers a picture of the ingredient or bouquet of the month as well as a rubbing spot for you to release the aromatic molecules...
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 My jaw dropped when I saw this beauty. It is not out yet but will be from October 26, 2009 at Colette, even sooner in the US where the launch takes place on October 19. Snaps out of contemplation to let you know that this special edition is called Piper Heidsieck & Christian Louboutin Le Rituel Champagne in reference to the romantic habit of drinking champagne from a woman's slipper, the gentlemanly thing to do, reportedly in the 1880s. Piper Heidsieck was established in the city of Reims in France in 1785. After Viktor & Rolf Rosé Sauvage, Christian Louboutin, a living myth of a shoemaker that has made good use of a fashion twist already in use at the court of Louis XIV, has partnered with champagne maker Piper Heidsieck to offer the glass and crystal fantasy of a Louboutin shoe ready to be brought to your, grateful, lips. Via Luxurate
 Lulabie have launched a line of scented teddy bears that have been studied to release the aromatherapeuthic benefits needed to help babies, toddlers and consequently parents go to sleep. Being sympathetic to one of the hardest experiences of early parenthood, sleep deprivation (yes, nobody told us about that ordeal in advance -- now you know, if you didn't already know) is certainly going to garner them some good will. Lulabie is a brand owned by The Scent a Brand group, a company that specializes in scenting all sorts of surfaces and objects from key chains and trays to toothbrush holders, jewelry and shoehorns, with the promise that it will last up to a year. The teddy bears are scented with a Sleep-Well blend of "... lavender oil, orange, thyme and cardamom, a blend that aims to release fatigue, calm and relax the child,"... 
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 If you are a perfume lover and a bit of a fetishist, you can now show your true colors with the set of USB Card Readers that were designed in the shape of perfume bottles. Nothing too fancy yet, they look more like no non-sense colognes but they are meant to sit on your desk as a permanent reminder of your addiction or devotion to the cause, as you may prefer to state it. They will make your desk look more like a dresser and up the homey quotient at work. Plus they are great conversation pieces and can even help you manage relationships with colleagues who wear too much perfume (yes, there is such a thing)...
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 The brand Diggity Dog is taking down some icons with its line of luxury-products-turned-doggy-toys. From Christian Loubarkin to Growlex Watch and Chewnel # 5 France and more, your beloved dog will be able to wave its tail in style while playing with the latest hip toys in town. Available for 14 € at Colette
 Samsung is continuing to play the olfactory card and this time hopes to attract female customers that are attuned to the perfume and beauty worlds as well as brands. After their anonymous aromatherapeutic lavender-scented cellphone, the Korean brand now just launched in France a new cellphone co-branded with Cacharel, the E250, which comes together with a beauty coffret containing a Sensual Milk for the body and a bottle of Amor Amor Eau de Toilette. The design of the cellphone has been made to look the part, with a feminine, flowery decor, "Samsung et Cacharel se sont associés pour concocter un mobile empreint de sensualité et de féminité. Ce E250 est en effet aussi élégant à l'extérieur qu'à l'intérieur (fonds d'écrans spécifiques). Mieux, ce mobile est fourni avec un coffret de beauté Cacharel. N'attendez pas la Saint Valentin pour faire plaisir à votre chère et tendre."...
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 Agraria, which is a treasure trove of decorative home fragrance objects each more alluring than the others, has come up with a luxurious collection of wooden pot pourri boxes shaped and detailed in the forms of classical Italian Tuscan villas reminiscent of the Roman antiquity. They house their signature Bitter Orange Potpourri which is aged for 6 Months ..
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 The historic Papier d'Arménie, a paper-based incense marketed since 1885 whose subtlety is still appreciated today, is now available in a pack découverte/discovery kit. The kit includes: a scented candle created by perfumer Francis Kurkdjian, a specially shaped incense-burner for the Papier d'Arménie coming in 6 different colors (you pick one), a booklet of the famous incense and a booklet of the new version of the paper incense, originally created by Kurkdjian in the fall of 2006 as a limited-edition for Le Bon Marché. Thinking ahead about Holidays shopping? Here's one of our suggestions to scent your home and amp the cosiness factor this fall and winter! The set is priced at 37,90 Euros and is available at Planète Bien Être.
 I have to admit that I have a closet perfume-fetish that I paradoxically, do not often indulge in, but that I know is there. A perfume bottle on a great advert, perfume-printed scarves, perfume jewelry usually catch my attention and my already half-won admiring gaze. But I also know that to really indulge in this pleasure one needs to be selective otherwise, it all gets diluted, repetitive and might even become an alarming alternate version to the more commonly occurring crazy cat-lady syndrome, Saint Marie-Madeleine patron-saint of perfumes forbid!... 
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 Oooh, I happened on these pens that do double-duty as perfume roll-ons. Don't you love it when people recognize the need to put perfume everywhere and consider fragrance a first-necessity item? It might be a great solution for those perfumes that you worship but that tend to be fleeting on your skin. I'll test them when I receive them hoping the scent does not escape the confines of the perfume tank or get transformed into an involuntary home-fragrance device...
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 Samsung has launched a neat concept and object, the Lavender Cell Phone that looks like, nay is, a sleek modern perfume bottle (think Givenchy Play or Azzaro Now) and holds a small perfume container complete with spray nozzle...
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 I just realized that the word was out already and that prior to perfuming yourselves with the upcoming I Am King by Sean Combs/Sean John, you can start wearing the tees that go with the scent! Two models are available under one of Sean John's apparel labels and there is no doubting the consistency of Sean John/Combs's message. On one tee-shirt you can proclaim simply, "I Am King", on the other, a slightly more confusing motto: "Many Crowns, 1 King". At any rate, you get the meaning, it's all about self-affirmation. The tees will probably smell great sprayed on with the new perfume and will make it last longer, think about it! Now at Dillard's for $22,50 and $25,50, respectively. 
Italian brand Vintage 55 has introduced a special edition Aroma Therapy collection of scented T-shirts. These are packaged in glass jars with an aromatic sachet in them that enables the tees to refresh their scents after each washing although the textiles have also been specially dyed with a natural aromatic dye.......
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Mistinguette bracelet with an Hortensia and pink pepper bouquet
Aquarelle is a chain of florist shops in France which succeeds in maintaining an artisan flair. In fact, I just discovered they were a chain as I always thought of them as my neighborhood independent florist. The big wide-open store rue de Buci is charming with its heavy wooden beams and their flower compositions which overflow onto stands on the sidewalk immediately catch your eye with their creative details. Actress Jane Birkin is a fan and can be sighted there regularly.... Place Vendôme ring made out of Eucalyptus fruit
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There is a fascinating interview with author Katherine Ashenburg on the history and practices of cleanliness in Salon. Judging by the exchange she seems to retain the theses of classic works of previous researchers on these questions such as Alain Corbin, Georges Vigarello, or Françoise de Bonneville but she also introduces comparative American material for example on the turning point that the Civil War was in the United-States for the discovery of the advantages of cleanliness and its decidedly democratic flavor. She also brings her own personal reflections which are very interesting. The interview and excerpt form her book were so compelling, we immediately went to order a copy of it........
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