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November 5, 2009

Scented German Calendars {Fragrant Shopping}


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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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October 14, 2009

Piper Heidsieck & Christian Louboutin Le Rituel Champagne {Fragrant Shopping}


piper-heidsieck-christian-louboutin-2.jpgMy 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

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October 6, 2009

Lulabie Aromatherapy Teddy Bear is Good for Babies & Parents {Fragrant Shopping} {Fragrance News}


lulabie-bear-aromatherapy2.jpgLulabie 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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September 30, 2009

The Must-Have USB Card Reader for Perfumistas {Fragrant Shopping}


perfume-bottle-usb-card-reader.jpgIf 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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March 27, 2009

Chewy Toys for Snobby Dogs: Chewnel #5 France {Fragrant Shopping}


Chewnel-5-diggity-dog.jpgThe 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

December 19, 2008

Samsung E 250 Cacharel Cellphone Smells of Amor Amor...ou presque {Fragrance News} {Fragrant Shopping}

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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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November 17, 2008

Agraria Villa Potpourri Boxes: For Architecture & Scent Aficionados {Fragrant Shopping}

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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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November 7, 2008

Papier d'Armenie Discovery Kit, Including Kurkdjian's Version {Fragrant *Holiday* Shopping}

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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.
   

November 5, 2008

Outfit Yourselves with Perfume Necklaces! {Fragrant Shopping}


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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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October 31, 2008

Perfume Roll-On & Pen Combo {Bargain Fragrant Shopping} {Shopping Tip}

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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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