Posted by Robin
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18 May 2013
Today, our fourth annual Haiku Challenge (if you like, you can check out 2010, 2011 and 2012 for inspiration).
Pick a perfume or a perfume house (or really, anything related to perfume), write a haiku about it. Use the simplified English form — your haiku should have three lines, the first line with five syllables, the second line with seven syllables and the third line with five syllables. You can put the perfume name in the title if that makes it easier, and at any rate, don’t stress over the rules of traditional haiku — this is just for fun…
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Posted by Robin
on
18 May 2013
CEW (Cosmetic Executive Women) held their annual beauty awards yesterday. The winners for this year’s awards in fragrance are:
Women’s Scent Prestige ~ Marc Jacobs Dot
Women’s Scent Mass ~ Halle Berry Closer
Men’s Scent ~ Viktor & Rolf Spicebomb…
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I tried Jo Malone’s Rose Water & Vanilla when it was first released, but since I was under the impression that the “Cologne Intense Collection” (which included Rose Water & Vanilla) was a limited edition line, I didn’t bother to review it. Now that it seems to have become part of the permanent collection, I’ve revisited it and I’m still intrigued.
The Cologne Intense Collection is a group of “distinctive scents inspired by the rich, sensory experience of the Middle East,” and Rose Water & Vanilla is inspired by “delectable Turkish Delight”: “Rose Water and comforting vanilla are enriched with a succulent bite of rose loukoum. Tempting and addictive.” Elsewhere, Jo Malone describes this fragrance as “an elegant powdery scent that blends spicy sweet Orange Blossoms, the richness of Vanilla and an underlying smokiness from the agarwood.”
I’m sure I’m not the only one who looks back with fondness on the craze for loukhoum-inspired fragrances that swept through various perfume message boards in 2004…
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Posted by Robin
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17 May 2013
French niche line Memo will launch Irish Leather, the first fragrance in the new Cuirs Nomades collection, in June. The scent is an homage to Ireland and the smell of tack rooms and horseback riding…
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Posted by Robin
on
17 May 2013
The Fragrance Foundation UK held their annual Fifi Awards last night, and the winners are:
Best New Fragrance
Women’s: Marc Jacobs Dot
Men’s: Viktor & Rolf Spicebomb…
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