Posted by Robin
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6 November 2009
1. What fragrance are you wearing today?
2. Do you consider yourself a perfumista, and if so, what stage are you? (Click on the link to see the four stages Angie identified. I later added a fifth: rampant cynicism.) If you’re male, do you use the term perfumista or something else?
3. About how many new fragrances do you probably try in an average week?
4. What holy grail fragrance are you still looking for?
5. Read any good books lately?
6. What’s the funniest show on television this year?
Answer as many or as few as you like. And my answers…
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Posted by Robin
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6 November 2009
Posted by Robin
on
6 November 2009
Christian Dior’s Dior Homme line has launched a fourth fragrance in their cologne series, Ambre Nuit:
After the successes of three cologne waters, Bois d’argent, Cologne Blanche and Eau Noire, here is the latest of Dior house, Ambre Nuit. A unisex, mysterious…
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Posted by Robin
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6 November 2009
New at beautyhabit: Parfums de Nicolai Patchouli Homme, Violette in Love.
New at senteursdailleurs (Brussels): Tom Ford Grey Vetiver & White Musk Collection.
New at theperfumeshoppe (Canada): Comme des Garcons 2 Glitter edition, Penhaligon's Amaranthine.
Posted by Robin
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6 November 2009
Indie line Smell Bent has launched a limited edition collection for holiday 2009:
Père Noël Coward ~ “a portrait of the dandy in winter”, with sweet immortelle, atlas cedar, balsam fir and pinõn sap…
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Posted by Robin
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5 November 2009
After immediately falling head over heels in love with Bois d’Iris, to the tune of $185, I took my time about the other five fragrances in the Collection Extraordinaire from Van Cleef & Arpels. As it turns out, they’re all nicely done, and I can see why Gardénia Pétale in particular has found admirers. But none of them made me catch my breath other than the Muguet Blanc, and my reaction to that one was not entirely positive.
Here’s what Neiman Marcus has to say about Muguet Blanc:
Muguet Blanc showcases the purity, innocence and much-anticipated beauty of one of springtime’s first flowers. A green, joyous and incredibly delicate arrangement, graceful lily-of-the-valley is enhanced with exotic white peony, radiant neroli and uplifting white cedar.
For the most part, that’s right on the money; the part I’m going to quibble about is mostly the “joyous”. To explain why, I need to back up. A little warning before I proceed: those of you who are sick to death of hearing me wax nostalgic about the lost glory days of perfumery, move on, there’s nothing else to read here today…
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