The smallest coffee-table book in my collection is Nigel Groom's Perfume Companion. It has the shape and size of a travel guide, which makes it a handy companion indeed: you can bring it along to the dentist, the hair salon, the nail studio, or the gym. But let's assume you have no intention to do that. What other advantages does a compact guide like The Perfume Companion have over ordinary coffee-table books? To answer that question, let's see what this “Connoisseur's Guide” has to offer.
The Perfume Companion consists of two parts. Part one is essentially a quick guide to perfumery, featuring a brief historical overview of the industry…
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12 August 2006
Anya McCoy has launched her own line of natural perfumes, Anya's Garden. There are three fragrances, Riverside, Pan and Fairchild:
Riverside is an homage to the gardens of the University of California, Riverside and includes notes of pink peppercorn, citrus, Turkish rose otto, neroli blossom, petitgrains, vanilla Bourbon, Tahitian vanilla, beeswax, distilled soil (mitti), Vanuatu sandalwood, tonka bean and musk seed.
Pan is an homage to the Pan of Tom Robbins' novel Jitterbug Perfume…
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12 August 2006
New at aedes: Serge Lutens Chypre Rouge.
New at b-glowing: Kai Eau de Parfum.
Deal at fragrancesandmore: get a free Nightlight candle and free shipping with your order of Kai Eau de Parfum.
New at nordstrom: John Varvatos Vintage, Guerlain Insolence.
New at parfum1: S de Scherrer.
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12 August 2006
Sarah Jessica Parker will launch Lovely Liquid Satin, “an alcohol-free, silicone-based sprayable scent”, in September:
Liquid Satin has top notes of mandarin, rosewood, lavender and apple martini; a heart of patchouli, paperwhites and orchid, and a drydown of cedar, white amber and musk.
The notes appear to be the same as the original Lovely fragrance, but the fragrance is said to be different. It will be available in spray or rollerball wand, both versions “dry on the skin to a satiny finish”. (via Women's Wear Daily)
Esprit will introduce Horizon fragrances for men and women in September…
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