Posted by Angela
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19 October 2007
I was at a department store perfume counter and saw a woman mesmerized by the Chanel Eau Première display. “Could I try this?” she asked. A sales associate sprayed one of her wrists. “You know,” the customer said, “I’ve never tried the real Chanel No. 5. Could I try that, too?” When No. 5 was on her other arm she excitedly sniffed one wrist and then the other. I thought, I have just seen the birth of a perfumista.
As people become involved with perfume, they seem to go through certain stages — at least, I know I have. I’m going to take a stab a laying them out. How do they match your experience?
Stage one: Strong Interest. This phase, where you like perfume enough to own a few bottles and follow new releases, can last for years. You probably smell whatever comes through the department stores and have tried a few of the classics like Patou Joy and Chanel No. 5. You sniff perfume from bottles on other people’s dressers and compliment coworkers on how they smell. You probably like perfume more than most people you know, and you hope one day to find your signature scent…
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Posted by Robin
on
19 October 2007
Memo is a new Paris-based niche line of personal and home fragrances created by Claire Molloy. The range includes a quartet of perfumes under the name Les Echappées: Lalibela, Siwa, Sundance and Inlé…
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Posted by Robin
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19 October 2007
Coming this winter from Thierry Mugler, Dare the Metamorphosis, consisting of a new color cosmetics line called The Art of Metamorphosis and five fragrances under the name Miroir Miroir. According to Joel Palix, president of Thierry Mugler Parfums, “We gave carte blanche to our perfumers to create something unusual and original”…
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Posted by Robin
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19 October 2007
Terra di Siena and Magnifico 9: Peperoncino are the latest fragrance releases from Italian niche line i Profumi di Firenze.
Terra di Siena (shown) is a unisex fragrance, and…
…captures the magic of Sienna with top notes of bergamot and mint; heart notes of Florentine lavender, cumin, cinnamon…
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Posted by Robin
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19 October 2007
New at barneys: S-Perfume 100% Love.
Deal at beautyhabit: with any order of $75 or more, get a $10 bounceback coupon for your next fragrance order using coupon code NEWSCENT, good through 10/31. New items include Serge Lutens Louve, Carthusia solid perfumes, Miller Harris Geranium Bourbon, Manuel Canovas Les Fantaisies Parfumees, Tann Rokka Aki.
New at bloomingdales: Tom Ford Black Orchid Voile de Fleur, Agent Provocateur Strip.
New at luckyscent: the Serge Lutens line, including Louve.
New at sephora: Britney Spears Believe.
