Posted by Pia
on
30 November 2008
It would seem that the end of autumn has hit the east coast. Dreary skies have arrived, and blustery rainy afternoons turn quickly dark as city lights shine on slick wet streets. A last gasp of bitter crackling brown leaves swirl on the highway as I drive home from school, like djinn rising up in the desert sands, and I have a feeling soon the deep silent cold of winter will set in. (As an aside, the squirrels around these parts have been unusually frantic chasing and burying nuts this autumn which only confirms my pessimistic ponderings.)
Happily, this season I have found the perfect antidote to the cold. Alba Botanica's Honey Mango Bath & Shower Gel is a delightfully sweet-warm way to wake up under the shower on a leaden gray morning. It's something like mango ice cream mixed with honey — the kind of honey you find in Winnie the Pooh scratch-n-sniff books…
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Posted by Robin
on
30 November 2008
Le Labo has launched Musc 25, the latest fragrance in their “city exclusive” series. Musc 25 is for Los Angeles, and is…
…white, angelic, very musky and aldehydic, and so intensely luminous that you will need to wear shades to approach it. Yet despite all this heavenly white…
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Posted by Robin
on
30 November 2008
Christina Aguilera will be at Macy's in the Glendale Galleria in Glendale, California on Friday, December 5th at 4 pm to greet fans and introduce her new fragrance, Inspire. (via press release)
Posted by Robin
on
30 November 2008
Baldessarini (Hugo Boss) will launch Strictly Private for men this coming January. The new fragrance is geared towards the “upper class man” and the “glitterati”, who know the “true meaning of luxury”; Strictly Private will be fronted by actor/model Werner Schreyer.
The woody oriental scent features notes of bergamot, basil, juniper, pink pepper, patchouli, vetiver, fir balsam, rose, cedar, creme brulee, vanilla and amber…
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Posted by Robin
on
30 November 2008
Deal at apothia: take 30% off with coupon code RON30X3, good for 30 hours only.
Deal at bigelowchemists: get 10% off on purchases over $50 plus free shipping with coupon code ten, good through 12/10.
Deal at spacenk: take 20% off purchases over $150 with coupon code HOL001, good through 12/14.
