Posted by Angela
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30 September 2008
Sometimes it's tempting to compare perfume to music. For instance, Chanel No. 22 smells like singing aldehydes and white flowers with a whispering contralto of sandalwood, vetiver, and incense. Guerlain L'Heure Bleue smells melodic and moody like a Fauré tone poem. Balenciaga named a whole series of its perfumes after forms of music and rhythm: Prélude, Quadrille, and Rumba. And let's not even get started on Valentino Rock 'n Rose. Amouage counted on the natural sympathy between scent and music when it named its latest fragrance “Lyric”.
Amouage describes Lyric Woman (there's also a Lyric Man) as a fragrance in a “lyric-spinto” voice. A lyric-spinto soprano sings with the lightness of a lyric soprano, but with a slightly darker timbre…
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Posted by Robin
on
30 September 2008
Le Labo has launched two more fragrances in their “city exclusive” series:
Poivre 23, London (shown) ~ “Poivre 23 translates into Pepper 23, and it’s Le Labo’s pepper statement, developed in partnership with Annick Menardo and only available as an Extrait de Parfum. Why pepper? (And we’re talking true Bourbon Pepper, the rolls of peppers) Because it’s the spice of all spices…”
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Posted by Robin
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30 September 2008
Earlier this summer, Ava Luxe launched Rosa De La Luz:
A fresh and silky red rose petal perfume. The top notes are very fresh and effervescent bergamot and tangy blackberry which dissolve into a heart of pure rose essences.
This perfume is composed of 97% botanical ingredients…
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Posted by Robin
on
30 September 2008
Coming in October from Chopard will be Wish Magical Nights, a deeper, more mysterious, limited edition version of Chopard Wish (see also: Chopard Happy Spirit Magical Nights).
The woody floriental fragrance includes notes of pear, red currant…
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Posted by Robin
on
30 September 2008
Deal at aveda: get free shipping on orders over $25, today only, with coupon code MISSION98.
New at nordstrom: Kiehls Forest Rain.
New at parfum1: Gwen Stefani Harajuku Lovers.
Deal at saks: get free shipping on any order with coupon code SHIPFREE, good through 10/1.
New at sephora: Tocca Brigitte, Prada Infusion d'Homme.
