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27 August 2008
More limited edition collector fragrance bottles, with the usual disclaimers: in most of these cases, the juice is unchanged, just the bottle is “special” (or not, as the case may be), and some of these may not be available in the US.
Coming in October from Agent Provocateur, their eponymous perfume in the “Agent Provocateur DD” limited edition (above left); the DD stands for “diamond dust”. Yep, it’s got diamond particles right there in the juice, so as to add a little shine, and there’s a shiny metallic finish on the bottle…
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Posted by Robin
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18 October 2007
It's that time of year: tons of fragrance coffret sets and limited edition collector bottles for holiday gift giving. Here are just a few of the collector bottles available this year. In most of these cases, the juice is unchanged, only the bottle is worth getting excited over (or not).
Please note that a few of these may not be available in the United States…
From Yves Saint Laurent, theYoung Sexy Lovely Collector Edition. $60 for 50 ml at sephora…
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24 July 2007
Agent Provocateur has launched Strip, a new floral oriental fragrance:
Agent Provocateur Strip has an evocative soul accord made up of exotic Ylang Ylang, Iris Bud and Geranium Bourbon. This is embraced with the heat of Hot Amber oils, Vetivert from Haiti, precious Exotic Woods and musks…
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22 April 2007
For the perfumista who cooks, the Chef’s Essence Set from Aftelier, a collection of 13 essential oils and absolutes that Ruth Reichl calls “magical in its ability to reproduce the true flavor and aroma of fruits, spices, and herbs”. Includes blood orange, ginger, saffron and litsea cubeba, among others. $225…
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Posted by Robin
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21 June 2006
The UK-based lingerie line Agent Provocateur released their first fragrance, called simply Agent Provocateur, in 2000. The “exotic floral chypre” was created by perfumer Christian Provenzano, and includes notes of saffron, coriander, rose, jasmine, magnolia, ylang ylang, gardenia, vetiver, amber and musk.
There are fragrances that are sexy in a non-obtrusive kind of way, and then there are fragrances that are sexy in an in-your-face kind of way. Agent Provocateur is in-your-face sexy. It smells, quite simply, like a fragrance that you would wear to seduce someone, which is, after all, the raison d’être of the Agent Provocateur brand…
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