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Apothia Pearl ~ new perfume

Apothia Pearl fragranceApothia will launch Pearl, a new fragrance for women, this coming March. Pearl is meant to honor the brand’s 30th anniversary, and to be a versatile, day-to-evening scent.

Pearl was developed by perfumer Stephen Nilsen

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Fragrance gifts for Mother’s Day 2008, part 1

Mother's Day is Sunday, May 11th. Here are a few scented gift suggestions:

Estee Lauder Collector box
Isn't this pretty? From Estee Lauder, “an exquisite collection featuring four of the world's favorite fragrances: Beautiful, Pleasures, White Linen and Youth Dew. These rare parfums are treasured as the richest, most luxurious way to wear a scent. Each numbered, limited edition collection arrives in a striking blue presentation box–a collector's dream”. $350 at Saks

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Perfume meet & greet: Yosh Han at Apothia in Los Angeles

Perfumer Yosh Han of YOSH will be at Apothia Fred Segal Melrose for "bottle signing and aroma aura blessings" on Saturday, December 1st from 12 to 6.

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Holiday fragrance gifts 2006, part 2

At imaginationperfumery, the Hermes Eau des Merveilles gift set, with Eau de Toilette spray, Body Lotion and Bath & Shower Gel. $46.99…

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Apothia L Eau de Parfum fragrance review

Apothia L Eau de Parfum fragrance

As the year draws to a close, I am desperately trying to clear out my massive backlog of untried or partially tried fragrance samples. Unless something is so horrible that it necessitates instant removal (i.e., a scrubber), my practice is to try everything at least twice, and if it warrants a review (that is, if I can think of something to say about it) I usually give it 3-5 tries. But there are many fragrances that just don’t capture my attention one way or another on the first try, and they tend to spend months in the purgatory of the “try again some day” basket. Such was the fate that befell L Eau de Parfum, the fragrance inspired by the Showtime series The L Word and launched by Apothia earlier this year.

L Eau de Parfum was created by perfumer Yann Vasnier and includes notes of angelica, juniper, cardamom, violet leaf, Florentine orris butter, vetiver, sandalwood, musk and crystal amber…

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