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Ava Luxe Green Tara ~ new perfume

Robin — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 16:33:15 +0000

Indie line Ava Luxe has launched Green Tara, a new perfume for women:

The goddess Tara is known in Tibetan Buddhism as the great liberator and compassionate savioress…

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Ava Luxe Amande & Oeillet ~ new perfumes

Robin — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 18:17:23 +0000

Ava Luxe has launched two new perfumes, Amande and Oeillet.

Amande ~ “A sweet almond confection – sugary and musky…”

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Ava Luxe Madeline ~ new perfume

Robin — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 15:42:48 +0000

Indie line Ava Luxe will launch Madeline, a new* gourmand perfume for Holiday 2010:

Soft sparkle of snow falling through velvety night, Sweet silent thought, memories tender delight…

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Top 10 Summer Fragrances 2009

Jessica — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:45:04 +0000

This year, it seemed as though summer would never really begin in my part of the world. After weeks of almost-daily rain, however, and an odd chilly spell that saw me wearing black tights well into June, we’ve finally enjoyed some well-deserved days of sunny blue skies and warmer temperatures. I’m finally adjusting my clothing, my fragrances, and even my mood to suit the climate. So, at last, here is a list of my personal fragrance choices for the season.

Diptyque L’Ombre dans L’Eau. I have a feeling I mentioned this fragrance in my top picks for Spring 2008. I wear it even more often during summer, and I’ve done so for the past five or six years. For me, L’Ombre dans L’Eau is the perfect balance of floral, berry, and grass notes, with a rosy heart that suits my tastes perfectly.

Creed Fleur de Thé Rose Bulgare. Speaking of roses, this is one of the truest rose fragrances that I’ve ever tried. It can be hard to find, and it’s definitely not cheap, but tester bottles do occasionally surface on online discount sites. It’s a dewy bunch of just-picked pink roses, a few green leaves, and a wisp of lemon peel…

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Ava Luxe Rosa De La Luz, Artemisia Natural Perfume Coffee Flower ~ new perfumes

Robin — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:36:00 +0000

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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Ava Luxe Sacred ~ new perfume

Robin — Fri, 09 May 2008 20:50:30 +0000

Ava Luxe has launched Sacred, a new limited edition fragrance:

A precious botanical perfume oil composed of rare costly essences of Moroccan rose absolute, Sandalwood oil, Aloeswood (agarwood), Frankincense (premium select), and Wild Myrrh from Somalia…

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Ava Luxe Honey, Madeline & Sin ~ new fragrances

Robin — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 17:39:34 +0000

Ava Luxe has introduced two new fragrances, Madeline and Sin, and a reformulated version of Honey:

Honey (shown) ~ “This is a completely new version of the honey fragrance…”

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Ava Luxe No. 23 ~ new fragrance

Robin — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 20:00:19 +0000

Ava Luxe has launched a new fragrance, No. 23:

In ancient numerology the number 23 was regarded as a sacred number of magic and enchantment…

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Ava Luxe Ultra Rich Body Lotion ~ scented body products review

Anjali — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 20:32:59 +0000

Serena Ava Franco has quickly cultivated a reputation as one of the best perfume e-tailers out there with her line Ava Luxe, which features a wide range of creative, thoughtful, elegant and affordable scents. Along with perfumes, she offers a selection of bath and body products that can be ordered unscented or to match any fragrance in her line. I recently sampled her Ultra Rich Body Lotion in two of my favorite Ava Luxe scents, Sweet Almond and Red Carnation, and found that the quality of her body line is just as high as that of her fragrances.

The quality of the lotion itself is amazing — shea butter, Vitamin E, sage, honey and yarrow provide excellent moisture — and it carries the fragrance very well for up to five or six hours. Sweet Almond has a luscious doughy, sugary scent, with a hint of cherry-almond or amaretto sweetness in the background, perfect for layering with almond fragrances like L’Artisan Jour de Fete and Etro Heliotrope (in fact, this is far better than Etro’s own matching lotion, which I personally feel bears an unfortunate resemblance to wet dog food on my skin), and of course, the original Ava Luxe Sweet Almond perfume…

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Ava Luxe Shisa ~ new fragrance

Robin — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 20:01:00 +0000

Ava Luxe has launched a new luxe edition fragrance, Shisha:

“Shisha” is the flavored tobacco commonly smoked in hookah pipes or Narghiles (Turkish water pipes). Often, shisha is flavored with honey, dried fruits or roses…

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