Posted by Robin
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24 January 2012
Once again, I am lacking a theme, unless you call “fragrances I tried recently” a theme. So without further introduction, here are quick reviews of Diptyque’s Eau Particulière & Eau Mage, Dear John by Lush, Meow! by Katy Perry and Soivohle’ Jasmine Summer.
Diptyque Eau Particulière & Eau Mage
Both of these fragrances are part of the limited edition Les Invités du Trente-Quatre collection celebrating Diptyque’s 50th anniversary. Eau Particulière (shown above center) is a “multi-use” fragrance from perfumer Olivier Pescheux — you can use it on your body, as a room or linen spray, whatever. It features rose, musk and mint, and it’s pleasant, but it suffers from the tendency of mint-heavy fragrances to smell like toothpaste, or in this case, mouthwash. It’s subtle (and fresh) enough that it doesn’t smell like much of anything for very long. Unisex, in 240 ml Body & Home Spray, $135.
Eau Mage (above left) is a conventional (i.e., personal) fragrance from perfumer Fabrice Pellegrin…
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Posted by Robin
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20 January 2012
David Beckham will launch Instinct Sport in March. The new limited edition fragrance for men is a flanker to 2005′s Instinct, and follows Intense Instinct, Instinct After Dark, Pure Instinct and Instinct Ice. Instinct Sport reportedly ‘embodies a combination of energy, determination and dynamism’…
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Posted by Robin
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19 January 2012
Beyoncé will launch Beyoncé Pulse Summer Edition, a new fruity floral flanker to Beyoncé Pulse…
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Posted by Robin
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19 January 2012
Actress Kate Walsh has launched Billionaire Boyfriend, the followup to her 2010 debut fragrance, Boyfriend…
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Posted by Robin
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5 January 2012
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.
From Clinique, the latest iteration of their Happy in Bloom fragrance: “New design, same springy feel. Our floral favorite returns with a fresh new look, at a perfect time to share the happiness. Enjoy the feeling of a world suddenly in bloom. Here for a limited time to make your world sweeter, softer and brighter.” $46 for 50 ml at Nordstrom…
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