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This weekend I did a very small fragrance shopping trip with my friend B. Our local opportunities are limited, to say the least, but here is what we managed to smell:

Laura Mercier Ambre Passion: The notes are listed as amber with a bit of geranium, and that is exactly what it smells like: lots of amber cut with a bit of geranium. It is not a dark, resinous amber, nor is it particularly sweet, nor is it foody. Just a middle of the road amber, plain and simple. I would love to hear from any amber fanatics who have tried this perfume; I am not an amber lover and it did nothing for me at all.

Fresh Memoirs of a Geisha: This fragrance will be released soon to tie in with the movie release of the Arthur Golden book. It is not on counter yet, but we were allowed to try the tester. The notes are jasmine, rose, langsat fruit and white peach. It is a light, sweet, sparkling fruity-floral with citrus top notes, very much in keeping with the youthful Fresh Index style, and nothing like the atmospheric scent you might expect from something meant to evoke the book…

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