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I continue to search for Jules

As for me, I continue to search for Jules, and have even resorted to seeking out back-street chemists in the hope they might just have some old stock. So far I've had no luck, but I have befriended a few pharmacists along the way and I have enjoyed some limited success with the other scent I mourn, Samarkand, another 1980s classic, this one by the Body Shop.

— Gareth Wyn Davies on discontinued (or, as in the case of Jules by Christian Dior, poorly distributed) fragrances for men. Read more at To be (dis)continued: the story of the lost men's scents at the Telegraph.

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Christian Dior Dune ~ fragrance review

Dior Dune advert

Despite being twenty years old, Christian Dior Dune seems to be seeing a resurgence — at least in the perfume blogs. Dune has been coming up a lot in comments to posts, and I’ve seen a smattering of reviews over the past year or so. Last week, I told Robin I’d like to review Dune for today. The very next day Victoria at Bois de Jasmin posted a marvelous Dune review. Apparently Dune is in the air.

Jean-Louis Sieuzac was lead perfumer for Dune. In 1993, Dune won a FiFi for Women’s Fragrance of the Year in Limited Distribution. The Dior website lists Dune’s notes as mandarin, peony, and vanilla. Michael Edwards’s Perfume Legends adds notes of broom, wallflower, bergamot, lily, jasmine, rose, amber, lichen, musk, sandalwood, and vanilla.

Dior’s web copy could mislead a reader into wrongly thinking Dune smells like an Orange Julius at the Jersey Shore…

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Christian Dior Patchouli Imperial ~ new fragrance

Christian Dior Patchouli Impérial

Christian Dior has launched Patchouli Impérial, a new addition to the La Collection Privée Christian Dior series…

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You’re mine

French actress Mélanie Laurent in a new ad for Christian Dior’s Hypnotic Poison. The music is Nina Simone singing I Put A Spell On You.

Below the jump, an older ad with model Milla Jovovich, followed by a short 2010 ad with actress Monica Bellucci.

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Funny way to make ends meet

Charlize Theron, Marilyn Monroe, Grace Kelly and Marlene Dietrich for Christian Dior J'Adore. You can read more about the ad campaign at Hollywood Reporter.

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