Posted by Robin
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15 May 2012


Today, brief reviews of two white florals: Michael Kors Suede and Keiko Mecheri Soussanne.
Michael Kors Suede
It often puzzles me why perfume brands choose the names they do. At the very least, they seem to assume that consumers are paying very close attention — an assumption that seems entirely unwarranted given the number of new fragrance releases every year. So, if you assumed, reasonably enough, that the new Suede by Michael Kors was a soft leather fragrance, sorry, you were quite off base. If you knew enough to recognize the bottle design (see below), and figured based on the bottle that it was a flanker to the brand’s signature fragrance from 2000, Michael by Michael Kors, you were closer to the mark, and if you guessed further that it was a softer, lighter, more summery version, with no relationship to “suede” other than being soft, ding ding ding: you win the prize…
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Posted by Robin
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15 May 2012

Giorgio Armani has launched Armani Code Sport Athlete, a limited edition flanker to last year’s Armani Code Sport, which was a flanker to 2004′s Armani Code. The new fragrance for men celebrates the Olympic year and pays homage to “sporting heroes”…
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14 May 2012

Diesel has launched Fuel For Life L’Eau, a new limited edition flanker to 2007′s Diesel Fuel For Life Homme…
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14 May 2012

Davidoff has launched Cool Water Sensual Essence, a new flanker to 1996′s Cool Water Woman. The new fresh floriental fragrance is fronted by Bianca Balti…
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10 May 2012

Donna Karan has launched DKNY Be Delicious Sparkling Apple, a new flanker to 2004′s Be Delicious…
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