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Isabey L’Ambre de Carthage Pour Homme ~ new perfume

Isabey L'Ambre de Carthage Pour Homme

Isabey has launched L’Ambre de Carthage Pour Homme, a new fragrance for men…

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Isabey Fleur Nocturne ~ new perfume

Isabey Fleur Nocturne advertIsabey Fleur Nocturne perfume bottle

Isabey has launched Fleur Nocturne, a modern version of a 1925 Isabey fragrance called Bleu de Chine:

The fragrance, inspired by a world of crystal and amethyst, was entrusted to Jean Jacques who envisioned an exceptionally rich floral bouquet with fruity white flowers…

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Fragrance gifts for Mother’s Day 2009, part 3

Isabey Gardenia Eau de ParfumAmouage Ubar

Old niche favorites in new packaging: Isabey Gardenia (shown above left, $165 at Beautyhabit, Your Cosmetics or Luckyscent in the US, Les Senteurs in the UK, First in Fragrance in Germany) and Amouage Ubar (shown above right, $250 at Aedes, Four Seasons, Luckyscent or Parfums Raffy in the US, Harrods or Les Senteurs in the UK)…

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Isabey Gardenia returns to Luckyscent

Isabey Gardenia fragrance

Isabey Gardenia, a 1924 fragrance that is currently issued by Panouge, is returning to Luckyscent and is now available for pre-order in the new (gorgeous!) bottle shown.

The notes include tangerine bark, ylang-ylang, orange flowers, gardenia…

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Still more gardenia fragrances

Gardenia

I have posted about gardenia perfumes before (see Kai, Jo Malone Vintage Gardenia, and a few more gardenia fragrances). Here are a few more that I tried recently:

Dawn Spencer Hurwitz Pink Gardenia: In the Beaux Arts line, with notes of bergamot, gardenia, tuberose, ambergris and musk. It starts very light, with a touch of bergamot. The gardenia note comes on next, but stays very soft and low, then fades into a tuberose blend with a warm musky dry down. Much softer than all the white flowers might lead you to assume, and nicely done, although I prefer her Nouveau Gardenia…

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