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Yves Saint Laurent L’Homme Libre Cologne Tonic ~ new fragrance

Yves Saint Laurent L'Homme Libre Cologne Tonic

Yves Saint Laurent has launched L’Homme Libre Cologne Tonic, a new flanker to 2011′s L’Homme Libre, which was a flanker to 2006′s L’Homme Yves Saint Laurent

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Balenciaga Paris L’Eau Rose ~ perfume review

Balenciaga L'Eau Rose

The news from Balenciaga: Nicolas Ghesquière is out, Alexander Wang is in.1 It’s always hard to know how much influence a designer really has on a licensed perfume line, but Ghesquière certainly was a visible presence in the marketing of Balenciaga Paris (2010), Balenciaga Paris L’Essence (2011) and Florabotanica (2012). The new Balenciaga Paris L’Eau Rose appears to be something of an orphan, without a designer spokesperson or a face (the first two fragrances had Charlotte Gainsbourg; Florabotanica had Kristen Stewart).2

No matter, L’Eau Rose is a decent enough flanker, and we all know they’re rare enough. And the description is accurate enough:

A sparkling violet fragrance. A twist of the iconic violet with a sparkling touch of blackberry and musk. The scintillating and youthful fragrance is a feminine scent that captures the sophistication of Balenciaga Paris with an enticing, floral musk.

Plain speak translation: a sort of mash-up between a blackberry musk and a traditional powdery rose-violet…

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Balenciaga Paris L’Eau Rose ~ new perfume

Balenciaga Paris L'Eau Rose

Balenciaga has launched Balenciaga Paris L’Eau Rose, the latest in the series that includes 2010′s Balenciaga Paris and 2011′s Balenciaga Paris L’Essence

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Blumarine Innamorata ~ fragrance review

Blumarine Innamorata advert

When I passed through Nordstrom last week looking for a fragrance to review, I sprayed on some Blumarine Innamorata and liked its peppery freshness chased by warm, chewy benzoin. A decent department store perfume! I snagged a sample and emailed Robin that I wanted to review it.

Four wearings later, and I don’t know what possessed me. To me, Innamorata is the sort of perfume that inspires others to say they don’t like fragrance. It’s the perfume that leaves you mystified: how did a company presumably aiming to launch a money-making fragrance choose something neither sophisticated nor easy to love? Worse, it’s the perfume that mimics bees loose in your skull, trying to escape through your nasal passages.

It’s my own fault for choosing Innamorata to review, and I don’t want you to suffer through another thumbs-down post without getting a little something out of it. So, not only will this review examine Innamorata, we’ll also look at what makes a fragrance annoying. I hope you’ll comment with your own thoughts on what defines an annoying perfume…

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Perfumers Olivier Polge, Dominique Ropion and Anne Flipo talk about Lancôme La Vie Est Belle. (3 of french leading perfumers? really?)

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