Posted by Kevin
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19 January 2012
I’m still playing catch-up with last year’s fragrance releases. (Who am I kidding, I’ll never catch up with 2011 releases, or 2010’s…on and on.) Sisley launched its first men’s perfume last autumn: Eau d’Ikar (a fragrance containing lots of mastic), and I’m just getting around to sampling it.
In addition to mastic, Eau d’Ikar includes fragrance notes of lemon, bergamot, bitter orange, carrot seed, iris, jasmine, herbs and spices, tea, amber, cistus labdanum, sandalwood and vetiver.
Eau d’Ikar opens fresh and lemony, and it reminds me of “original” Monsieur Balmain with its warm and balmy citrus aromas. Next up is a strange — and strangely addictive — accord of orange, mastic, iris and a spicy green/herbal note…
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Posted by Robin
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23 September 2011
Posted by Robin
on
14 July 2011
More limited edition collector fragrance bottles, with the usual disclaimers: in most of these cases, the juice is unchanged, just the bottle is “special” (or not, as the case may be), and some of these may not be available in the US.
From Chloé, the Shirley compact: “This delicately engraved locket is a luxurious case holding the Chloé signature solid perfume…”
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Posted by Robin
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27 June 2011
Sisley will launch Eau d’Ikar, a new fragrance focused on mastic, in September. It is the brand’s first scent for men…
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Posted by Robin
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27 July 2010
More limited edition collector fragrance bottles, with the usual disclaimers: in most of these cases, the juice is unchanged, just the bottle is “special” (or not, as the case may be), and some of these may not be available in the US.
Another day, another limited edition from Jean Paul Gaultier. This one is the Classique Charm Edition 2010…
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