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Fragrance gifts for Father’s Day 2009, part 3

Robin — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 16:06:15 +0000

Classics from Guerlain: Eau de Guerlain, “heralding a hot, fragrant summer in Provence”; $94 for 100 ml at Neiman Marcus. Or, Vetiver in an alcohol-free Deodorant Stick, $27 at Bloomingdales…

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Quick perfume news: Diesel, Fifi Awards, Strange Invisible Perfumes, Zirh

Robin — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 12:46:06 +0000

Diesel has launched summer versions of Fuel for Life She & He. The description: “colourful frosted glass bottles inspired by summer spirits and cocktails, this fragrance offers a refreshing take on the original Fuel for life fragrance”. (via debenhams)

Updates from The Fragrance Foundation on this year’s Fifi awards: consumer online voting will begin on April 27…

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Zirh Warrior Collection Julius Caesar shower gel review

Kevin — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 23:20:00 +0000

Shower gels named after famous warriors? Well…okay, but why can’t we use another type of person to promote products, a type that didn’t thrive on warfare, a type that doesn’t make me feel so “adolescent” as I buy a WARRIOR shower gel? I’d even risk appearing pretentious over appearing adolescent, so maybe I’ll develop a Poet Series of scented products myself: Haiku (Bashō) bath gel fragranced with pine needles, lotus, green tea leaf, kyara wood, smoke and bamboo, or a Leaves of Grass candle (Whitman) with sap, lilac, birch, cumin and musk. What about a fragrance honoring a poetess: Marianne Moore; she liked apricots and baseball, so osmanthus and ‘baseball glove leather’ would do the trick for Tricorne Eau de Parfum.

As I dismount my high horse, I admit I like the Zirh bath line for men. Though the Zirh Warrior advertising and online features (one feature at zirhwarrior helps you find out which warrior in the series matches your personality) seem geared towards very young men — we’re nearing Axe territory here — the gels are good quality…

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Zirh Ikon ~ fragrance review

Kevin — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 23:11:35 +0000

Men’s skincare company Zirh has just released Ikon, a fragrance developed by perfumer Frank Voelkl. After reading Ikon’s ingredients list (davana flower, lemon, ginger, cardamom, black cinnamon, clove, iris, frankincense, labdanum, cedar, amber, vetiver and patchouli), I felt I didn’t need my crystal ball to know which notes would dominate the composition: there would be some ‘lemon’ (generic citrus), cardamom, and lots of cedar and amber. I’ve given up on mainstream fragrances presenting a bold patchouli note, a vibrant, expensive-smelling frankincense aroma, or a gutsy dose of labdanum; davana blossom essence is pricey, so I didn’t expect to detect it (and didn’t) in a $50 Eau de Toilette.

But still, I’m happy to report Ikon is much better than I imagined it would be. Ikon starts with a light, fresh lemon-ginger note. There is a speedy transition from citrus freshness to notes of cardamom, cedar and decent-quality frankincense…

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Perfume meet & greet: David Gandy for Zirh Ikon in New York City

Robin — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:15:03 +0000

Model David Gandy will be at the 59th Street Bloomingdales in New York City on Saturday, October 4th from 1 to 3 pm to introduce Zirh's latest fragrance, Ikon:

International supermodel David Gandy is the face for ZIRH’s newest men’s fragrance IKON and will be making a personal appearance and greeting fans at Bloomingdales 59th Street to showcase the fragrance…

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Zirh Ikon ~ new fragrance

Robin — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:45:00 +0000

Coming this September from men's skincare brand Zirh will be Zirh Ikon, the line's third fragrance for men. The intended customer? “He's a pioneer, a risk-taker — men and women admire him.”

Zirh Ikon is a spicy woods scent developed by perfumer Frank Voelkl…

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Faconnable Stripe & Zirh Corduroy ~ new fragrances

Robin — Tue, 24 May 2005 16:39:00 +0000

Façonnable is launching Façonnable Stripe, a “fresh, spicy, blue-tinted scent” for men, this month. (via cosmeticnews) Façonnable Stripe is an Eau de Toilette, and is available in 30, 50 and 100 ml and in matching grooming products. It was created by perfumer Gerard Anthony, and the notes include mandarin orange, grapefruit, mint, cinnamon, nutmeg, geranium, rose, amber, sandalwood and cedar…

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