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2006 / Browsing by date: January 2006

J Lo Miami Glow & Love at First Glow by Jennifer Lopez ~ perfume reviews

Posted by Robin on 31 January 2006 33 Comments

J Lo Miami Glow

J Lo followed up on the success of her first fragrance, Glow, with two limited edition variations, both repeating the shape of the original bottle and including the requisite bling accessories. The first, Miami Glow, was released in 2005. It was created by perfumer Caroline Sabas, and aims at a slightly younger customer than the original Glow. It has notes of pink grapefruit, coconut water, passion fruit, blackcurrant, orange flower, heliotrope, cyclamen, sheer amber, crystal musk, vanilla orchid and blond musk.

I am not terribly fond of beach-y fragrances, so I fully expected Miami Glow to be a scrubber…

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Online perfume shopping

Posted by Robin on 31 January 2006 2 Comments

New at luckyscent: the Parfums de Nicolai line of fragrances. Also, markdowns on Des Filles a la Vanille Toi...mon ange, Florascent Pivoine, Le Prince Jardinier Citrus Allegro & Bouton de Rose, Les Nereides Oriental Lumpur & Fleur Poudree de Musc, Micallef Printemps & Automne, Miller et Bertaux no. 2, Mathias L'Eau de Lavande, Renee Wardrobe set.

A deal from loccitane: get free shipping on orders of $40 or more, and get trio of travel sized fragrances (Eau des 4 Reines, Eau des Vanilliers & Orange Leaves) for $15 with any purchase of $50 or more.

New at parfum1: Escada Pacific Paradise. Get 10% off with coupon code VDAY2006BPX99999.

New at scentiments: Oscar Violet & Oscar Citrus by Oscar de la Renta.

New fragrances for Spring 2006: Estee Lauder, Guerlain, Claus Porto

Posted by Robin on 31 January 2006 10 Comments

Estee Lauder has released a limited edition bottle of Pleasures designed by artist Ruben Toledo (see picture at right). It is available now on the Estee Lauder website.

Guerlain will launch a handful of limited edition fragrances in March: L’Instant d’un Été for women will be “revamped with florals and citrus”; L’Instant d’un Été for men has “cool, frosted notes teamed with woods”. Vetiver Sport will “highlight the original’s most invigorating accents”…

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J Lo Glow by Jennifer Lopez ~ perfume review

Posted by Robin on 30 January 2006 40 Comments

J Lo Glow by Jennifer Lopez

Jennifer Lopez released Glow, her first fragrance, in 2002, making her something of an old hand in the current celebrity fragrance boom. The fragrance was meant to target women in their late teens and early 20s, who presumably make up a large part of her fan base. Glow was a tremendous success, ringing up over $100 million in sales in its first year. No doubt it helped to attract other celebrities into the fragrance market, and J Lo herself has not been idle — she has just launched her fifth fragrance, Love At First Glow.

The original Glow was created by perfumer Louise Turner…

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Perfume news: Rising Star Awards

Posted by Robin on 30 January 2006 5 Comments

The 9th annual Rising Star Awards, sponsored by Fashion Group International, honored Laurice Rahme of Bond no. 9 as Beauty/Fragrance Entrepreneur. The award in the Corporate Fragrance category went to perfumer Clement Gavarry of International Flavors & Fragrance. (via Women's Wear Daily)
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