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Chanel No. 22 ~ perfume review

Posted by Angela on 31 October 2006 43 Comments

Chanel No. 22 fragrance

If you don’t count my grandmother’s crushed velvet bedspread or the beaded doorway of the bedroom of the prostitute who lived across the street, my life at age fifteen was largely devoid of glamour. I was just learning about perfume, and I’d saved enough from babysitting to buy a bottle of Babe, but I scouted the mall for something more sophisticated, something people who had passports and ate caviar might wear. Then, one day at the mall, I discovered Chanel.

A saleswoman placed testers of Chanel Nos. 5, 19, and 22 on the glass-topped counter, but she pushed the bottle of No. 22 forward. “I think you’ll like this one,” she said. To me, Chanel fragrances were the epitome of chic. They didn’t need an elaborate bottle or television ads of a man pretending to be a prince in a puffy shirt to signal quality. I ended up buying the No. 22 bath oil. The oil was fragrant and much less expensive than the Eau de Toilette. (The prostitute had been terrible about paying her babysitting bill.) The inside of my wrists and behind my ears were well moisturized that year…

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Fragrance shopping online

Posted by Robin on 31 October 2006 Leave a Comment

New at luckyscent: Parfumerie Generale L'Eau de Circe, Brulure de Rose and Musc Maori.

New at nordstrom: Juicy Couture, Stella McCartney Stella in Two.

New at sephora: Betsey Johnson, Missoni, Stacked Style Fragrance Bonbons set, Tocca fragrances.

Update ~ deal at b-glowing: spend $85 or more and get a deluxe fragrance kit, including a full size Demeter cologne, a full size L'Aromarine fragrance pen and samples of Devour, Kai, Monyette Paris, Clean and Creative Scentualization Perfect Nectar. Use coupon code fragrance-palooza under "Additional Comments" during checkout, offer good through 11/4.

Roberto Verino Mellow ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 31 October 2006 2 Comments

Roberto Verino Mellow fragrance

Roberto Verino has launched Mellow, a fragrance created with the help of students at the University of Madrid, who helped design the bottle, logo and advertising…

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Celebrity perfume quote of the day

Posted by Robin on 31 October 2006 4 Comments

"They said it was `weird,'" he says, recalling Coty's initial reluctance to base the scent on essential oils. "They said it was spiritual, and they said those kinds of scents don't usually sell."

— Russell Simmons on his new scent, Phat Farm Atman. Simmons is donating all of the profits from the fragrance to charities that benefit children. (via The Toronto Star link no longer working, sorry!)

Valentino Rock'n Rose, Lulu by Lulu Castagnette ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 31 October 2006 6 Comments

Valentino Rock 'n Rose perfumeLulu Castagnette Lulu perfume

Valentino has launched Rock ‘n Rose, a fragrance “inspired by a new generation of young Valentino women….a Rose on the outside and a Rocker on the inside”…

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