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Lulu Guinness Fairytales, Fresh Sugar Lychee ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 29 December 2006 4 Comments

Lulu Guinness Fairytales fragranceLulu Guinness has launched a new limited edition perfume, Fairytales, "inspired by mystical gardens and magical places".

The fragrance notes feature pink grapefruit, crème de cassis, raspberry, magnolia, Madiera jasmine, strawberry leaf, cocoa powder, caramelized sugar and exotic spice accord.

Fairytales is $58 for 100 ml of Eau de Toilette, and is available now at sephora.

Also at Sephora, Fresh has launched Sugar Lychee, a new entry in the Sugar range which includes Fresh Sugar, Fresh Sugar Lemon, and Fresh Sugar Blossom. The fragrance contains notes of grapefruit, Italian lemon, lime blossom, lychee, mango flower, freesia, sandalwood, tonka bean amd amber. Sugar Lychee is $75 for 100 ml of Eau de Parfum.

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  1. Anonymous says:
    30 December 2006 at 9:02 pm

    Thanks for the info on these, especially the Lulu Guinness. Her Pink Pearls has enchanted me ever since I tested it at Bergorf two years ago. Her bottles are adorable, too.

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  2. Anonymous says:
    31 December 2006 at 3:11 pm

    LG does a lovely job with packaging. Didn't love Cast a Spell but will certainly give this one a try!

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  3. Anonymous says:
    9 January 2007 at 7:19 pm

    I was just reading Angela's “scent resolutions for 2007” and she mentions buying without sniffing–the road to dissapointment. I immediately thought of Lulu Guinness's “Cast a Spell'; possibly the most enchantingly described fragrance I've ever read about…but one of my most dissapointing testings. In that case, the hype outshone the scent, in my opinion.

    So after imagining a baroque fairytale world (“Beauty and the Beast”, perhaps?) I was dissapointed to discover a fairly common fragrance upon first sniff–although, it does have it's own fruity loveliness–with a disconcertingly grungy drydown. It's sort of like a combination between “Lolita Lempicka”, “Pure Turquoise” and “Spring Flower”, with considerably more anise and musk.

    I understand the notion of “marble, baroque art and dust” but Laurence Llewlyn-Bowen evoked that same vision brilliantly in a candle series–of all things. His “Black” candle was meant to evoke ebony, marble and dust (a imaginitive combo that might seem a bit austere and domineering) and it delivered a wonderful image of old wooden estates and marble halls–with a magical hint of perfume that feels both old-world, yet charming. Moral of the story: Evoking magical darkness in a comforting way, can be accomplished. Houses don't have to impregnate scents with excess plums and licorices, to do it. I have to say I was more impressed with that candle over “Cast a Spell”. I'll try Lulu Guiness's “Fairytales”, just the same.

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  4. Anonymous says:
    10 January 2007 at 8:26 am

    Completely agree with “fairly common on first sniff”, but I didn't put it on skin so didn't know about the disconcertingly grungy drydown. But now I want that candle!!

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