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Annick Goutal Vanille Exquise fragrance review

Posted by Robin on 28 February 2007 18 Comments

Annick Goutal Vanille Exquise perfume

Annick Goutal introduced Vanille Exquise in 2004. The fragrance was developed by perfumer Isabelle Doyen, and includes notes of vanilla, angelica, almond, benzoin, gaiac wood and white musk.

Back in 2004, the news that Annick Goutal would launch an almond-vanilla perfume created something of a frenzy on the fragrance board at MakeupAlley, where the Annick Goutal line is held in great esteem and where there are a considerable number of hardcore vanilla-gourmand fans…

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Fragrance shopping

Posted by Robin on 28 February 2007 Leave a Comment

Deal at b-glowing: with any purchase of $85 or more, get a "taste of spring", including Tisserand Aromatherapy Lavender Body Moisturizer, Shea Terra Organics Jasmine Body Essence and Apivita Propoline Rose Lip Aid. Coupon code is Spring, good while supplies last.

New at neimanmarcus: Nanette Lepore Shanghai Butterfly & Love bird.

Pierre Cardin Revelation Energy ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 28 February 2007 5 Comments

Pierre Cardin Revelation Energy fragrance for menPierre Cardin will launch a summer variation on 2004's Revelation fragrance this March, Revelation Energy for men. The notes include tangerine, green apple, violet, may bloom, rose, sandalwood, teak, amber and musk.

Pierre Cardin Revelation Energy is a limited edition Eau de Toilette, and will be in 30 and 50 ml, Shower Gel & Deodorant. (via cosmoty.de)

Update: Additional notes include blackcurrant, pineapple, jasmine, leather and oakmoss. Revelation Energy was developed by perfumer Benoist Lapouza. (via fashionmag.fr)

Late, late, late. Perfume review ~ tomorrow.

Posted by Robin on 27 February 2007 Leave a Comment

Bvlgari Omnia AmethysteRunning late! Again! Reviews coming later in the week: Annick Goutal Vanille Exquise & Juozas Statkevicius Eau de Parfum. Also coming soon, a "Perfumista Tip" post on how to decant perfume, and any day now, that "100 Fragrances Every Perfumista Should Try" that I promised at the beginning of January, and that I never seem to finish. Every time I delete one perfume, I add two more.

Note: image of Bvlgari Omnia Amethyste via the forums at Images de Parfums. I want those earrings!

Best perfume story of the week

Posted by Robin on 27 February 2007 11 Comments

Desperate to get in the papers? Want Gucci to foot the bill? A Swiss man...

...conned one of the country's biggest media companies into publishing a two-page ad he created of himself posing semi-naked beside a bottle of Gucci perfume.

The man, who claimed to represent the Italian fashion giant, called up the Swiss weekly SonntagsZeitung last week to book the expensive color spread in Sunday's edition, a spokesman for the paper said.

Christoph Zimmer told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the man asked for the 60,000-Swiss-franc (about $50,000) bill to be sent to Gucci.

Would love to see that picture! Read the rest at news.yahoo.

Update: two links to the picture, here and here, with thanks to Pyramus & Neeta!

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