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Deal at crabtree-evelyn: summer sale, fragrance markdowns on Nadira, travels sizes of Nantucket Briar & Summer Hill.

Deal at loccitane: get free shipping on orders of $40 or more, no coupon code needed, offer good through 6/8.

New at macys: Davidoff Cool Water Wave.

Deal at nordstrom: with any beauty purchase of $95 or more, get a summer straw tote with deluxe samples including DKNY Be Delicious Body Lotion,  Miss Boucheron Fragrance and more. No coupon code needed, offer good while supplies last.

Deal at saks: get free shipping on orders of $150 or more using coupon code SUMMER, good through 6/7. New items include Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue For Men.

De-frazzle ~ new fragrance

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De-frazzle perfume oilDe-frazzle, the "online boutique designed to cater to woman’s comfort", has introduced de-frazzle perfume oil:

Sensual jasmine, exotic sandalwood, warm amber, & refined vanilla beans, fused with clear musk compose a delicate & enticing scent...Simply wear it for you...

The 10 ml roll-on perfume oil is $48 at de-frazzle.

Prince to launch perfume in Minneapolis

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Prince will launch his upcoming fragrance, 3121, in his hometown of Minneapolis with a concert at Macys:

The singer will shill for his new perfume line, 3121, with an unusual performance on the eighth floor of Macy’s in downtown Minneapolis on July 7, the same day as his previously announced Target Center concert.

Seats to the fragrance jam will be sold in a $250 Ultimate Prince Xperience package, which includes one ticket to both the 4 p.m. Macy’s gig and the 7:30 p.m. Target Center show, plus two special-edition bottles of his eau de parfum…

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Armani Attitude by Giorgio Armani ~ fragrance review

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Giorgio Armani Attitude fragrance for men

Giorgio Armani’s new fragrance for men, Attitude, was created by Annick Menardo, Alberto Morillas and Olivier Cresp. All three perfumers have worked for Armani before: Menardo created Emporio Armani City Glam for men and women (with the help of Cresp) and Morillas developed Emporio Armani White, Sensi, Sensi White Notes, and the female version of Aqua di Gio.

Menardo (Boucheron Jaipur Pour Homme, Bvlgari Black), Morillas (Bvlgari Omnia, Yves Saint Laurent M7) and Cresp (Thierry Mulger Angel) have all created interesting and original scents, so why did it take all three of them to come up a conventional fragrance like Attitude…

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Perfume on the radio: gourmet perfume dinners

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Perfume Dinner Is a Feast for the Nose, on this morning's NPR Morning Edition, reports on an event at the Carlyle Hotel in which Chandler Burr hosts a "gourmet dinner designed to show how perfume can enhance food and drink". Perfumes featured include Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue. Thanks to Jessica for the link!

Update: read more about the dinner at Food & Wine, or see the swag you get for attending (the dinner costs $200) at New York Insider (link no longer active, sorry!). Upcoming dinners are planned for Dallas and Santa Fe, find out more at rosewoodhotels.

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