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Holiday fragrance gifts 2009, part 5

Posted by Robin on 15 November 2009 26 Comments

Narciso Rodriguez Essence limited editionCartier Roadster Black edition

From Narciso Rodriguez, Essence in a limited edition (200 were produced) set with a 1 liter mirrored bottle plus a 10 ml refillable purse spray. 1400€ at Sephora in France. Or Cartier Roadster in a limited edition black bottle, £61 for 100 ml at Harrods.


Ineke sample set

From Ineke, the Deluxe Eau de Parfum Sample Collection, with six 1.5 ml samples (After My Own Heart, Balmy Days and Sundays, Chemical Bonding, Derring-Do, Evening Edged in Gold and Field Notes From Paris). $25 at Beautyhabit.


Juliette Has A Gun purse bullet travel spray

From Juliette Has A Gun, the purse bullet travel spray system (one "bullet", four 4 ml refills). Available at b-glowing in Lady Vengeance, Citizen Queen or Miss Charming, $75.


Diptyque solid perfume compact

Also at Beautyhabit, Diptyque's solid perfume in L'Ombre dans L'Eau or Philosykos. $48 each.


Molton Brown Room Aroma Rocks

From Molton Brown, Sleep Cedrus Room Aroma Rocks: "Unique. Open this potent box of tricks to invite sleep into the bedroom. Natural 'rocks' of acacia tree sap are drenched in our nighttime room fragrance of cedrus and lavender oils, ready to slowly diffuse into the air and create a relaxing ambiance. Complete with an oil replenisher." $45 at Blue Mercury.

Filed Under: fragrance shopping
Tagged With: cartier, collector bottles, diptyque, gifts, holiday, ineke, juliette has a gun, limited edition, molton brown, narciso rodriguez, solid

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  1. Tama says:
    15 November 2009 at 12:50 pm

    What an interestingly colorless collection of holiday offerings!

    I have several people I could probably send those sleep rocks to but they would think I was nuts.

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    • Tati says:
      15 November 2009 at 1:01 pm

      What if they thought you ROCKED?

      Ahaha, sorry, I couldn’t resist XD

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      • Tama says:
        15 November 2009 at 5:37 pm

        :-P

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    • Robin says:
      15 November 2009 at 1:15 pm

      Would they? It sounds cool to me, but I guess I’m too warped to know, LOL…

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      • boojum says:
        15 November 2009 at 1:49 pm

        I was going to say…you could send them to ME! ;)

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      • Tama says:
        15 November 2009 at 5:38 pm

        lol -I totally want some, myself. Just don’t have that many pals into the whole scent-/aromatherapy concept.

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  2. Andrea D says:
    15 November 2009 at 3:02 pm

    Sleep Cedrus Room Aroma Rocks = WANT.

    Also, slightly off-topic, if that is possible on a perfume blog, but I just tried Amouage Epic woman, and it smells so good that I just might chew my arm off with desire.

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    • lemonprint says:
      15 November 2009 at 3:37 pm

      I hear that. Amouages often have the same effect on me!

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    • Robin says:
      15 November 2009 at 4:39 pm

      Epic is lovely…I need to try it again.

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    • Tama says:
      15 November 2009 at 5:37 pm

      lol – I have a few Amouage samples but I haven’t really tried them for fear of chewing my arm off.

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    • CynthiaW says:
      15 November 2009 at 7:08 pm

      If not chew your arm off – at least swoon in delight. Both Epic Woman and Jubilation 25 make me giddy and light-headed when I put them on.

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      • Andrea D says:
        15 November 2009 at 7:33 pm

        That’s how I’ve been all day. Giddy. I sniff, I swoon, I sniff again, I giggle… honestly, if I can figure out how to sell off a non-vital organ to get a bottle of this stuff, I will.

        I also had to order all of the other Amouage samples. I don’t know if Luckyscent is like, “Wow, we make SO much money off of this gal and her samples” or if they’re like, “I wish this bitch would order something other than samples.”

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        • boojum says:
          15 November 2009 at 9:46 pm

          LOL…I spread my sample-buying around for just that reason. Really, at some point I’ll start buying more FBs than samples, but there is so much territory to explore first that I’m just not quite there yet.

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          • CynthiaW says:
            15 November 2009 at 10:02 pm

            I used to think that, too – until I found the fine art of begging for free samples, swapping samples, splitting bottles, and buying decants. Because let’s fact it – how many of us are going to finish an FB, let alone several FBS?

          • CynthiaW says:
            15 November 2009 at 10:03 pm

            That isn’t to say that I haven’t bought any FBs – I was talking about feeling that way about buying tons of samples. I wonder what the profit margin is on samples?

  3. Absolute Scentualist says:
    15 November 2009 at 5:00 pm

    I’d love those aroma rocks. Another serious consideration for the holidays.

    I’ve still been successful in resisting the *huge* temptation of sampling Amouage, but it gets a bit harder every day… ;)

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    • CynthiaW says:
      15 November 2009 at 7:09 pm

      Resistance is futile ….. at least they’re expensive *and* worth it, unlike other expensive stuff that is expensive because of the bottle or the name or whatever.

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      • Robin says:
        15 November 2009 at 8:02 pm

        So true!

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  4. eckerd says:
    15 November 2009 at 6:17 pm

    I purchased the limited edition Roadster because I didn’t already own the regular bottle. I tried the Roadster Sport but the fragrance didn’t stand out to me so I bought the Lanvin L’Homme Sport.

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    • Robin says:
      15 November 2009 at 8:02 pm

      Lucky you, that’s a good looking bottle!

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  5. odonata9 says:
    16 November 2009 at 12:07 am

    I was thinking of getting the Ineke sample from their website, but this may end up being cheaper since beautyhabit often has discount codes!

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    • Robin says:
      16 November 2009 at 9:33 am

      True, although I forgot that Ineke will give you back the expense if you buy a full bottle…might be worth checking to see if Beautyhabit has the same policy.

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      • odonata9 says:
        16 November 2009 at 6:13 pm

        Good point! And they don’t charge shipping either!

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  6. Rictor07 says:
    16 November 2009 at 9:48 am

    okay, total newbie question. what the heck is solid perfume? how do you apply/wear it?

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    • CynthiaW says:
      16 November 2009 at 9:57 am

      It’s usually kind of a soft, waxy substances – there is probably a better way to apply, but I just rub some on my fingers and then apply it at my pulse points.

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      • Robin says:
        16 November 2009 at 10:34 am

        That’s what I do too…don’t know what else you could do, LOL…but one of the nice things about solids, other than the fact that you can keep them in your purse, is that you can control sillage so much better. With a strong fragrance like Fracas, for instance, you can apply a very small amount and wear it anywhere without overwhelming everyone around you.

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