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2010 / Browsing by date: April 2010

Top 10 Spring Fragrances 2010

Posted by Robin on 30 April 2010 335 Comments

Spring! Finally. It isn’t summer, but it’s almost summer, and if, like me, you detest the cold, that’s very nearly the best thing about it. The absolute best thing, of course, is the flowers. My list is heavily weighted towards the “pretty floral” fragrance category, and it’s also heavily weighted towards niche, and expensive. Sorry, it just worked out that way. Hopefully, my fellow bloggers did a better job on the diversity front: see Bois de Jasmin, Grain de Musc, Perfume Posse and Perfume Smellin’ Things for more top 10 lists. Meantime, here’s mine:

CB I Hate Perfume Black March: the smell of spring, and the perfect thing to wear on a warm, rainy April day, although there’s something about it that can tend towards the melancholy. If you can’t afford it, you can make do with Demeter Dirt — someone called Black March the high def version of Dirt, and that’s apt…

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Carol’s Daughter + Mary J Blige My Life ~ new perfume

Posted by Robin on 30 April 2010 25 Comments

Carol's Daughter + Mary J Blige My Life perfume

Singer Mary J Blige will launch her debut fragrance, My Life, this July in conjunction with Carol’s Daughter. My Life is named for Blige’s 1994 album of the same name…

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Perfume in the magazines, May 2010: Allure, Conde Nast Traveler, Details, Elle, GQ & more

Posted by Robin on 30 April 2010 8 Comments

Perfume coverage in the May issues of Allure, Condé Nast Traveler, Details, Elle, GQ, Harper’s Bazaar, Travel+Leisure and Vogue; as always, please comment on any fragrance-related coverage you’ve seen in other fashion & beauty magazines:

Allure, May 2010Conde Nast Travel May 2010

Allure

Cover (with apologies for the bad scan): Catherine Zeta-Jones

Scent strips: Ralph Lauren Romance, Prada Infusion d’Iris, Burberry Sport, Eva by Eva Longoria, Juicy Couture…

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Online fragrance shopping

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Deal at bathandbodyworks: get $10 off orders of $30, and free shipping on orders of $50 or more, with coupon code TENOFFSHIP, good through 5/9.

Deal at beautyencounter: get free shipping on orders of $25 or more with coupon code MDS829, good through 5/3.

New at nordstrom: Acqua di Parma Blu Mediterraneo Bergamotto di Calabria, Calyx.

Deal at smellbent: get free shipping on US orders of $10 or more. No coupon code needed, offer good through 5/4. New items include Eau de Toilette sprays.

Deal at yvesrocherusa: get $10 off and free shipping on orders of $50 or more using coupon code 10OFF50, good through 5/2.

Thierry Mugler Womanity ~ new perfume

Posted by Robin on 30 April 2010 81 Comments

Thierry Mugler Womanity fragrance

Thierry Mugler will launch Womanity in July. The fragrance is a tribute to womanhood, and like the new dedicated website of the same name, celebrates “the invisible bond between women”…

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