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2010 / Browsing by date: May 2010

Wit and Perfume

Posted by Angela on 31 May 2010 102 Comments

Robert Piguet Bandit

Not long ago I visited some friends who had bought a new painting. We stood in the living room and admired it. It was a portrait washed in beige and brown by a local artist, and it was, well, nice. I looked around. The room was pleasant — comfortable couch, matching chairs, smart books, a framed poster of an opera — but something seemed to be missing. The room lacked inspiration. On the way home, I thought of the missing ingredient: wit.

Not much later I met a friend of a friend. She was smart, had marvelous taste, told fascinating stories, and loved to gesticulate, cigarette in the air, about some political issue or another. I liked her, and yet I knew we would probably never be close friends. Why? There was no humor, no wit about her.

Likewise, perfume can contain wit — or not. Some fragrances are grand compositions, but don’t feel personal. I still can’t get comfortable wearing Rochas Madame Rochas, for instance. Even though I admire it, it feels too of-a-piece. Other fragrances seems totally without wit and are stamped-out versions of some predictable formula. Just insert the latest celebrity fragrance here…

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Fragrance gifts for Father’s Day 2010, part 3

Posted by Robin on 31 May 2010 2 Comments

Father’s Day is Sunday, June 20th! If you missed them, here’s part 1 and part 2 of our 2010 gift guide.


Sephora Eau Boy scent sampler

The Eau Boy men’s scent sample from Sephora, with deluxe samples of Bvlgari Pour Homme Soir, Clean Men, Givenchy, Jack Black Lemon & Chamomile Intense Therapy Lip Balm, Ralph Lauren Polo Blue, Tom Ford Extreme, Diesel Fuel For Life and Armani Acqua di Gio…

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Online fragrance shopping

Posted by Robin on 31 May 2010 Leave a Comment

New at barneys: Monocle + Comme des Garçons Scent Two: Laurel.

New at first-in-fragrance (Germany): Costes 2, Micallef Art Collection Note Vanillee.

Gres Cabotine Green Summer & Cabotine Moonflower ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 31 May 2010 11 Comments

Gres Cabotine Green Summer & Cabotine Moonflower perfumes

Grès has launched two new limited edition flankers to 1990’s Cabotine fragrance for women: Cabotine Green Summer and Cabotine Moonflower.

Cabotine Green Summer ~ developed by perfumer Marie Salamagne; “The fruity and green fresh fragrance…”

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Gres Caline Blooming Moments and Caline Tender Moments ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 31 May 2010 4 Comments

Gres Caline Blooming Moments perfumeGres Caline Tender Moments perfume

Grès has launched two new limited edition flankers to 2005’s Caline fragrance for women: Caline Blooming Moments and Caline Tender Moments.

Caline Blooming Moments ~ developed by perfumers Thomas Fontaine and Henri Bergia; “The fragrance pairs generous, soft summer fruit…”

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