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2010 / Browsing by date: May 2010

Anjolie Ayurveda Soaps ~ scented body products

Posted by Jessica on 30 May 2010 19 Comments

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Anjolie Ayurveda’s fragranced soaps are some of the prettiest-looking body products I’ve seen in a while. They’re circular and generously sized, and they’re wrapped in vibrantly colored handmade papers that are neatly pleated and sealed in the back. Anjolie’s lotus motif is a reference to the company’s practice of ayurveda (through formulations of beneficial herbs and natural oils) and to its manufacturing location (India, in the foothills of the Himalayas). Anjolie also hits the right notes by mentioning its commitment to fair trade practices, sustainable farming, collaboration with women-owned enterprises, and the use of facilities that provide education for their workers’ children.

However, all this visual appeal and these statements of ethics wouldn’t motivate me to review Anjolie Ayurveda unless the soaps themselves were enjoyable and effective products, which they definitely are. Anjolie’s basic soap recipe includes glycerin, olive oil, and aloe vera, plus other cold-pressed oils; it is available in ten different scents composed from natural essences. I started with Indian Lotus…

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Azzaro Aqua Verde ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 30 May 2010 9 Comments

Azzaro Aqua Verde

Azzaro will follow last year’s Azzaro Aqua with Aqua Verde, a new limited edition summer fragrance for men…

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Headspace, part 4

Posted by Robin on 30 May 2010 2 Comments

The fourth in the series documenting the Headspace symposium on “Scent As Design” that took place in March at the Parsons School for Design. If you missed them, here are part 1, part 2 and part 3. Part 4 is about 80 minutes long, and once again you’ll find a brief synopsis below the jump.

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Online fragrance shopping

Posted by Robin on 30 May 2010 Leave a Comment

Deal at b-glowing: spend $50 or more, get a Laurence Dumont Shower Gel in Vanille Orientale using coupon code Vanilla, good through 6/4. New items include Laurence Dumont Les Senteurs Gourmandes sample coffret.

Deal at parfum1: take 20% off with coupon code FATHERS20PW, good through 6/20.

New at scent-and-sensibility.co.uk (UK): Tauer Perfumes Orange Star + other Tauers in new packaging.

Lazy Friday poll ~ open thread, Memorial Day weekend 2010

Posted by Robin on 28 May 2010 475 Comments

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Before we start this week’s poll, a word about next week’s: coming up next Saturday, a Haiku Challenge poll hosted by Miss Kitty V. Pick a perfume, any perfume, write a haiku about it. We’ll be using the simplified English form — your haiku should have three lines, the first line with five syllables, the second line with seven syllables and the third line with five syllables. You can put the perfume name in the title if that makes it easier, and at any rate, don’t stress over the rules…

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