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Top 10 Fall Fragrances 2011

Posted by Angela on 31 October 2011 146 Comments

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I always tell people my favorite season is summer. In truth, it’s autumn. I whisper this fact, because while autumn is heartrendingly beautiful with its crisp mornings and warm afternoons and a garden still full of dahlias and greens, autumn is also the harbinger of winter. Each delightful, knife-sharp afternoon is a reminder of the rainy days ahead. Each walk through a shuffle of parchment-red leaves portends months of dark, slushy cold. When I can forget all that and focus on the here and now, I love fall.

For courage, I queued up Ian Bostridge’s sad but glorious Schubert lieder and chose ten autumn situations and matching fragrances to write about for today’s post:

Making the seasonal transition: All of the sudden, a morning feels colder than the rest. Instead of grabbing a cardigan, you ponder a light jacket. You’re almost ready to fire up the furnace for the first time this year, but not quite yet. A warmer fragrance seems fitting, but you’re not quite tempted to give yourself over to heavy gourmands and orientals. Ormonde Jayne Tolu works nicely now. Its green heart lightens its rich, oriental base. Annick Goutal Eau de Charlotte is a good transitional fragrance, too. It is fresh, but offers the after-school treat of bread, jam, and chocolate…

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Happy Halloween

Posted by Robin on 31 October 2011 4 Comments

A little funny from Axe.

The Monday Mail ~ help Jada find a new perfume

Posted by Robin on 31 October 2011 30 Comments

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Today we’re helping Jada. She’d like to find a versatile signature fragrance that can go from casual to dress up. She can pay up to $100. A bottle lasts her a long time because she can’t always wear fragrance to work.

Here is what we know about Jada:

She’s in her early 40s, and loves her roles as pharmacist, wife, and mom. She has 3 young kids and 5 pets.

She’s an easygoing person and usually dresses casually.

Her hobbies are reading, cooking, and vegetable gardening, and she says her dream is an urban farm…

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Happ & Stahns 1922 Lily Sanguine ~ new perfume

Posted by Robin on 31 October 2011 16 Comments

Happ & Stahns 1922 Lily Sanguine

Anthropologie’s Happ & Stahns line has launched 1922 Lily Sanguine, a new fragrance for women…

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Online fragrance shopping

Posted by Robin on 31 October 2011 Leave a Comment

New at aedes: L'Artisan Batucada.

New at belk: Bobbi Brown Bobbi's Party, Estee Lauder holiday compacts.

New at macys: Cartier Baiser Vole.

New at nordstrom: Bottega Veneta, Issey Miyake L'Eau d'Issey Gold.

New at saksfifthavenue: David Yurman Essences.

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