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2011 / Browsing by date: March 2011

Three from Providence Perfume Co ~ perfume reviews

Posted by Robin on 31 March 2011 60 Comments

Providence Perfume Tabac Citron

Despite my complaints about boring fragrances in general and boring niche fragrances in particular, I’m generally not all that eager to try new and unknown indie lines. It’s true that you might just smell something fabulous, something entirely outside of the proverbial box, something that you can no longer find in mainstream or niche. But to get there, you’re going to kiss a lot of frogs, right? And by frogs, I mean fragrances that are not just boring, but awful — scrubbers, perhaps, or worse.1

Providence Perfume Co, which has garnered some attention on the blogs & forums, turned out to be a pleasant surprise. I tried 8 of the line’s 9 offerings, and didn’t reach for the liquid Tide even once. Charna Ethier is a relative newcomer to the indie natural scene; she’s been marketing her own perfumes for about a year or so. Her line caught my eye primarily because she makes a fragrance called Osmanthus Oolong which sounded nearly custom-made for me: black, green and red teas, osmanthus, beeswax. As it turned out, I didn’t like Osmanthus Oolong. It was too heavy and sweet, and maybe just too far away from the Osmanthus Oolong of my imagination (I drink real osmanthus oolong tea regularly, and have yet to see it satisfactorily translated into perfume).2 But I did like several others in the line, and so here are brief reviews:

I’ll start with Tabac Citron (shown above) because it’s so likable…

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Stinks to the tune of more than $10 million

Posted by Robin on 31 March 2011 10 Comments

A brand marketing company that brokered a deal for Britney Spears' fragrance line sued the singer and her father Wednesday, claiming the pair secured a new deal that stinks to the tune of more than $10 million.

— Read all about it at Britney Spears sued for $10M over fragrance deal at Yahoo News.

Laura Mercier Fresh Fig ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 31 March 2011 35 Comments

Laura Mercier Fresh Fig

Laura Mercier has launched Fresh Fig, the latest addition to the brand’s Eau Gourmande collection:

Fresh Fig Eau de Toilette is a rich, intoxicating fragrance that is reminiscent of a fresh, clean linen experience…

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Online fragrance shopping

Posted by Robin on 31 March 2011 Leave a Comment

New at neimanmarcus: Annick Goutal Le Mimosa, Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess Soleil.

New at nordstrom: Annick Goutal Ninfeo Mio.

New at selfridges (UK): Tom Ford Neroli Portofino LE.

Grossmith Betrothal ~ new perfume

Posted by Robin on 31 March 2011 39 Comments

Grossmith Betrothal

Grossmith will launch Betrothal in April. Like the brand’s three 2009 releases (Phul-Nana, Shel-el-Nessim, and Hasu-no-Hana), Betrothal is a reworked fragrance from the back catalog; it was reportedly created in 1893 to mark the engagement of Queen Mary (see: Mary of Teck) and is brought back now to mark the engagement of Kate Middleton…

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