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Jul et Mad Stilettos on Lex ~ fragrance review

Posted by Jessica on 31 August 2012 10 Comments

Chrysler building

Stilettos on Lex is one of three fragrances offered by new niche line Jul et Mad and the first episode in the collection’s “Histoire d’Amour.” On the one hand, honestly, I’m a little weary of fragrance collections with destination themes and love-story themes. On the other hand, Jul et Mad describes Stilettos on Lex this way: “A haunting, captivating perfume… Its powerful yet refined personality enchants the lovers of timeless floral fragrances with a powdery touch. Nothing and no one can resist it, by day or by night. This enveloping perfume is a real ‘séducteur,’ pure reflection of the beautiful and mysterious silhouette encountered on this legendary New York City avenue…” “Lovers of timeless floral fragrances with a powdery touch”? That would be me. A New York reference never hurts, either.

The composition of this “chypre fruity floral,” developed for Jul et Mad by perfumer Dorothée Piot, includes top notes of lemon, pear, davana and plum liquor; heart notes of lily of the valley, violette leaves, rose absolute, heliotrope, iris and carnation; and base notes of musk, Madagascar vanilla, Indonesian patchouli and Atlas cedarwood. Its story is “the portrait of a woman, mysterious and beautiful, in New York City” or, more specifically, the impression she leaves on a bewitched onlooker. It’s certainly a feminine fragrance, although I’d think of it more as a “sophisticated fruity-floral” than a chypre…

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Jil Sander Everose ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 31 August 2012 2 Comments

Jil Sander Everose advert

Jil Sander has launched Everose, a new ‘sensual floral’ fragrance for women. Everose is a flanker to last year’s Jil Sander Eve; it reportedly ‘explores another facet of Eve’ as ‘a woman in love’…

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Online fragrance shopping

Posted by Robin on 31 August 2012 Leave a Comment

Deal at beautyhabit: take 20% off (select brands are excluded) with coupon code SUNNYDAYS, good through 9/3.

New at harrods (UK): Tom Ford Jardin Noir, Molton Brown Valbonne.

Deal at mcmcfragrances: all Eau de Parfum sprays are $75 ($20 off) with coupon code SPRITZSPRITZ, good through 9/3.

New at selfridges (UK): Juicy Couture Viva La Juicy La Fleur, Costume National So Nude.

BCBG Max Azria Bon Chic ~ new perfume

Posted by Robin on 31 August 2012 7 Comments

BCBG Max Azria Bon Chic

BCBG Max Azria will launch Bon Chic next month. The new fragrance for women is the brand’s first since their license was acquired by Elizabeth Arden. The name is taken from the brand’s acronym, which stands for “bon chic, bon genre”…

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Oscar de la Renta Essential Luxuries ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 31 August 2012 21 Comments

Oscar de la Renta Essential Luxuries

Oscar de la Renta will launch Essential Luxuries, a new collection of six fragrances inspired by “his most loved people, places and things”, in September. The fragrances were developed by perfumer Calice Becker…

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