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2014 / Browsing by date: May 2014

Lazy weekend poll ~ difficult notes

Posted by Robin on 31 May 2014 298 Comments

grapefruit

Tell us what fragrance note(s) you find difficult to wear.

What does it smell like to you, and have you ever found a perfume that features that note but works for you…

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Clive Christian No. 1 ~ 15th Anniversary Edition

Posted by Robin on 31 May 2014 5 Comments

Clive Christian No. 1 15th Anniversary Edition

Luxury niche line Clive Christian celebrates the 15th anniversary of Clive Christian No. 1 for women (“recognized by the Guinness Book of Records as the world’s most expensive perfume”) with a new special edition…

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Online fragrance shopping

Posted by Robin on 31 May 2014 Leave a Comment

New at bloomingdales: Cartier Baiser Vole Lys Rose, Fan di Fendi Blossom.

New at escentual (UK): Guerlain Terracotta Le Parfum & Limon Verde.

New at first-in-fragrance (DE): Gritti & Zeromolecole lines.

New at selfridges (UK): Jo Malone Tuberose Angelica, Viktor & Rolf Spicebomb Eau Fraiche.

Bentley for Men Absolute ~ new fragrance

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Bentley for Men Absolute

British car manufacturer Bentley has launched Bentley for Men Absolute, a new fragrance. It’s the second flanker for 2013’s Bentley for Men, following Bentley for Men Azure, which launched earlier this year…

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There is no scent that is luxurious

Posted by Robin on 31 May 2014 3 Comments

There is no scent that is luxurious. It’s what we do with it that makes it luxurious. Otherwise, how will we know when something is luxurious? The supreme luxury is to take time, and we have time at Hermès. When we develop perfume at Hermès, we can take two to three to four years to do it. It’s unique. What we are creating together is for 2015 or 2017.

— Perfumer Jean-Claude Ellena, from Q&A: Hermès’s Perfumers on Luxury, Perfume Bloggers, and Nighttime Scents at NY Mag.

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