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2015 / Browsing by date: August 2015

Comme des Garcons Floriental ~ fragrance review

Posted by Angela on 31 August 2015 12 Comments

Comme des Garçons Floriental brand image

What does “floriental” mean to you? I think of a warm, ambered fragrance with a classic floral heart and a touch of fruit. I count on baroque flourishes and maybe even a bottle with a tassel dangling from its neck. It won’t surprise you that Comme des Garçons Floriental is none of that. Instead, Floriental purports to center itself on a flower with no scent — the cistus flower — and it is straightforward and linear with a decidedly urban edge. No tassels here.

Floriental’s notes include labdanum, sandalwood, vetiver, incense, pink pepper and plum liqueur. You’ll notice the absence of floral notes in this list, and I don’t smell anything blatantly floral in Floriental, either. Instead, I get a sharp, incense-tinged top floating above a sweet, round sandalwood base with a touch of spice. And that’s about it…

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& Other Stories Bonbon Tree & Fleur de Mimosa ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 31 August 2015 7 Comments

& Other Stories Bonbon Tree

Swedish brand & Other Stories will launch two new fragrances, Bonbon Tree and Fleur de Mimosa. The scents were developed by perfumer Jérôme Epinette…

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Online fragrance shopping

Posted by Robin on 31 August 2015 Leave a Comment

New at escentual (UK): Dior Sauvage, Jimmy Choo Illicit, Narciso Rodriguez For Her L'Absolu.

New at harveynichols (UK): Van Cleef & Arpels Ambre Imperial.

New at macys: Kenzo Flower L'Elixir.

New at nordstrom: Aramis Black.

Tauer Perfumes Sotto La Luna Tuberose ~ new perfume

Posted by Robin on 31 August 2015 7 Comments

Tauer Perfumes Sotto La Luna Tuberose

Tauer Perfumes will launch Sotto La Luna Tuberose later this year. The new fragrance is the second in the series that started in 2014 with Sotto La Luna Gardenia. The brand will also be releasing the third fragrance in the Tauerville series tomorrow at the Olfactif subscription service…

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Monday scent of the day 8/31

Posted by Robin on 31 August 2015 144 Comments

School

Last day of August! And where I live, it’s the first day of school. Do tell us what fragrance you’re wearing today.

I’m running behind this morning, and haven’t even picked a scent yet. I will chime in later!

Reminder: this Friday, 9/4, will be Back to School Friday…wear a perfume that says ‘back to school’ to you, or that says you mean business…

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