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2016 / Browsing by date: August 2016

The 7 Virtues + Lisa Ray Jasmine of India ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 30 August 2016 8 Comments

Lisa Ray Jasmine of India

The 7 Virtues has launched Lisa Ray Jasmine of India, the brand’s first celebrity fragrance. Lisa Ray is an Indo-Canadian Bollywood actress. The official launch will take place on the United Nations International Day of Peace, September 21…

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You belong to the cause

Posted by Robin on 30 August 2016 Leave a Comment

The ad for Zadig & Voltaire This is Her! and This is Him!; then below the jump, perfumers Sidonie Lancesseur, Michel Almairac, Nathalie Lorson and Aurélien Guichard talk about the fragrances.

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Tuesday scent of the day 8/30

Posted by Robin on 30 August 2016 231 Comments

apple earth

Happy Tuesday, and happy Toasted Marshmallow Day! What fragrance are you wearing?

I’m in Dawn Spencer Hurwitz Wasabi Shiso. This is what I should have worn to wake me up yesterday.

Reminder: On 9/2, our project will be How far does the apple fall from the tree…

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Z Zegna Cities by Ermenegildo Zegna ~ new fragrances

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Z Zegna Cities New York, Shanghai and Milan

Ermenegildo Zegna will launch Z Zegna Cities, a new trio of limited edition fragrances for men. Z Zegna Cities New York, Shanghai and Milan are flankers to 2005’s Z Zegna fragrance for men…

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Comme des Garcons Blackpepper ~ fragrance review

Posted by Angela on 29 August 2016 24 Comments

black peppercorns

Coming off a heat wave, it’s hard to believe that Labor Day is this weekend. To me, Labor Day signals autumn, and autumn means sweaters, falling leaves and warmer fragrance. Comme des Garçons Blackpepper should come with “autumn” stamped on its label.

Perfumer Antoine Maisondieu developed Blackpepper. Its notes include Madagascan pepper, cedar wood, akigalawood (a spicy-woody material by Givaudan derived from patchouli), tonka bean and “musky accord.”

Say “black pepper” to me, and I think “biting, bracing, sneezy.” Fortunately, after its initial hit, Blackpepper is none of that…

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