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2016 / Browsing by date: September 2016

Bvlgari Le Gemme Men ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 30 September 2016 15 Comments

Bvlgari Le Gemme Men

Bvlgari has launched Le Gemme Men, a new collection of luxury fragrances (Ambero, Garanat, Gyan, Malakeos, Onekh and Tygar) developed by perfumer Jacques Cavallier…

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Basenotes Readers Awards 2016

Posted by Robin on 30 September 2016 8 Comments

Basenotes Readers Awards 2016

Basenotes has announced the winners of their 2016 Readers Awards…

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Arquiste Ella ~ fragrance review

Posted by Jessica on 29 September 2016 14 Comments

Arquiste Ella brand image

Following Kevin’s review of Arquiste Él, I’m here to report on its feminine counterpart, Ella. Like Él, Ella was inspired by Acapulco in the 1970s and was developed by perfumer Rodrigo Flores-Roux. It was designed to evoke “a sultry night of disco, plunging necklines and champagne-soaked skin” followed by a rendezvous on a “golden beach, under a silvery moon,” with notes of cannonball tree flower (curupita), angelica root, carrot seed, rose, jasmine, cardamom, buckwheat honey, amber, patchouli, civet, vetiver, cigarette smoke accord and “chypre accord.”

I’ve never been anywhere near Acapulco, and I don’t think I’ve ever worn a “plunging neckline,” but I do have some very early memories of the 1970s (in New Jersey and New York, anyway). And Ella brought me right back to those days: it reminds me of the fragrances that women — glamorous grown-ups! — were wearing before the mid-80s arrived and everyone began dousing themselves in Poison and Giorgio…

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Online fragrance shopping

Posted by Robin on 29 September 2016 Leave a Comment

New at aedes: Altaia Ombu.

New at selfridges (UK): Thierry Mugler Angel Etoile des Reves, Juliette Has A Gun Into The Void.

Jo Malone Orange Bitters ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 29 September 2016 6 Comments

Jo Malone Orange Bitters

Jo Malone has launched Orange Bitters, a new limited edition fragrance for holiday 2016…

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