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5 perfumes: consider the creamsicle

Posted by Robin on 13 March 2015 74 Comments

Creamsicle

I’ve never been overly fond of the creamsicle (for the uninitiated, it’s a vanilla popsicle covered with a fruit-flavored ice, usually orange).1 Creamsicle perfumes, on the other hand, are a favorite, and they’re perfect for this time of year, when the sun finally comes out and the bulbs start to peek out of the soil — it feels like winter might finally be over (knock on wood) but it isn’t really spring just yet. Until the temperatures reach at least the high 50s (or preferably, the 60s), your favorite summer citrus might not have enough heft, but add some cream and sugar to the mix, and voilà. Spring is just around the corner.

Anné Pliska ~ Anné Pliska is a three season creamsicle…

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Fragrance gifts for Mother’s Day 2012, part 3

Posted by Robin on 8 May 2012 6 Comments

Mother’s Day is coming up this Sunday, May 13th! If you missed it, check out part 1 and part 2 of our gift series for 2012.

 

Pacifica Gold Collection

From Pacifica, The Gold Collection Custom Spray gift set: “Choose your own fragrances! Three of Pacifica’s beloved fragrances in fun, fresh and fantastic Spray Perfumes. This set features full sized boxed perfumes contained in our signature gold gift box wrapped with a pretty white ribbon.” $52 at Pacifica…

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Anne Pliska ~ perfume review

Posted by Robin on 15 November 2007 24 Comments

Anne Pliska perfume

Anné Pliska’s eponymous perfume, launched in 1987, has long been a cult favorite among perfumistas. About Anné Pliska herself, I know virtually nothing except that she is based in California, and is apparently very good at maintaining her privacy in the internet age.

I tried Anné Pliska some years ago and didn’t love it: it was too cold and amber-y to suit my tastes. Alyssa over at Perfume Smellin’ Things suggested I ought to give it another try, figuring that if I loved Fendi Theorema, surely Anné Pliska ought to have a second chance. Her description: “Pliska is like Theorema’s chic, stern Aunt, one with a scandalous past that her niece knows nothing about…”.

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