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Marc Jacobs Decadence Eau So Decadent ~ new perfume

Posted by Robin on 18 August 2017 2 Comments

Marc Jacobs Decadence Eau So Decadent

Marc Jacobs has launched Decadence Eau So Decadent, a new sheer floral flanker to 2015’s Decadence…

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Marc Jacobs Decadence ~ fragrance review

Posted by Jessica on 8 October 2015 44 Comments

Adriana Lima for Marc Jacobs Decadence

I felt like the next story to tell was one of this indulgence of pleasure and luxury, because that’s what decadence is. And I had to tell that in a way that was irreverent, which is very much part of who I am and how we tell stories, which is with an offhanded, irreverent sense of glamour, rather than first-degree glamour — something a bit more unconventional.1

So says Marc Jacobs, who has released a new feminine fragrance called Decadence for fall. Decadence was developed by perfumer Annie Buzantian and is a “sensual, luxurious, woody fragrance” with top notes of plum, iris flower and saffron; heart notes of Bulgarian rose, jasmine sambac and orris; and a base of vetiver, papyrus woods and liquid amber.

When I spritzed Decadence on a blotter at my local Macy’s and took a deep whiff, I gasped and recoiled (to the amusement of the security guard keeping an eye on things). It opens with something sharp and harsh that I can only describe as “knitting needle up the nostril.” It is some kind of aldehyde? I do not know…

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Marc Jacobs Decadence ~ new perfume

Posted by Robin on 3 June 2015 20 Comments

Marc Jacobs Decadence

Marc Jacobs will launch Decadence, a new pillar fragrance for women, in September. Decadence will be fronted by “a barely clothed Adriana Lima rolling around on the floor in utter abandon”…

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Mercedes-Benz VIP Club ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 25 November 2014 6 Comments

Mercedes-Benz VIP Club

Mercedes-Benz will launch Mercedes-Benz VIP Club, a new collection of masculine fragrances showcasing the work of five perfumers from the fragrance & flavor company Firmenich…

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Marc Jacobs Honey ~ fragrance review

Posted by Robin on 16 July 2013 43 Comments

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The Marc Jacobs vinyl-accented juggernaut continues with Honey, a sort-of flanker to 2012′s Marc Jacobs Dot, which of course followed Lola and Daisy and all of their flankers. More specifically, Honey “channels the eclectic appeal of Marc’s Dot signature and adds her own golden touch”.

If you’ve liked what they’ve done with the bunch so far, you’ll probably like Honey too. Like the rest, it’s basically a cheerful and wearable fragrance. To my mind, Daisy was the most cheerful and most wearable of them all, and while Honey isn’t going to knock Daisy off her pedestal, it’s arguably less threatening than Lola or Dot — not that either Lola or Dot was particularly threatening.

Honey starts a bit crisp, but it’s sweet from the start, with lots of pear shampoo and with what they’re calling, in a rare case of truth in advertising, “fruity punch”…

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