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Frederic Malle Monsieur ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 23 October 2015 7 Comments

Frédéric Malle Monsieur

French niche line Frédéric Malle will launch Monsieur, a new fragrance for men. Monsieur is intended as the masculine counterpart to the brand’s Portrait of a Lady…

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Oscar de la Renta Extraordinary ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 18 March 2015 4 Comments

Oscar de la Renta Extraordinary

Oscar de la Renta will launch Extraordinary, a new perfume for women, this month. It will be the brand’s last fragrance under the personal direction of Oscar de la Renta, who passed away last year…

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Chopard 1000 Miglia Extreme ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 19 January 2015 Leave a Comment

Chopard 1000 Miglia Extreme

Chopard has launched 1000 Miglia Extreme, a new flanker to 2013’s 1000 Miglia fragrance for men…

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Calvin Klein Reveal ~ perfume review

Posted by Jessica on 29 August 2014 39 Comments

Calvin Klein Reveal fragrance advert

Calvin Klein has a released a new pillar in its fragrance collection this fall: Reveal, a “solar oriental” for women. It was developed for Calvin Klein by perfumers Jean-Marc Chaillan and Bruno Jovanovic (both of whom have created other fragrances for the brand) and its composition includes notes of “raw salt signature,” pink pepper, black pepper, white pepper, orris, ambergris, solar accord, sandalwood, cashmeran and musk.

I honestly didn’t expect to enjoy Reveal when I found it at a department store fragrance counter. I had no specific response to the ad campaign and video starring model Doutzen Kroes and actor Charlie Hunnam, other than a hunch that real-life voyeurism isn’t as much fun as these two try to make it seem. I find Reveal’s bottle — a swollen, pillow-like square that separates into a clunky metallic triangular cap and a ridiculously heavy glass bottle — even more awkward to handle than Euphoria’s curvy lotus-inspired shape. I’m bored by the suggestion that Reveal “embodies the thrilling game of seduction between a man and a woman, the erotic possibility of a game between equals.”

Once I’d smelled Reveal and tested it on my skin, however, I liked it…

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Sofia by Sofia Vergara ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 17 March 2014 6 Comments

Sofía by Sofía Vergara

Actress Sofía Vergara will launch her debut fragrance, Sofía, in April. The scent was made under a partnership deal (not a standard licensing arrangement) with Parlux…

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