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Anna Sui Fantasia Mermaid ~ fragrance review

Posted by Jessica on 15 March 2019 9 Comments

Let the wave of new spring fragrances begin! Here’s one from Anna Sui, and it’s fit to be part of this seasonal “wave” (hah) for more than one reason: it’s a flanker to 2017’s Fantasia, named Fantasia Mermaid.

Have any of you tried the original Fantasia? I spritzed and sniffed it during a visit to Anna Sui’s Manhattan boutique, and it wasn’t my thing; too dessert-sweet, heavy on its “raspberry praline” accord. (I’ve heard that it’s selling very well, so you should never take my taste as any indicator of commercial success.) But I took a chance on Fantasia Mermaid, just to have the opportunity to play with the fun, mermaid-topped bottle, and I realized that it’s fairly dissimilar…

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Penhaligon’s Oud de Nil & Alizarin ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 3 August 2016 14 Comments

Penhaligon's Oud de Nil and Alizarin

Penhaligon’s has launched two new fragrances in the brand’s Trade Routes Collection, Oud de Nil and Alizarin…

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Penhaligon’s Halfeti & Levantium ~ fragrance reviews

Posted by Kevin on 30 September 2015 13 Comments

Penhaligon's Halfeti

Penhaligon’s Trade Routes Collection was inspired by “the luxurious and decadent commodities which were traded through London’s historic docks at the turn of the 19th Century.” What comes to mind after reading that teaser? Delicious, fumy liqueurs and spirits, spices and foodstuffs, sandalwood, patchouli, leathers, fabrics and the fabulous plant “discoveries” brought back to England by botanist-explorers. But who knew the ships’ hulls had kegs and kegs full of…Iso E Super?!

Halfeti1 was named after the rare black roses that grow near the Turkish village of Halfeti…

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Penhaligon’s Halfeti ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 26 May 2015 2 Comments

Penhaligon's Halfeti

Penhaligon’s has launched Halfeti, a new addition to the Trade Routes collection…

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Penhaligon’s Trade Routes Collection ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 6 August 2014 9 Comments

Penhaligon's Empressa

Penhaligon’s will launch the Trade Routes Collection, with three fragrances inspired by “the luxurious and decadent commodities which were traded through London’s historic docks at the turn of the 19th Century”: Empressa, Levantium and Lothair…

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