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Holiday fragrance gifts 2013, part 2

Posted by Robin on 3 December 2013 14 Comments

Our 2013 series of holiday gift posts continues — today we’ve got travel sizes and coffrets, plus perfume subscription plans for sample-fiend perfumistas. If you missed it, check out Part 1: scented body products. Up next: home fragrance, probably on Thursday, then men’s fragrance gifts coming up this weekend.

More holiday shopping ideas: check out Bois de Jasmin’s Holiday Gifts Ideas from French Magazines.

Aedes de Venustas purse sprays

From Aedes de Venustas, a purse spray in the brand’s signature fragrance or the newer Iris Nazarena. $195, includes three 10 ml refills, at Aedes…

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The notes grow bold

Posted by Robin on 13 August 2008 4 Comments

At first dab, Ellie is barely noticeable. But within seconds, the notes grow bold as it mixes with a person's pheromones. On a late summer afternoon, the scent caught the attention of Jill Ostrow, who was enjoying a snack at a Chicago cafe. "I have an overly sensitive nose, and I don't like most scents," Ostrow said before taking Dunne's card. "But this I really like. It's light. It smells fresh. It's like it belongs on me."

— From Small-batch, big-passion scent (link no longer active, sorry!) an article in the Philadelphia Inquirer about Ellie D's Ellie perfume.

Eau d’Italie Magnolia Romana, Ellie D Ellie Nuit, By Kilian Beyond Love ~ fragrance reviews

Posted by Robin on 5 June 2008 57 Comments

Eau d'Italie Magnolia Romana perfume

Bertrand Duchaufour might be my second favorite (living) perfumer at the moment (you regular readers know that Jean-Claude Ellena is still at the top of the list), so Magnolia Romana by Eau d’Italie was one of my “most looked forward to” fragrances this year. I was a little worried about the “summer ozone” and “water” notes (other notes include purple basil, lemon leaves, neroli, nutmeg, cypress, magnolia, Bulgarian rose, tuberose, lotus, cedar, hay extract and white musk), and I was right to be: I don’t like synthetic “fresh” notes, and while Magnolia Romana isn’t overwhelmingly “fresh”, it’s just fresh enough to bother me…

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Ellie by Ellie D ~ fragrance review

Posted by Robin on 26 April 2007 10 Comments

Ellie perfume by Ellie D

Ellie is the fragrance debut from Ellie D, a line created by Jessica Dunne. Ellie was inspired by (and named for) Dunne’s grandmother; Dunne reportedly wanted to “create a perfume infused with nostalgia with youthful and modern sensibility”. The perfumer was Michel Roudnitska, and the notes include bergamot, tangerine, cyclamen, lily of the valley, jasmine, gardenia, rose, fig leaves, vetiver, sandalwood, musk, vanilla and coconut.

Ellie starts with bright citrus and greenery; the heart is a simply lovely blend of florals dominated by lily of the valley. The jasmine is ever-so-slightly indolic, and there is a tiny, short-lived hint of rose…

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Ellie by Ellie D, and other new fragrances at Henri Bendel’s

Posted by Robin on 2 March 2007 14 Comments

Ellie by Ellie D perfume

Ellie is the debut fragrance from the new line Ellie D. Ellie was developed by perfumer Michel Roudnitska, and includes notes of white flowers, vanilla and vetiver…

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