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Holiday fragrance gifts 2009, part 6 ~ for the men

Posted by Robin on 22 November 2009 39 Comments

Fresh Soap trio

From Fresh, a limited edition soap trio in Frankincense (“an earthy scent, full of woodsy notes and a hint of exotic incense”), Myrrh (“an uplifting, fruity scent with wild berry notes inspired by the forest”) and Gold (“a warm, soft fragrance that evokes the shimmer of precious metal in sunlight”). Three 250g bars, $45…

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Studs in shorts

Posted by Robin on 21 September 2009 14 Comments

THE new Hollister store, on the corner of Houston Street and Broadway, has a smelly problem. Along with the studs in shorts standing by the door, the Hollister fragrance is billowing out into the streets, neighbors complain.

— Another stinky store in New York City. Read more at Locals raise stink at New York Post.

The tears of broken-hearted teenage girls

Posted by Robin on 19 August 2009 25 Comments

On the way down I stopped in the fragrance room and sampled the Laguna Beach body mist. It smelled like Jolly Ranchers being breathed on my face by Hayden Panettiere. Here the store also sells its California fragrance, which is spritzed on the mannequins every hour; it’s a noxious concoction that, I assume, is distilled from mink sex glands and the tears of broken-hearted teenage girls.

— Mike Albo of the New York Times visits the Hollister boutique on Broadway in A Long, Lusty Walk on a Short Pier. Many thanks to Jessica for the link!

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