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Kenzo World ~ perfume review & a quick Kenzo poll

Posted by Robin on 1 November 2016 60 Comments

Margaret Qualley for Kenzo World

Ok perfumistas, give us a vote on Kenzo as a perfume house. Are you a fan? Not a fan? Or, like me, do you have nostalgic warm fuzzies for the good old days of dependable if not earth-shattering fragrances like KenzoAir and Kenzo Amour (or even farther back: Jungle L’Elephant), but look with some dismay on what seems lately to be little more than an endless stream of Flower and L’Eau Par Kenzo flankers?

Wherever you fall on the spectrum, the new Kenzo World is not likely to radically shift your outlook…

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Flower by Kenzo L’Elixir ~ perfume review & quick poll

Posted by Robin on 20 September 2016 52 Comments

Flower by Kenzo L'Elixir brand image

Kenzo launched Flower by Kenzo L’Elixir last year, and I preceded to pretty much ignore it. I did like a few of the earlier Flower flankers (Flower Oriental is my favorite of what I’ve tried so far, followed by Winter Flowers) but hours are few and perfumes, to say nothing of flankers, are many: you all know how that goes. But recently someone said in the scent-of-the-day that the Elixir was good, so I gave it a shot.

This one was developed to celebrate Flower’s 15th anniversary, and it’s billed as a “sophisticated gourmand floral”. If you took that to mean “fruity sugar bomb with a few rose petals”, you’d be right on the money…

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World

Posted by Robin on 29 August 2016 9 Comments

Actress Margaret Qualley in the director's cut (the director being Spike Jonze) of the commercial for Kenzo World. Choreographed by Ryan Heffington. Almost 4 minutes long; if you're feeling impatient skip to the 1 minute mark.

Kenzo World ~ new perfume

Posted by Robin on 16 August 2016 4 Comments

Kenzo World

Kenzo will launch Kenzo World, a new fragrance for women, later this month. It is the brand’s first fragrance from artistic directors Carol Lim and Humberto Leon, who joined Kenzo in 2011…

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Friday scent of the day 6/17

Posted by Robin on 17 June 2016 266 Comments

Pantone colors of the year 2016

Friday is here! Our community project for today: wear a fragrance by Kenzo, if you have one.

What fragrance did you pick? As always, do chime in with your scent of the day even if you’re not participating in the community project.

I am wearing Kenzo Air. It’s the only Kenzo I own in a full bottle since I gave away my bottle of Kenzo Amour Le Parfum…

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