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St. Clair Scents Casablanca, Ellis Brooklyn Fawn & Miu Miu Fleur d’Argent ~ fragrance reviews

Posted by Jessica on 18 January 2019 12 Comments

Describing the inspiration for her latest fragrance, independent perfumer Diane St. Clair writes,

I had been watching the snow fall outside of my window for three months, at times blowing horizontally on winds wailing down from the Polar Vortex. I tried to conjure a way to transport myself to a place far away, a place with warm air and perfumed flowers and fruit—a garden in paradise…

The result of this reverie was Casablanca, a floral chypre fragrance with a lengthy list of notes…

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Standing on the miu-n

Posted by Robin on 16 January 2019 4 Comments

Elle Fanning for Miu Miu Twist.

Miu Miu Twist ~ new perfume

Posted by Robin on 10 January 2019 3 Comments

Prada’s Miu Miu brand has launched Miu Miu Twist, a new fragrance for women…

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Miu Miu Fleur D’Argent ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 21 July 2018 6 Comments

Prada’s Miu Miu brand will launch Miu Miu Fleur D’Argent, a new flanker to 2015’s Miu Miu…

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Top 10 Spring Fragrances 2018

Posted by Jessica on 6 April 2018 20 Comments

We have snow in the forecast as I’m writing this post, so it doesn’t feel like spring; yet here we are. Looking back at my lists of favorite spring fragrances from 2008 and 2013, I’ve decided to do something different this time. I’ll never stop loving Après l’Ondée or L’Eau d’Hiver, but I gave myself a new assignment for this round: I sampled lots of new releases and chose ten that I’d want to continue wearing in the coming months. I’ve been feeling for a long time that I just can’t keep up with the tide of new launches, but this is my deliberate small effort at feeling more current (even just for one season)!

Spring is the season when I enjoy white florals the most, and Dawn Spencer Hurwitz Je Suis La Lune (I Am the Moon) is a jasmine fragrance that smells more like a creamy, slightly salty lily to me…

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