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Shay & Blue Blackberry Woods ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 10 March 2020 2 Comments

UK-based niche line Shay & Blue has launched Blackberry Woods, a new fragrance…

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Shay & Blue Watermelons & Parfums MDCI Bleu Satin ~ fragrance reviews

Posted by Kevin on 17 April 2019 45 Comments

The scent and taste of watermelon screams !SUMMER! to me. As a child, cracking open a chilled watermelon was a celebratory event during steamy Virginia summers. At my urging (and purchasing, I bought the seeds), my father grew all types of watermelon varieties: classics, miniatures, ball-shaped; melons with pink, red, gold, yellow and white flesh. Watermelons originated in Africa but now are grown around the world. In Japan, the Densuke watermelon is grown in limited quantities only on Hokkaido; these rare, round watermelons with almost-black rinds sell for hundreds of dollars…or many thousands of dollars at auction (for single melons). I was surprised (given the perfume industry’s propensity for “fibs” and pretension) that today’s two watermelon-flavored perfumes didn’t list Densuke watermelon in the ingredients lists. Stay tuned!

Hoping to find a watermelon fragrance that will refresh my summer, I tried two: Shay & Blue Watermelons and Parfums MDCI Bleu Satin…

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Shay & Blue White Peaches ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 28 January 2019 2 Comments

UK-based niche line Shay & Blue has launched White Peaches, a new fragrance…

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Shay & Blue Kings Wood ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 2 August 2018 14 Comments

UK-based niche line Shay & Blue has launched Kings Wood, a new fragrance for men…

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Shay & Blue Scarlet Lily ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 15 August 2017 3 Comments

Shay & Blue Scarlet Lily

UK-based niche line Shay & Blue has launched Scarlet Lily, a new fragrance…

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