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Guerlain Fol Arome ~ new perfume

Posted by Robin on 15 September 2020 19 Comments

Guerlain has reissued Fol Arôme, a 1912 fragrance originally developed by Jacques Guerlain…

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Glossier You ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 20 October 2017 19 Comments

Glossier You

Beauty brand Glossier will launch their debut fragrance, Glossier You…

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Jason Wu & Ralph Lauren Woman ~ perfume reviews

Posted by Robin on 11 October 2017 34 Comments

Reviews of two recent mainstream designer fragrances: Jason Wu Eau de Parfum and Ralph Lauren Woman. Do comment if you’ve tried either, or if you have tested any other recent mainstream designer fragrances that you’d like to tell us about.

Jason Wu Eau de Parfum

Jason Wu Eau de Parfum

Jason Wu’s eponymous scent is his first, and is meant to reflect the jasmine growing near his childhood home in Taiwan — a focus the designer chose after blind-smelling hundreds of raw materials with perfumer Frank Voelkl. Wu may have found his notes by trial and error, but he had a specific idea of what he wanted his fragrance to be like…

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Calvin Klein Obsessed ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 21 June 2017 17 Comments

Calvin Klein will launch Obsessed for Women and Obsessed for Men in July. The new fragrances are modern interpretations of the brand’s Obsession for Women (1985) and Obsession for Men (1986)…

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Courreges Hyperbole ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 1 October 2016 9 Comments

Courrèges Hyperbole

French fashion house Courrèges has launched Hyperbole, a new fragrance for women. The fragrance is named for the brand’s ready-to-wear line, introduced by Andrè Courrèges in 1970, and purports to upset convention with masculine notes revealing ‘ultra femininity’…

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