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The Scented Life: All about fragrance

Archive for July 2008

July 31st, 2008

Too good to keep a secret: BIG SALE at Besame Cosmetics!

Everything appears to be 75% off.  OMGWTFBESAME.  The cute 1930’s/40’s retro stuff would look SO GOSHDARN CUTE in my dressing room.
So go, already!

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July 31st, 2008

Marc Jacobs Daisy Candle set: $25 (reg. $50!)

So, I decided to check out Sephora’s online sale section - it’s better than usual, most of the time almost every item is really sold out.  How lame to leave up items with no chance of ever returning to the website!  But this time, it’s chock full of fun scented stuff for your body and […]

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July 31st, 2008

Happy Birthday, Andy Warhol! From Bond no. 9

It’s hard to believe Andy Warhol would be 80 this year.  One thing many casual art lovers may not know, is that Andy got his start drawing illustrations of shoes, etc. for catalogs and advertisements.  In that vein,  Bond no 9 is releasing the 3rd fragrance in Bond No. 9’s Warhol series: Andy Warhol […]

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July 30th, 2008

Perfume of the Day: Hermes Ambre Narguile

Released in 2004, this lovely fragrance is equal parts gourmand/oriental (amber),  tobacco smoke, honeyed dried fruits,and smooth woods.  At times a resinous/mentholated note appears and drifts away again.  I can’t stop sniffing myself.  Amber scents are fairly easy to wear, so if you’d like an easy, no-miss entry into the world of Oriental fragrances, buy […]

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July 29th, 2008

Create your OWN Richmond-inspired perfume for Modern Atelier

I’m not sure if you read the article about Modern Atelier in URGE magazine, but if you haven’t, you might have missed a very exciting opportunity. URGE is hosting a contest to create the newest perfume or cologne to add to my collection of Richmond-inspired perfumes. All you need to do is put on […]

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July 29th, 2008

Perfume of the Day: Lostmarc’h Lann-ael

I’m not very familiar with Brittany, but it seems like a place where Celtic and French cultures mingle. This fragrance is more than the sum of its parts - I am a sucker for milky, vanilla comfort scents, but the apple keeps it fresh and the cereals/buckwheat are unexpected and grounding.  At $75 for 100ml […]

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July 28th, 2008

Perfume of the Day: Molecule 01 by Escentual Molecules

Aroma chemicals are used in virtually all modern fragrances to bring to recreate scents like jasmine or violet or cedar or a host of other familiar olfactory favorites. Molecule 01 is the first of its kind to pay homage to just one of these hidden delights—the not so sexy sounding Iso E Super. You know […]

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July 27th, 2008

Perfume of the Day: Brulure de Rose by Parfumerie Generale

I like rose scents,  and I like oriental perfumes.  How lucky for me that Brulure de Rose is a little bit of both.  If ‘rose’ tends to evoke matronly, unpleasant images for you, I’d definitely sample this.  It’s a heart of rose, wrapped in wood, smoke, a bit of amber and vanilla….  The sweet/smoky notes […]

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July 26th, 2008

Perfume of the Day: Ralph Lauren Ralph Wild

New for this summer.  It’s not wild, it’s not even really fashionable or in keeping with Ralph Lauren’s aesthetic.  It’s fruity, cheap, and really not for me.  Do they sell Ralph Wild strawberries in the grocery store?  Also, I’m really tired of every single scent using “pink peppercorn”as some kind of gimmicky note.  I liked […]

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July 25th, 2008

Save 40% at Tarte Cosmetics!

I’m a big fan of Tarte’s cheekstains, which happen to smell nice too - and there are plenty of other great things for your face AND body.  Just use code FF08…I may have to make a quick order before bed tonight!

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