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The Scented Life: All about fragrance

December 7th, 2007

The Storque has Landed: Handmade Gifts from my neck of the woods!

I was tickled to death that ModernAtelier perfume was featured on the front page of Etsy today *blushes with pride*,  along with many other fine local artisans.  These artists are all from Richmond, Norfolk, Charlottesville, and other Virginia locales.  Who knew that you could purchase a locally-made doggy collar?  The props go to Tasha McKelvey, […]

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December 6th, 2007

She Knows Best and the Shopaholic have Scented Gifts that are sure to please!

SP over at ShopaholicsDaily has featured a cute hat-box Gingerbread Man gift set from Philosophy.  If you have a friend who lives where it’s colder-than-cold, this will warm their heart!
And Dexie, the brains behind SheKnowsBest found a David Beckham gift set…At WAL-MART.  It comes with a cologne and body wash, and it’s only $24.88.
Go check […]

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December 4th, 2007

Are your DIY skills so sick, you’re Painfully Hip?

DIY is a burgeoning fashion movement and big business (c.f. WMMNA).  And now your mad skills and trash-to-treasure style can win you some major loot. Visit Painfully Hip for all the details:

contest dates
nov 30th through dec 21st, 2007
how to win
post a photo and description of your best DIY piece on DTLS. include “diy” as […]

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December 4th, 2007

>>>Want this MAC brush kit and eye palette?

Here’s a great giveaway sure to make your holidays a bit brighter. Go check out Beauty and Fashion Tech for all the details.  I just love the MAC holiday sets this year.  The molded cases/handles remind me of Anna Sui…perfect amounts of retro girlyness and edgy now-ness!
This giveaway is for the M.A.C. cool eyes […]

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December 3rd, 2007

The Well Heeled Society has a gift for you!

And look - there’s even some sweet smelling stuff for your feet!  Visit her site for all the deets!  You can win:
~ A gift certificate for a set of six Closet Fetish shoe boxes
~ A rich Peppermint Pattie Pedi Kit from KLEAN Bath and Body
~ A $100.00 Gift Card from T. Georgiano’s Online Shoe Salon
~ […]

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December 1st, 2007

Splendid reads for Saturday!

From the Splendicity network, comes the most splendid reads of the week.

Beauty
Beautiful Makeup Search kicks off it’s Twelve Days of Christmas contest and you will want to enter to win some great giveaways!
A Touch of Blusher brings you Dior’s spring 2008 makeup collection.
Traveling can be a hassle for a beauty! makeup loves me has […]

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November 18th, 2007

The Shopaholic has scented gifts galore!

My pal over at the Shopaholics Daily has found some great gifts for all manner of scent-loving creatures in your life. Just a few examples:
Gwen Stefani “L” Holiday Gift Set
Japanese Cherry Blossom ~ Body Lotion Gift Set
Hakansson - The (Alcohol Free) Scent
I’ll take one of each, thanks! Be sure to keep your eye […]

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October 27th, 2007

Splendicity’s splendid reads for your weekend reading!

From the Splendicity members, comes another round of their best links.
BEAUTY
Face Candy shows us Guerlain’s latest - and it is gold.
Makeup Loves Me tells us about her love for Lancome’s Color Fever Gloss in Volcanic.
A Touch of Blusher shares her shopping list for Japan.
Beauty Banter has the exclusive information regarding Smashbox Cosmetics and Petro Zillia’s […]

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October 15th, 2007

Annick Goutal - Eau Splendide

A special thanks to my pal Teri over at AgingFabulous for the info about yet another Breast Cancer Awareness month product. I had no idea Annick Goutal battled breast cancer.   And the product itself sounds like a nice gift for someone you know who might be fighting breast cancer.   I’ve got a few […]

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October 15th, 2007

More Breast Cancer Awareness month excitement!

Urban Botanic is having a great contest to celebrate Breast Cancer Awareness! The prize is a 8 ounce bottle of Urban Botanic Nourishing Lotion, and there will be 2 winners!
There are two ways to win:
1. Go to the website and take the fragrance personality test…then submit your personality test results and a short tribute […]

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