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The Scented Life: All about fragrance

January 22nd, 2008

Blue Monday: Demeter Blue Hawaiian

ON SALE at Victoria’s Secret beauty clearance, this is a fun, fruity scent that will make you swear there’s a tiki bar in the bottle.  It’s “an authentic Hawaiian fragrance with the exotic scents of light rum, blue Curacao and pineapple.”  For only $20, it’s sure a better investment than a night […]

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January 21st, 2008

In Search of the Perfect Scent: NPR segment on Chandler Burr’s new book

You can just click here to listen to the entire segment.   I’ll be asking for the book for a graduation present in May, and not a moment sooner.  I’ve got too much reading to do for school!  The book tracks a year in the world of perfumes, and details the creation of Sarah Jessica Parker’s […]

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January 19th, 2008

Scented Valentine’s gifts for your sweetie!

I’m in love with this adorable set of fragrances from Demeter. I loved their Jelly Belly collaboration, and this looks to be just as fun. Three scents inspired by conversation hearts (made by Necco)- Be My Valentine, Love Me, and Call Me - are a fun and unexpected gift for your fragrance and […]

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January 19th, 2008

It’s a Cocktail Party!

I don’t know about you, but this weekend, I REALLY needed a drink or three.  What goes perfectly with a well-blended lime rickey or tom collins?  How about one of Demeter Fragrance’s cocktail-inspired perfumes?  You get three scents - Martini, Gin & Tonic, and Cosmopolitan Cocktail.  For only $45, it’s a fun gift or present […]

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January 17th, 2008

Perfume of the Day - Les Nereides, Imperial Opoponax

This scent was PERFECT for today’s weather, which was cold and grey and occasionally snowy and then just wet.  Such a crowd pleaser, this grown up gourmand perfume will please citrus fans as well as fans of more decadent scents.  I really can’t say much more other than that it is just so…perfect.
Intensely resinous. Deeply […]

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January 16th, 2008

Perfume of the Day: L’Artisan Dzing!

Once named “Desir Cirque” or Circus Desire, this fragrance combines notes like saffron, ginger, balsam, and rich tonka beans.  The balsam evokes old-timey liniment, or more recently Vicks Vapo-Rub.  The resinous notes fade fairly quickly on my skin, giving way to an earthy, sweetness…hinting at leather, sawdust, and more directly the saffron and […]

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January 15th, 2008

Perfume of the Day: Barbara Bui

I’ve come to the point where I’ve got quite a few new fragrances to review.  I reached into the pile today and the lucky winner was Barbara Bui, the rock-n-roll inspired French designer.
I hate to compare every fragrance to Flower by Kenzo, but dang, it reminds me of Flower, but with a richer Vanilla base.  […]

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January 13th, 2008

Perfume of the Day: Michael Kors Island

Even though I’m a Libra, I love the water scents. When I spritz on this scent, I immediately picture a dense, tropical island like on the TV show “Lost”. You can immediately tell this is a drugstore scent and not a niche fragrance: it develops more like a polaroid, the […]

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January 8th, 2008

Perfume of the Day: Montale Boise Vanille

Whoa. I was completely taken off guard by this scent. It has a LOT going on, on very first application it is resinous and herbal, then quickly turns to…powder (I guess that’s the pepper, it does that on me a lot). It’s like being in a very glamorous boudoir backstage in a […]

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January 5th, 2008

crazylibellule and the poppies: olfactives and batons

“Two things make a woman unforgettable: their tears and their perfume” -Sacha Guitry
“Perfume is so close to feelings that we could say the same thing. Our name,
crazylibellule and the poppies, is not a coincidence. Of course, it’s a pretty name, but above all it remains words and stories. We all have a libellule soul, a […]

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