in Beauty School, Fragrance on October 23rd, 2008
It was love at first sniff. I can not think of any other fragrance that makes me feel so happy everytime I put it on. The first time I tried Annick Goutal's Le Chevrefeuille was in B18 and at the first whiff of this bright, ...
in Fragrance on September 5th, 2008
"Wow, you smell like cupcakes!" exclaimed one taxi driver a few years ago when I was rushing somewhere and wanted to touch up my perfume yet the only thing I could find in my handbag was a Bath & Body Works Warm Vanilla Sugar body ...
Tags: Angel, DKNY, Estee Lauder, Joe Malone, Kenzo, Kenzo Amour, L'Artisan, Laura Mercier, Ralph Hot by Ralph Lauren, Thierry Mugler
in Fragrance, Shopping on August 5th, 2008
If you're a perfume maniac, you will love Glow, Living Beauty. The new concept store opened a few months ago houses a wide selections of fragrances as well as a few cosmetic brands such as Shiseido, Guerlain, Makeup Factory etc. When you enter the store, you ...
Tags: Annick Goutal, Comme de Garcons, Etro, Glow Living Beauty, L'Artisan
in Bath & Body, Fragrance on July 18th, 2008
L'Occitane Feu d'Orange Intense was released a few months ago as a follow up to last year's Ruban d'Orange. As the name suggested, it's supposed to be a more intense version of Ruban d'Orange using predominantly blood orange notes and a hint of woods. My husband ...
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in Bath & Body, Beauty School, Fragrance on June 25th, 2008
A couple of months ago, a friend of mine gave me an amazing perfume candle called Magnolia from elizabethW as a present. elizabethW is a niche perfumery started by Albert E Wrightman and was named after his great-grandmother. The collections are clean, simple, sophisticated and elegant. ...
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in Fragrance on June 11th, 2008
I believe I'm not a picky person, but I am very particular when it comes to fragrance simply because there are so many fragrances that are headache inducing for my poor nose. I guess that's why I tend to go with the happy crisp fresh ...
in Fragrance on May 27th, 2008
..Ask Kenzo. They have launched a travel-retail exclusive fragrance called 7:15 AM in Bali. It's the first of a yearly series, each will be inspired by an exotic island. The notes in 7:15 AM in Bali is vanilla, orchid, jasmine and passion fruit. This isn't exactly a new ...
in Beauty School, Fragrance, Shopping on October 10th, 2007
Bond No.9 Perfumes! Bond No.9 is a collection of perfumes created as an homage to the great city of New York. It was created by Laurice Rahme, formerly handled Creed perfume lines, who has restored the grand art of perfume blending, using only high 18-22 percent concentration pure eau de ...
Tags: B18, Bond No. 9, Marc Jacobs, Marc Jacobs Cucumber Splash
in Fragrance on August 27th, 2007
Michael Kors is releasing another limited-edition perfume, a newest addition to his Island series called Island Capri. The notes are sparkling orange bigarade, crisp green Italian basil, bergamot, rose petals, violet de parma, jasmine blossom and fig. The drydown will be olive tree accord, warm ...
in Beauty School, Fragrance on August 13th, 2007
I'm sure I am not alone in this, but ever since I got pregger, no perfume has ever smelled the same on me again. Most of the ones I used to wear are now totally unbearable. I have to keep away from the 'rich' ones ...
in Fragrance on July 25th, 2007
I know it's still summer time in my part of the world, but the fashion industry is getting ready for the cold weather. Summer clothes are being moved to the clearance rack and coats are starting to occupy the window display. Magazine September issue, ...
in Bath & Body, Beauty School, Fragrance on June 29th, 2007
My heart broke when I received the news from Estee Lauder that they will not be carrying Azuree Soleil Eau Fraiche Skinscent in Indonesia :( If you remember this post, then you'd know that I am crazy about their Azuree Body Oil that was part of ...
Tags: Estee Lauder