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Perfume

The Big Pony Collection

I’m a grown up tomboy so finding a scent that fits my personality and olfactory is very difficult. There have only been a few fragrances that I have ever used. My mother-in-law got a set of The Big Pony Collection for my husband which comes with 4 different scents and I tried it on myself … Continue reading “The Big Pony Collection”

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Jimmy Choo Launching First Fragrance

Ladies, just in time for Valentine’s Day (hint, hint to boyfriends and significant others), Jimmy Choo founder and chief creative officer Tamara Mellon is unleashing her inner scents and sensibility with the label’s first namesake fragrance. Created with Inter Parfums and composed by International Flavors & Fragrances perfumer Olivier Polge, Mellon describes the scent as … Continue reading “Jimmy Choo Launching First Fragrance”

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L’Occitane 2010 Holiday Collection

About an hour before I headed to JFK to board a flight to San Francisco I stopped by L’Occitane’s Columbus Avenue store to check-out their 2010 Holiday collection – and boy was it worth the rush! The weather in NYC has quickly turned to being unbearably dry, so I’ve completely changed my skincare routine and … Continue reading “L’Occitane 2010 Holiday Collection”

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By Kilian’s New Fragrance: Love & Tears, Surrender

Kilian Hennessy, grandson of the LVMH Group and cognac heir, has just launched his 9th scent called Love & Tears Surrender (available exclusively at Bergdorf Goodman and Saks). The fragrance retails for $225 and refill sizes range in cost from $70 to $125. Hennessy is no novice who used his family connections and fortune to … Continue reading “By Kilian’s New Fragrance: Love & Tears, Surrender”

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Prada Infusion d’Iris Eau de Toilette

Aside from my laptop, my desk always has a small flower arrangement and an array of fragrances. Like most, I’m on my butt typing away at a computer most the day and every few hours I need a little pick-me-up. It’s tempting to reach for cookies, which I do often enough, but every so often … Continue reading “Prada Infusion d’Iris Eau de Toilette”

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Crabtree & Evelyn’s New Iris Collection

The folks behind the always-reliable Crabtree & Evelyn have just introduced a new 10-piece collection inspired by the Iris. They worked with a number of perfumers to get the right balance of notes for their fragrance and the final product has iris, violet, and jasmine at its core, with top notes of Italian bergamot and … Continue reading “Crabtree & Evelyn’s New Iris Collection”

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