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Ava Luxe
Tuesday, 27 February 2007 12:00 A GMT-05
"AVA LUXE is the collection of perfumes created by Serena Ava Franco. Serena lives in urban downtown San Diego California and draws inspiration from pop culture, music, art, the mystical and dreams."
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Chanel - Les Exclusifs, Part Deux
Monday, 26 February 2007 12:00 A GMT-05
Sweet Dreams
Thursday, 22 February 2007 12:00 A GMT-05
Sweet Oriental Dreams to be exact.
Notes: Moroccan rose, loukhoum (honey, rose water, sugar, fruit, jam, nuts), almonds, vanilla
Sniffing the juice in the vial, I can smell the roses. Once on, however, there's a strong cherry-almond smell coup
Camellia
Wednesday, 21 February 2007 8:15 A GMT-05
Maitre Perfumeur et Gantier
Eau de Camelia Chinois
Notes: exotic fruits, grapefruit, banana, bergamot, camellia tea leaves, basil, fir, musk, sandalwood
Ok, so for someone who claims to hate floral scents, I can sure think of several I like. Th
Tom Ford Black Orchid
Tuesday, 20 February 2007 12:00 A GMT-05
I've heard lots of things about Tom Ford Black Orchid, not a lot of them good, so I've been a bit intimidated to actually apply the stuff to my skin to give it a thorough review. Back in November, I sniffed some on a piece of card at Saks in NY, and
Manly Scents
Monday, 19 February 2007 12:00 A GMT-05
I'm trying to turn my husband into a Pefumeo, and I'm not sure it's working. Last fall, I managed to convince him to write a few words (he is a writer) about some men's fragrances for a column on my other blog. I'm reprinting it here, as I'd like h
Chanel - Les Exclusifs
Friday, 16 February 2007 12:00 A GMT-05
No.18
Notes: ambrette seed
Coromandel
Notes: amber, vanilla
Eau de Cologne
Notes: musk, neroli, vetiver
Abinoam
Thursday, 15 February 2007 12:00 A GMT-05
Beleza
Notes: Mysore sandalwood, musk, orchids, Tahitian vanilla bean
The opening note is definitely vanilla, but it has a taint of Windex to it
Desejo
Notes: pomegranate, cassis, peach, violet, ylang ylang, Ghanan cacao, Bulgarian blond to
Light, Sparkling, and Clean?
Tuesday, 13 February 2007 12:00 A GMT-05
More Chocolate
Saturday, 10 February 2007 3:42 P GMT-05
Ayala Moriel
Roses et Chocolat
Notes: pink pepper, nutmeg, mace, turkish rose, rose Maroc, may rose, cocoa absolute, benzoin, amber
Roses et Chocolat opens with a dry chocolate scent, like that of an ancient chocolate bar, forgotten and left to
Bond No. 9 Bryant Park
Thursday, 8 February 2007 8:15 A GMT-05
Bryant Park is the latest fragrance from New York-based perfumer Bond No. 9.
It was created by perfumer Michel Almairac, and is described as "a rose-patchouli concoction with pink pepper added for dissonance."
Notes: rose, patchouli, pink pe
Chocolatey Goodness
Wednesday, 7 February 2007 9:17 A GMT-05
Comme des Garcons Series 7 Sweet
Spicy Cocoa
Notes: bergamot, grapefruit, black chocolate, cardamom, fennel, coriander, black pepper, chilli, absolute cocoa
Comme des Garcons was established in 1973 by Rei Kawakubo in Tokyo. Their fashions are r
Leather
Monday, 5 February 2007 8:12 A GMT-05
Daim Blond
Notes: hawthorn, cardamom, iris, apricot stone, pallida, musk, heliotrope, leather
Oh, My Luve’s Like a Red, Red Rose
Friday, 2 February 2007 12:00 A GMT-05
Osmanthus
Thursday, 1 February 2007 10:17 A GMT-05
The Different Company
Osmanthus
Notes: osmanthus fragrans (China), leaf green, bergamot, orange, tangerine, rose, rose bay, castoreum, hay, musk
I love the smell of the Henri Bendel Osmanthus candles sold at Bath and Body Works, an intoxicatin
Gettin' Figgy With It
Wednesday, 31 January 2007 1:30 P GMT-05
Parfums de Nicolai
Fig Tea Eau Fraiche
Notes: fig, osmanthus, davana, tea
This eau fraiche opens with a very sweet, overripe fig and a cup of green tea. There's also a vague apricot scent lingering in the background, from the osmanthus, and a v
Into the Woods
Tuesday, 30 January 2007 12:01 P GMT-05
More Roses
Monday, 29 January 2007 12:00 A GMT-05
Les Parfums de Rosine
La Rose
Notes: Head - Violet, marigold, ylang ylang, roses.
Heart - Rose, jasmine, iris.
Base - Tonka bean, benzoin resin, Peruvian balsam.
L'Artisan
Drole dr Rose
Getting Lost in the Labyrinth
Saturday, 27 January 2007 11:59 P GMT-05
A Maze
Notes: henna, saffron, taif rose, orange blossom, wardia rose, agarwood, sandalwood, musk, civet
Luctor et Emergo
Notes: precious woods, vanilla, fresh grasses, white florals, almond, cherry
This starts off as a warm fuzzy slightly
New Creations by the House of Guerlain
Friday, 26 January 2007 11:59 P GMT-05
Guerlain
Nuit d'Amour
Notes: pink pepper, lychee, rose, violet, iris, sandalwood, musk
Nuit d'Amour means "night of love" in French, and this fragrance doesn't seem to be an accurate representation of the image evoked by the phrase. I would exp
Roses and Berries
Thursday, 25 January 2007 10:25 A GMT-05
Roses and berries seem like an ideal scent combination, especially a true fresh rose with a juicy tart raspberry. Sad to say, I have not yet found this particular combo, at least not untainted by a powdery iris that I feel takes some of the limelight
...would smell as sweet.
Tuesday, 23 January 2007 11:59 P GMT-05
Welcome to the new blog - I've decided to move the Fragrant Friday posts from MinxKnits to their own home.
