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AMARIGE dAMOUR Givenchy Perfume 17 oz NIB

AMARIGE dAMOUR Givenchy Perfume 17 oz NIB

US $24.95

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VERY IRRESISTIBLE Givenchy Perfume 10 NIB

VERY IRRESISTIBLE Givenchy Perfume 10 NIB

US $27.95

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Vetiver Series: 3.the Historical References ~Carven, Givenchy, Guerlain

Vetiver seriously entered the consciousness of the West at some point in the 19th century, along with its brotherly Indian counterpart patchouli (brought to England in 1850), as exotic plants that smell good and keep precious silk cloths free of insect…

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Tilda Swinton, this mascara may change your life

Not that the fabulous Ms. S needs much help: She might not have eyelashes, but a) she has a polyamorous relationship that includes a husband and a younger man, and b) she knows George Clooney.Those of us with less interesting personal lives can, at lea…

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Givenchy L’Interdit

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The scent of Givenchy L’Interdit epitomizes the first sunny spring day still ruddy-cheeked from winter’s chill, be it from a cherished vintage bottle or the recent Les Mythiques release. Nature arrives at its vernal appointment, and soon you can smell the daffodils laughing at your mittens and damp woolen layers.
2007’s reissued [...]

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When a Perfectly Good Scent is Ruined

I remember Amarige like I remember physical catastrophes I have lived through or heard through the retelling of elders, almost since the dawn of time. I remember Amarige with the abject horror we reserve in the farthest pockets of terror we keep in our…

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Disappointments

Few things in life are more disappointing than expecting one perfect thing and getting the exact wrong thing.   Consider the gorgeous shoes above.  That’s what I was expecting, perfectly sized up to accommodate for a narrow Christian Louboutin toe box.  What I got was a pair of Dolce & Gabanna leopard print …

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Monsoon Season

 

I dropped the Big Cheese off at the airport yesterday for his trip to Thailand, China — and Burma. The devastation from Sunday’s cyclone (15,000 dead was the last count I read) changes his plans, but he’s not sure how yet. He has friends in Yangon, and the …

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In which I go to sephora…

…and save you the trouble.I’ll start with the non-perfume findings, because those are way more positive. And also because it’s my turn to add a cent or two of my thoughts to the much talked about Wall Street Journal article. Since it relates nicely t…

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Love Child- Givenchy Organza Indecence

What would have happened if Tam Dao (Diptyque), Rousse (Serge Almighty) and Kenzo Jungle L’Elephant had a love child?The answer is Givenchy Organza Indecence.While the original Organza is an annoyingly floral concoction, this younger sibling is very un…

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Top Ten Scents of Autumn

Today I join with a few of my fellow fragrance bloggers to rhapsodize about our favorite picks to wear during the fall season. Mine are numbered, but in no particular order, really. And I realize with a little surprise that my faves have changed very little from year to year. Maybe it’s because there’s so [...]

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Chypre series 6 ~Masculine chypres: does such a thing exist?

In this month of chypres examination and discussion, Perfume Shrine pondered on their origin, their composition, the modern variations, their aesthetics and the relation they have to the zeitgeist (Click on the links to go to respective subject). It wa…

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Fly Me to the Moon- Givenchy Pi

Four or five years ago I decided that I’ve had enough of smelling the Blond’s favorite sillage monster, Givenchy Pi, and banished the bottle to one of the back cabinets, never to be used again until a couple of months ago, when I rescued it from oblivi…

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Givenchy Very Irrésistible Slogan Contest

Get your creative juices flowing and come up with a catchy slogan for Givenchy’s Very Irrésistible, in order to win fabulous prizes. The first place prize is a trip for two to New York, where the lucky contestant will get the chance to meet Liv Tyler in person during her public appearance at NYC’s Sephora and receive a poster of the add with the winning slogan. The winner and their friend will

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Givenchy Contest: enter to win a NYC celebrity trip and other goodies

You have until September 15th to come up with a slogan witty and pretty enough to warrant winning the online contest that parfums Givenchy has announced for their new ad campaign for their Very Irrésistible fragrance, featuring the gorgeous Liv Tyler …

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Upcoming launches that caught my fancy

From August onwards there will be a frenzy of new launches according to Woman’s Wear Daily to titilate the consumer into trying new versions of beloved fragrances or re-issues of older vintage fragrances of a bygone era or yet still new and supposedly …

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