Showing posts with label fragrance. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fragrance. Show all posts

#WishlistWednesday - Malt


#wishlistwednesdays:

1. swaine adeney brigg leather holdall bag, mr porter
2. john lobb lime wood shoe tree, mr porter
3. serge lutens "ambre sultan", liberty of london
4. maison martin margiela tabi leather bookmark, aloharag
5. dioniso shearling sneakers, luisa via roma




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#WishlistWednesday - Malt


#wishlistwednesdays:

1. swaine adeney brigg leather holdall bag, mr porter
2. john lobb lime wood shoe tree, mr porter
3. serge lutens "ambre sultan", liberty of london
4. maison martin margiela tabi leather bookmark, aloharag
5. dioniso shearling sneakers, luisa via roma




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#WishlistWednesday - Graphite





lanvin suede and patent toe cap sneakers, mr porter
byredo parfums bibliotheque candle, liberty
aesop fabulous face cleanser, liberty
tsovet AT76 watch, oki-ni
cutler & gross glasses, mr porter



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#WishlistWednesday - Graphite





lanvin suede and patent toe cap sneakers, mr porter
byredo parfums bibliotheque candle, liberty
aesop fabulous face cleanser, liberty
tsovet AT76 watch, oki-ni
cutler & gross glasses, mr porter



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#MelBMonday - I really wanna zig-a-zig ah!



- acne slip print loafer in herringbone, oki-ni.com
- orla kiely flower print gift wrap, selfridges.com
- christopher kane spring summer 2012 (those jeans!), style.com
- kiehl's musk eau de toilette, selfridges.com
- missoni home "monty" wool throw, selfridges.com
- missoni x converse fall winter 2011, total #wishlist
- topman zig zac pants, topman.com

it's all about the zig zag shoes. and pants obviously.



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#MelBMonday - I really wanna zig-a-zig ah!



- acne slip print loafer in herringbone, oki-ni.com
- orla kiely flower print gift wrap, selfridges.com
- christopher kane spring summer 2012 (those jeans!), style.com
- kiehl's musk eau de toilette, selfridges.com
- missoni home "monty" wool throw, selfridges.com
- missoni x converse fall winter 2011, total #wishlist
- topman zig zac pants, topman.com

it's all about the zig zag shoes. and pants obviously.



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Benjamin Millepied filming new YSL fragrance campaign in YSL


benjamin millipied / ph: splashnews via justjared.com

i admit i am a little slow when it comes to movies: i only watched "black swan" two weeks ago on the flight out of london. i kind of regretted it, the story is so gripping and i couldn't bring myself to stop it halfway, but finishing it made for such a disturbing and uncomfortable rest of the 13 hour flight. it was such a brilliant movie, and i wished benjamin millipied had a greater starring role in it. the house of yves saint laurent must have thought so too, as they casted mr milliped, the principal dancer from the new york city ballet, as the face of the yet untitled new fragrance due out in september. coincidentally, vincent cassel who was also in black swan, is the current face of ysl's "la nuit de l'homme".

and mr millipied was pictured on the streets of new york city last week filming scenes for the new campaign, dressed no doubt in a ysl black suit, paired with a faux double layer white t/shirt. i love the top, the inside layer is sewn in to create a layered look. this is a recurring style from ysl, and i have the similar top in navy from several seasons ago.


a similar version of that shirt is also available from mrporter.com.


benjamin millipied / ph: bauergriffin via justjared.com

although i've not seen the final product, but great casting from ysl. i feel mr millipied is a great fit into the story and style of ysl. can't wait to see and smell the finished product.



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Benjamin Millepied filming new YSL fragrance campaign in YSL


benjamin millipied / ph: splashnews via justjared.com

i admit i am a little slow when it comes to movies: i only watched "black swan" two weeks ago on the flight out of london. i kind of regretted it, the story is so gripping and i couldn't bring myself to stop it halfway, but finishing it made for such a disturbing and uncomfortable rest of the 13 hour flight. it was such a brilliant movie, and i wished benjamin millipied had a greater starring role in it. the house of yves saint laurent must have thought so too, as they casted mr milliped, the principal dancer from the new york city ballet, as the face of the yet untitled new fragrance due out in september. coincidentally, vincent cassel who was also in black swan, is the current face of ysl's "la nuit de l'homme".

and mr millipied was pictured on the streets of new york city last week filming scenes for the new campaign, dressed no doubt in a ysl black suit, paired with a faux double layer white t/shirt. i love the top, the inside layer is sewn in to create a layered look. this is a recurring style from ysl, and i have the similar top in navy from several seasons ago.


a similar version of that shirt is also available from mrporter.com.


benjamin millipied / ph: bauergriffin via justjared.com

although i've not seen the final product, but great casting from ysl. i feel mr millipied is a great fit into the story and style of ysl. can't wait to see and smell the finished product.



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Libertin Louison Technique Indiscrete: Cologne "For Them"



☞ as seen on disneyrollergirl.net

cologne "for them" by parisian perfumer libertin louison of "technique indiscrete". a lavender based cologne made to help japanese people in times of crisis, a cologne made for the town of minami sanriku (南三陸町) which disappeared after the tsunami. as disneyrollergirl pointed out, lavender is well known for its healing and calming properties, it smells heavenly and appeals to men and women alike.

1,000 numbered bottles, €35 for 50ml. all profits donated.



& i bought mine in a heartbeat.




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Libertin Louison Technique Indiscrete: Cologne "For Them"



☞ as seen on disneyrollergirl.net

cologne "for them" by parisian perfumer libertin louison of "technique indiscrete". a lavender based cologne made to help japanese people in times of crisis, a cologne made for the town of minami sanriku (南三陸町) which disappeared after the tsunami. as disneyrollergirl pointed out, lavender is well known for its healing and calming properties, it smells heavenly and appeals to men and women alike.

1,000 numbered bottles, €35 for 50ml. all profits donated.



& i bought mine in a heartbeat.




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Scents

was meant to do my christmas shopping today but got snowed in. what do i do? gathered my favourite bottles for a group pic. if you're like me still with 75% of presents yet to be scoured for, perhaps my favourite scents from below might help.

a few notable mentions:

gucci pour homme
judging from the empty bottle, it's clearly my personal favourite. deep, sensual and peppery. not sure if they do it anymore but seek and we shall find.

zara
yes, zara! grabbed this at the till when i was paying, it was reduced to £4. nothing mass market about it, in fact i really like it. just the right size to fit into my travel wash bag. about 5% left now.

cire trudon "ernesto"
i've waxed lyrical (hey see what i did there) about cire trudon's candles on several occasions. "ernesto" is by far my favourite candle, and they've recently released the scent as a home spray. and before i start giving you ideas to start dousing yourself with your ambipur or haze home sprays, "ernesto" contains enough alcohol content to class it as eau de cologne. or i can say i am using my cologne as a home spray? love love love the decadent bottle, available online here!




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Scents

was meant to do my christmas shopping today but got snowed in. what do i do? gathered my favourite bottles for a group pic. if you're like me still with 75% of presents yet to be scoured for, perhaps my favourite scents from below might help.

a few notable mentions:

gucci pour homme
judging from the empty bottle, it's clearly my personal favourite. deep, sensual and peppery. not sure if they do it anymore but seek and we shall find.

zara
yes, zara! grabbed this at the till when i was paying, it was reduced to £4. nothing mass market about it, in fact i really like it. just the right size to fit into my travel wash bag. about 5% left now.

cire trudon "ernesto"
i've waxed lyrical (hey see what i did there) about cire trudon's candles on several occasions. "ernesto" is by far my favourite candle, and they've recently released the scent as a home spray. and before i start giving you ideas to start dousing yourself with your ambipur or haze home sprays, "ernesto" contains enough alcohol content to class it as eau de cologne. or i can say i am using my cologne as a home spray? love love love the decadent bottle, available online here!




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'Balenciaga Paris' Fragrance Giveaway


just a quick reminder: the 'balenciaga paris' fragrance giveaway closes today! still not too late to enter, all you have to do is email me the correct answer to the question below:

who is the current creative director of balenciaga?
(a) nicolas ghesquière
(b) nicolas sarkozy
(c) nicola roberts




email me the correct answer to 00o00.blogspot@gmail.com with subject line "Balenciaga Fragrance Giveaway". the giveaway opens to all globally, and entries close monday 18th october 2010. two winners will be picked at random, and balenciaga paris will then send the fragrance to you.

thank you to all who wrote me kind messages with the entries, i've read them all. some very nice words in there, thank you.



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'Balenciaga Paris' Fragrance Giveaway


just a quick reminder: the 'balenciaga paris' fragrance giveaway closes today! still not too late to enter, all you have to do is email me the correct answer to the question below:

who is the current creative director of balenciaga?
(a) nicolas ghesquière
(b) nicolas sarkozy
(c) nicola roberts




email me the correct answer to 00o00.blogspot@gmail.com with subject line "Balenciaga Fragrance Giveaway". the giveaway opens to all globally, and entries close monday 18th october 2010. two winners will be picked at random, and balenciaga paris will then send the fragrance to you.

thank you to all who wrote me kind messages with the entries, i've read them all. some very nice words in there, thank you.



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'Balenciaga Paris' Fragrance Giveaway


we are giving away two 50ml bottles of balenciaga's iconic fragrance, 'balenciaga paris', courtesy of balenciaga paris. with the festive season not too far away now, this might be a great gift ticked off your christmas shopping list. all you have to do is email me the correct answer to the question below:

who is the current creative director of balenciaga?
(a) nicolas ghesquière
(b) nicolas sarkozy
(c) nicola roberts



email me the correct answer to 00o00.blogspot@gmail.com with subject line "Balenciaga Fragrance Giveaway". the giveaway opens to all globally, and entries close monday 18th october 2010. two winners will be picked at random, and balenciaga paris will then send the fragrance to you.

since you're already emailing, might as well pen me some random musings! thank you for your support over the years, thanks to balenciaga paris for sponsoring the giveaway and good luck to all who entered.





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'Balenciaga Paris' Fragrance Giveaway


we are giving away two 50ml bottles of balenciaga's iconic fragrance, 'balenciaga paris', courtesy of balenciaga paris. with the festive season not too far away now, this might be a great gift ticked off your christmas shopping list. all you have to do is email me the correct answer to the question below:

who is the current creative director of balenciaga?
(a) nicolas ghesquière
(b) nicolas sarkozy
(c) nicola roberts



email me the correct answer to 00o00.blogspot@gmail.com with subject line "Balenciaga Fragrance Giveaway". the giveaway opens to all globally, and entries close monday 18th october 2010. two winners will be picked at random, and balenciaga paris will then send the fragrance to you.

since you're already emailing, might as well pen me some random musings! thank you for your support over the years, thanks to balenciaga paris for sponsoring the giveaway and good luck to all who entered.





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Balenciaga Paris, 10 Avenue George V


balenciaga paris very kindly sent over a bottle of their iconic fragrance "balenciaga paris", as well as their new travel sized decanter. i featured this scent in an earlier blog post, as one of the fragrances to try, so it's a very pleasant surprise to receive it in the post.



newly launched this month, the travel sized decanter comes with 3 x 15ml eau de parfum spray. the interesting looking prism is actually made from 'zamak', a dense metallic material made to resemble rock from outer space, in line with the whole futuristic movement from their fall winter 2010 collection, which inspired the scent.


i love the new decanter, it's small enough to carry it around everywhere. the scent itself is actually quite light, i smell pepper, hints of wood and also something reminiscent of the childhood which i can't quite pinpoint what it is. if i can be honest, the scent is a little floral for my liking, the press notes suggested bouquet of violets. the scent was created with the women in mind (charlotte gainsbourg fronts the campaign), but i never believed in typecasting scents. smell is a very personal thing, it's either you like it or you don't.

i do like the peppery undertones of 'balenciaga paris', but i mixed it with a little acqua di parma (which i find a little musky) and i really like the end result.


and i love the little touch, the fragrance even came with it's own dustbag.

if you are interested:
- the new travel sized decanter is available online here.
- the classic fragrance (30ml, 50ml, 75ml) is available online here.



now for the good news: balenciaga paris has very kindly offered 2 bottles of their iconic "balenciaga paris" 50ml fragrance for readers of this blog. don't like to remind ourselves, but christmas is like, 10 weeks away. this will come in handy. the normally tight lipped kate moss cooed "i've got so much balenciaga but it's never enough." and so should we.

more details of the giveaway coming up in the next post!





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Balenciaga Paris, 10 Avenue George V


balenciaga paris very kindly sent over a bottle of their iconic fragrance "balenciaga paris", as well as their new travel sized decanter. i featured this scent in an earlier blog post, as one of the fragrances to try, so it's a very pleasant surprise to receive it in the post.



newly launched this month, the travel sized decanter comes with 3 x 15ml eau de parfum spray. the interesting looking prism is actually made from 'zamak', a dense metallic material made to resemble rock from outer space, in line with the whole futuristic movement from their fall winter 2010 collection, which inspired the scent.


i love the new decanter, it's small enough to carry it around everywhere. the scent itself is actually quite light, i smell pepper, hints of wood and also something reminiscent of the childhood which i can't quite pinpoint what it is. if i can be honest, the scent is a little floral for my liking, the press notes suggested bouquet of violets. the scent was created with the women in mind (charlotte gainsbourg fronts the campaign), but i never believed in typecasting scents. smell is a very personal thing, it's either you like it or you don't.

i do like the peppery undertones of 'balenciaga paris', but i mixed it with a little acqua di parma (which i find a little musky) and i really like the end result.


and i love the little touch, the fragrance even came with it's own dustbag.

if you are interested:
- the new travel sized decanter is available online here.
- the classic fragrance (30ml, 50ml, 75ml) is available online here.



now for the good news: balenciaga paris has very kindly offered 2 bottles of their iconic "balenciaga paris" 50ml fragrance for readers of this blog. don't like to remind ourselves, but christmas is like, 10 weeks away. this will come in handy. the normally tight lipped kate moss cooed "i've got so much balenciaga but it's never enough." and so should we.

more details of the giveaway coming up in the next post!





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