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“It's Coach, but different,” explains their perfume rep at the Coach Poppy fragrance launch. Everyone thinks they know the Coach brand, and though Poppy carries on that timeless femininity of their previous scents, Signature and Legacy, it twists it in a punchy new direction. The top...
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Neutrogena Moisture Shine Gloss: This is a soft, wearable lipgloss that comes in an array of sorbet shades and spring colors that are sheer and wearable. The entire spring palette lives in these beauties that are filled with a triple berry antioxidant complex --including Acai, Goji and Aronia berries--that improves the look of lips over time.
Weleda Wild Rose Body Oil
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Gwyneth is a fan of this body oil formulated with jojoba oil, rose petals, sweet almond oil and musk rose oil. This is great to use on bare arms and legs for a soft, shiny glow.
Summer
Mother's Day COTY Fragrance Gift Kit ($15.99)
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A convenient, all-in-one Mother's Day Fragrant Kit gives you one full-size product, a $20 savings pass for 1-800-Flowers, a gift bag with tissue paper, and a "To-From" card. There are six fragrances to choose from, including:
- Pure Orchid by Halle Berry
- Halle by Halle Berry
- Faith by Faith Hill
- Celine Dion Sensational
- Jovan Musk for Women
- Jovan Satisfaction for Women
- Vanilla Fields
These are available at drugstores and mass retailers nationwide. How can you pass this up?
Elemis Skin Nourishing Bath Milk ($82)
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This rich bath milk comes in an elegant crystal bottle and contains many vitamins, amino acids and nutrients to nourish the skin. It's perfect for sensitive and dry skins in the summer months. $1.60 from every sale is donated to Mothers4Children charity.
Fall
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The new scent that is aptly named Nicole Miller is a bold mix of heavenly aromas. It is invoked with notes of yellow gardenia, cassis sorbet, black patchouli, cedar, ylang ylang and amber- just to name a few. The fragrance is light and airy enough for a Spring stroll through Central Park and sweet enough for a date night out on the town.
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We love the complementary Sheer Fragrance Mist ($22), a Body Softening Lotion ($20) and the solid perfume beaded bracelet ($20).
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We also had the good fortune to interview Australian model Miranda Kerr, one of the Catalog Angels. Here's what she has to say about the perfume. She was also the face of a previous launch of the Heavenly Bloom Fragrance.
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Along the same lines, French fragrance house Histoires de Parfums has given tuberose three contemporary personalities with the launch of its Tuberose Trilogy, which combines the perfume of the flower with different middle and base notes to create three distinct scents.
For an intense burst of sunshine, Aqua di Parma's Blu Mediterraneo new scent, Bergamotto di Calabria. This eau de toilette with top notes of bergamot (surprise,) a middle of cedar wood and red ginger, and a base of vetiver, Benzoin, and musk made me want to curl up and take a nap in an orange grove. It's available at sephora.com in 60ml ($70) and 120ml ($106), as well as a soft body cream ($67) for layering.
Givenchy has debuted an alluring segment to its Ange ou Demon collection with Le Secret. While definitely coming down on the "Ange" side of fence, this innovative floral uses its top notes of Italian winter lemon, cranberry, and green tea leaves to make a fresh impression. The heart of sambac jasmine, white peony, and water flowers flows seamlessly into the base of blond woods, patchouli, and white musk. This eau de parfum comes as 30ml ($51,) 50ml ($73,) and 100ml ($95,) at Macy's, Dillard's, Sephora, and GivenchyBeauty.com.
This is a dream candle, for all you dreamers and lovers out there. Created by Caroline Sabas, Natori's candle is completely feminine with florals and a hint of mystery: rose petals, and dark plum notes. You'll notice the satin musk in this candle as it floats through the air -- a perfect prelude for your Valentine's Day evening!
There is a complementary Silk Body Cream that goes along with this and it is a study in deliciousness. It will leave the body immersed in mysterious Natori notes. Even the most stoic man or woman would say, "TAKE ME" after they applied this.
Fracas by Robert Piguet ($95)
Although the name means "brawl" in English, if there's anything "brawl-worthy" about this fragrance, it would be if it's stolen from your vanity. This fragrance brims with audacious, sexy notes of tuberose, jasmine, gardenia, lily of the valley, sandalwood and musk. Think essential Parisienne style: for a sensuous Coco Chanel you're dating perhaps, or a Julia Ormond who has a sure sense of self worth.
FOR THE YOGA BUNNY
Sacred Glo Candles ($24.99)
For the woman who loves to do her downward facing dog (now get your mind out of the gutter!), the candles from Sacred Glo make a great, peaceful gift. They are all natural, and we recommend a very calming, mind-clearing candle called Sacred Clarity which is made of pure, natural soybean oils, shea butter and infused with lavender and rose oils.
Once the candle melts the oils, you can even dip your fingers into the pool of oils and anoint a little area of your temples or pulse points to really inhale the aroma. INHALE this scent, breathe and be at peace!
A Thing of Beauty is a Joy Forever - John Keats And so too, this elegant, large as a walnut solid perfume necklace by Stella McCartney. The round locket stamped with the Stella McCartney logo houses the classic fragrance that I absolutely adore and love. All you...
Okay, kicking back my heels late this Friday afternoon and humming the words to "Halo," I caught sight of Beyonce's first ever venture into the land of fragrance with her new fragrance HEAT. Soon, she'll be heating up Union Square with a dramatic play of light...
Gee, this Avatar movie is spurring a lot of makeup launches, and one of the latest companies to jump on the merry go round set off by movie magic is Avon Cosmetics. Its new perfume, Eternal Magic, taps into Avatar heroine Zoe Saldana for its spokesperson....
