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Manuel Canovas Paris Les Fantaisies Parfumees is a collection of 5 perfumes: Pink Riviera, Anse Turquoise, L’ile Bleue, Ballade Verte, and Route Mandarine.

My favorite from the Manuel Canovas Paris Les Fantaisies Parfumees collection is Route Mandarine. It reminds me of COCO Chanel which I also love. It smells very oriental and very seductive. Definitely an evening perfume.

Manuel Canovas Paris Les Fantaisies Parfumees in Route Mandarine was inspired by the Orient, and featuring notes of geranium, orange, bergamot, mandarin, clove, citron, cinnamon, ylang ylang, patchouli, rose, muguet, jasmine, orange blossom, sandalwood, vetiver, white musk, vanilla, amber, labdanum, incense, raspberry blossom and civette.

All five of the Manuel Canovas fragrances are available in 100 ml Eau de Parfum for $95 each. The line is available at Bergdorf Goodman in New York and at www.canovasfragrance.com

Pink Riviera was inspired by Saint Tropez, with notes of bergamot from Calabria, Italian citron, Greek grapefruit, Italian mandarin, wild mint, Egyptian jasmine, Turkish rose, Indian sandalwood, white musk and amber.

Be the first to get Vera Wang LOOK, the newest fragrance from Vera Wang.

The bold, modern, captivating scent of Vera Wang Look embraces a woman’s confidence and creates a seductive effect through complex textures and layers of fragrance notes. A sparkling scent of mandarin and watery greens are layered with lush notes of lychee and golden delicious apple, filling the top note with a burst of energy and freshness. The vibrant floral bouquet of lily, freesia and jasmine envelopes with femininity. A natural sensuality is enhanced in the drydown with the richness of vanilla and skin musk. Touches of oakmoss and patchouli create balance.

Here is a great article I found on Top 10 Fall Fragrances 2008 by Now Smell This.

Fall? Bah, humbug. I’m a summer person. The best thing I can say about fall is that at least it isn’t winter yet. Here are some of the fragrances I like to wear while counting the days until spring…

CB I Hate Perfume Burning Leaves: I can’t think of any other scent that so perfectly captures what fall ought to smell like. As I said when I reviewed it, it is “calming and invigorating at the same time”, and it layers beautifully with all kinds of other things. To stick with the autumn theme, layer it with Gathering Apples (from the same brand).

L’Artisan Navegar: I think of Navegar as the fall version of L’Eau de L’Artisan – take out the seaweed, add some spices, voilà. It’s too lightweight for qualify as a winter scent, but in the early, crisp days of fall when you can still get away with a light jacket, it’s just right. Another spicy cologne to carry you into fall: Diptyque L’Eau de L’Eau.

Bvlgari Omnia: In the same seasonal category as Navegar – sheer but spicy, perfect for those early days when it’s not yet cold enough for Donna Karan Black Cashmere. That is, assuming you’re one of those lucky people that can smell Omnia at all. If you’re not, you’ll spray it on and wonder where it went.

Diptyque Tam Dao: Is the glut of information fueling your election anxiety disorder? Spray on some soothing Tam Dao. Oh, and stop looking at the polls. It will all be over soon.

Kenzo Amour: Tam Dao didn’t work? Spray on some Kenzo Amour. Still freaking out? Did you try layering them? Well then, sorry, there’s nothing we can do for you. Apparently you need to go camping.

Estee Lauder Sensuous: Yeah, yeah, I know. Many of you hate it. Angela found it dull, and she’s got plenty of company. I can’t make a case for Sensuous as an edgy scent, it’s true, but I prefer to think of it as “easy to wear”. I reach for it at night when I’m too tired for edgy.

Introducing Estee Lauder Private Collection Amber Ylang Ylang: A warm, luminous and intimate fragrance created by Aerin Lauder.

“Great fragrances create a world of their own.”– Aerin Lauder

Collection, Aerin Lauder drew inspiration from the luxurious simplicity of her own private world. The fragrance captures the essence of an enjoyable evening in a warm, inviting room filled with the luxurious textures of wood, velvet and cashmere in browns and golds.
“To me, a perfect evening is a private one, spent at home with family and friends,” said Aerin Lauder, Estēe Lauder Senior Vice President and Creative Director. “Private Collection Amber Ylang Ylang represents the relaxed intimacy and quiet comforts that we love to come home to at the end of the day.”

Rich with texture and surrounded by warmth, Private Collection Amber Ylang Ylang subtly evokes the legendary fragrances of the past yet invites you into an intimate, private world of today. From deep within this very modern, warm, luminous fragrance emerges a carefully crafted bouquet of Golden Amber, Ylang Ylang, Bulgarian Rose, Honey, Incense, Vanilla and Sandalwood.

One of my favorite Hollywood actresses, Gwyneth Paltrow, also happens to be the face of Pleasures Perfume by Estee Lauder. 

ET recnetly nnraveled Gwyneth Paltrow’s Pleasures. Here it is:

Gwyneth Paltrow reveals what pleases her!

ET goes behind the scenes of her new Estée Lauder ad campaign for Pleasures fragrance where Gwyneth heads to one of her favorite childhood haunts — Long Island.

“My best simple pleasures are just being present and being with my kids,” Paltrow reveals.

The actress is shot casually lounging in grass next to a guitar and serenely taking a swing on a swing set. Watch the Hollywood star and doting mom talk about the location where she shot the ad campaign — a place she calls her “epitome of pleasure.”

Watch Gweneth Paltrow in this video: