UPDATE: Fragrance Page

BlacBlouse Fragrance Page has been updated!

  Click on the fragrance tab (or the word Fragrance, headlined above in yellow) and

check out if 'I'm Digging or Not Digging' the following featured fragrances:

Beyonce Heat
Alien by Thierry Mugler
Womanity by Thierry Mugler
Couture Couture by Juicy Couture

~ Always Remember: A Little Goes A Long Way ~

Good-Bye!

P.S. Stay tuned for the following updates ... Givenchy Ange ou Demon Le Secret,  Kate Walsh Boyfriend, and Paco Rabanne Lady Million.

I Smell Something...Winners of The 2010 FiFi Awards!

Image: The Fragrance Foundation

The Fragrance Foundation Recognition Awards has become the symbol of excellence around the world -- each year, the foundation celebrates the FiFi awards; the 'Oscars' of the fragrance world. Members of The Fragrance Foundation in addition to trade press vote on an initial ballot. The results of the voting determine the TOP FIVE Men’s and TOP FIVE Women’s 2009 Fragrance introductions in each of the following distribution categories:  Luxe, Nouveau Niche, Popular Appeal, Private Label/Direct Sell -- and, a new category introduced this year: Unique Boutique. The description of each category are as follows: 

• Luxe - Fragrances sold in specialty and/or department stores.
• Nouveau Niche - Fragrances sold in specialty stores.
• Unique Boutique - Fragrances sold in boutique and specialty stores: category combines men, women, and unisex fragrance finalist.
• Popular Appeal - Fragrances sold in drug and chain stores.
• Private Label/Direct Sell

Now, let's get down to business...

Introducing the WINNERS of the 2010 FiFi Awards:

Women’s Luxe

Lola Marc Jacobs -- Coty Prestige

Men’s Luxe

Tom Ford Grey Vetiver -- The Estee Lauder Companies

Women’s Popular Appeal

Halle by Halle Berry -- Coty

Men’s Popular Appeal

Seduction in Black, Antonio Banderas -- Puig USA, Inc.

Women’s Nouveau Niche

Bond No. 9 Astor Place -- Bond No. 9 New York

 

Men’s Nouveau Niche

Bond No. 9 Brooklyn -- Bond No. 9 New York

Women’s Private Label/Direct Sell

Love Rocks -- Victoria's Secret

Men’s Private Label/Direct Sell

Patrick Dempsey 2 -- Avon Products, Inc.

The Affordable Chronicles: High End Fragrances

Purchasing Eau De Parfum travel size versions of high end fragrances are a perfect alternative for perfum lovers on a budget. These smaller versions are typically called Travel Purse Sprays, Roll-Ons, Rollerballs, or Portable Fragrances. They range in size from 0.20 to 0.68 ounces. Price can range from $18 to $70, depending on the brand and quantity. Some manufactures sell their travel size versions in pairs or more -- not a necessary purchase if you're trying to budget. Remember, when it comes to good fragrances a little goes a long way -- which makes these travel size versions perfect! [LLIS]

Fracas Eau de Parfum Roll-On 0.25 oz / $25

Where can you find your favorite fragrance in a travel size version? Try these places:

• Sephora
• Neiman Marcus
• Nordstrom

Parfum: Highest concentration (may contain 22-30 percent oils, high grade alcohol, and a slight amount of water). Most fragrant scent -- the most expensive.

Eau De Parfum: Solution composed of 15-18 percent of essential oils with a slightly weaker alcohol and water content.

xo,
BB

Estée Lauder. Why?

"Simplicity is the purest form of luxury and elegance." - Aerin Lauder (Estée Lauder's granddaughter)

Introducing, Estée Lauder's Private Collection Parfum. Two white flowers are captured in a luxurious, elegantly simple bouquet. The sleek bottle features a cap embedded with natural semi-precious gems including aventurine, yellow and green jade, citrine, lemon and mustard stones. The shapes of the stones on each cap are different, making each cap unique.  (Estée Lauder.com)


Fragrance Type: Classic Rich Floral

Top Notes: Neroli. Lilac. Rosewood.

Size: 1.0 oz.

Price: $325 (I'm sobbing)

Alternative:  Private Collection Tuberose Gardenia Eau de Parfum Spray 1.0 oz $80 / 2.5 oz $135

Where can you purchase the Eau de Parfum Spray?

• Estée Lauder
• Saks Fifth Ave
• Bloomingdale's
• Nordstrom
• Neiman Marcus
• Bergdorf Goodman

[LLIS]