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Chantecaille Nano Gold Energizing Cream

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Silk microfibers coated in gold, no it’s not some sort of garment, it’s the Chantecaille Nano Gold Energizing Cream, a new cream which promises to stimulate cell regeneration and collagen production as well as repair sun damage. The end result is an increase in vitality and a subtle glow. The cream costs $420.

Social Creatures Brings Mouthwatering Fragrance to the Counter

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>The UK’s hand-made perfumes have definitely gone in a new direction. This 21st century family-founded business, Social Creatures, is launching a new perfume: Frankfurt Kitchen. That’s right — kitchen! This sensual experience makes your mouth water and arouses desire all in the same scent. Fruity, peppermint, coffee and amber notes blend for a truly unique fragrance that is sure to turn heads. I haven’t had a chance to smell this yet and although I am a gourmand-wanna-be I am not sure this combination sounds very appealing. But they do say the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach! Maybe this will reel them in.

Mariah Carey Is Cuckoo For Butterflies

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>Mariah Carey loves butterflies. From album covers to temporary tattoos, the singer likes to surround herself with the delicate insect’s image. Even her new perfume, M, features a butterfly stopper on the bottle. But it is Lalique’s so-called Butterfly scent that has attracted her like a butterfly to a flower. She recently shelled out $13,200 for a case of the exclusive, limited edition perfume simply because she loved the bottle design - an etched crystal bottle adorned with a beautiful butterfly stopper. It may not just be the pretty bottle that led her to purchase the pricey perfume - a source told In Touch Weekly that she thinks the scent will make her actually smell like a butterfly. Do butterflies even have a scent?

Yu, by Mane: A $5,000 Fragrance

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How much would you pay to smell like rain at any given moment? $5,000? Mane is hoping so, as they’ve launched their newest fragrance, Yu, with just such a price point.

I don’t know that any perfume is worth that much, no matter how good it smells, unless it comes in some kind of jewel-encrusted bottle. But it’s been impressing critics, with New York Times fragrance expert Chandler Burr saying “You can smell the money in it.”

Personally, I think money smells funny.

Via Luxury Launches

By Kilian Fragrances

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>The Byronic figure shown at right is Kilian Hennessy, a former marketing executive at L’Oréal and heir to the Hennessy cognac family, who has created a new luxurious line of six eau de parfums known as L’Oeuvre Noire, the Black Masterpiece, by Kilian. The fragrances are done in black lacquer wood boxes line in black satin. The bottles include a black metal pottle cap and subltle engravings on the side. The six scents grouped in three pairs Love and Beyond Love, Liasons Dangereuses and Cruel Intentions, A Taste of Heaven and Straight to Heaven. Love is soft with notes of neroli, Sambac jasmine, rose and iris. Beyond Love is tuberose with animal notes. Liasons Dangereuses includes notes of Egyptian geranium and cinnamon. Cruel Intentions includes bergamot, rose, vetiver and styrax. A Taste of Heaven is inspired by Absinthe and includes orange blossom, amber, and patchouli. Straight to Heaven has a rum scent deepened with nutmeg, Brazilian rosewood and cedar. The scents with their exotic ingredients sound a bit like Tom Ford’s most recent offerings. The refillable bottle sells for $225. There is also a refillable fountain that resembles a cognac barrel that sells for $2500.

[via International Herald Tribune]

Gallery: By Kilian Perfume

The Byronic figure shown at right is Kilian Hennessy, a former marketing executive at L’Oréal and heir to the Hennessy cognac family, who has created a new luxurious line of six eau de parfums known as L’Oeuvre Noire, the Black Masterpiece, by Kilian. The fragrances are done in black lacquer wood boxes line in black satin. The bottles include a black metal pottle cap and subltle engravings on the side. The six scents grouped in three pairs Love and Beyond Love, Liasons Dangereuses and Cruel Intentions, A Taste of Heaven and Straight to Heaven. Love is soft with notes of neroli, Sambac jasmine, rose and iris. Beyond Love is tuberose with animal notes. Liasons Dangereuses includes notes of Egyptian geranium and cinnamon. Cruel Intentions includes bergamot, rose, vetiver and styrax. A Taste of Heaven is inspired by Absinthe and includes orange blossom, amber, and patchouli. Straight to Heaven has a rum scent deepened with nutmeg, Brazilian rosewood and cedar. The scents with their exotic ingredients sound a bit like Tom Ford’s most recent offerings. The refillable bottle sells for $225. There is also a refillable fountain that resembles a cognac barrel that sells for $2500.

[via International Herald Tribune]

Gallery: By Kilian Perfume

Chez Moi Home Diffuser

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The Chez Moi home diffuser from L’Artisan Parfumeur is the result of two years of research and uses original technology to make the most of perfume and create the best olfactory experience possible. The diffuser itself appears sleek and modern, and there are 5 fragrances currently available including 4 drawn from L’Artisan Parfumeur’s most popular scents and one created just for the Chez Moi.

The Chez Moi home diffuser runs on two AA batteries and easily travels where ever you may go. And you don’t have to wait long either, when using the Chez Moi, as it fills a 50 cubic meter area with fragrance in less than 3 minutes. $250

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Usiku Organic Bath & Body Collection

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We’re not there yet but the holidays are just around the corner, and along with them all the stress of thinking up gift ideas for everybody and finding time to shop. Some bath and body products probably belong on your shopping list regardless, whether as a gift for someone or just a way to help yourself relax amidst the annual holiday stresses, and I’m thinking the Usiku Organic Bath Collection sounds particularly good since they work for men or women and I love all things organic (not to mention the fragrance description sounds heavenly).

The collection from Jo Wood includes body soap, body lotion, body oil, and bath oil, and prices range from $24-$125 each.

Estee Lauder Butterfly Compact

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Estee Lauder makes some of the most beautiful perfume compacts around. Current designs includes the Great Wall of China, a crystal-covered feather, a tiny turtle and a sparkling sailboat. Perhaps the most extraordinary is the design they have created to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Neiman Marcus. The monarch butterfly is made of black enamel, orange and clear crystals and golden highlights. The compact is filled with Beautiful solid perfume and sells for $300.

Lafco Home Candles

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I love the fragrance floor plan on the Lafco website. It is set up like the floor plan of a home, click on a room and it takes you to the candle for that room. Examples include cilantro orange for the kitchen, chamomile lavender for the master bedroom and fresh-cut gardenia for the living room. The candles each in a glass holder, sell for $48 each.

Alterna Ten Shampoo

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How much would you pay for a bottle of shampoo? How about $60 a bottle? The Alterna Ten hair care products are infused with expensive ingredients including African cacao extract, caviar, white truffle oil, Champagne grape seed oil, Bulgarian Evening Primrose, and Arabian Frankincense to rebalance and nourish hair. As you might expect, the brand boasts a long list of celebrity fans. Other products from Alterna include the Luxury line which is made with white truffle extract.