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Laura Mercier La Petite Patisserie Trio Almond Coconut Milk review

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Laura Mercier has released a fabulous, limited edition travel set for the spring and summer seasons which offers a delicious, decadent, gourmand fragrance experience that is perfect for the warm weather. The “La Petite Patisserie Trio” in Coconut Almond Milk offers the ultimate collection of Laura Mercier’s Crème Body Wash, Soufflé Body Crème and Eau Gourmand in small, travel sized containers.

The fragrance trio offers the perfect products for layering fragrance. The Crème Body Wash allows the fragrance to settle into the skin during a shower while gently cleansing skin. After the shower, the Soufflé Body Crème can be applied on the body which gives the fragrance a long lasting, solid base for the day. After the body cream, the fragrance layer can be finished with a spray or two of the Eau Gourmand.

Fragrance notes: coconut, almond, milk, vanilla, heliotrope, musk

The limited edition, Laura Mercier “La Petite Patisserie Trio” in Coconut Almond Milk offers a light fragrance experience making the scent perfect for daily wear both indoors and outdoors. The coconut heart combined with the vanilla and musk base, make Coconut Almond Milk refreshing and perfect for warm days or after several hours in the sun.

Laura Mercier’s “La Petite Patisserie Trio” is priced at $45 and will be available through May or until supplies last. The set includes the 90ml Crème Body Wash, 85g Soufflé Body Crème and the 14.8ml Eau Gourmand which is an eau de toilette formula.

“La Petite Patisserie Trio” is available at Bloomingdale’s Stanford and LauraMercier.com
We give Laura Mercier’s “La Petite Patisserie Trio” in Coconut Almond Milk five out of five stars.

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Photo courtesy of Laura Mercier

*Original version of this article was written and published by Cathy for Examiner.com
*We received a sample of Laura Mercier’s “La Petite Patisserie Trio” in exchange for review consideration. Receipt of this sample did not influence our review or opinion of the product. We have been Laura Mercier customers for over a decade and are huge fans of the line. If you have any questions, or for more information, please see our disclaimer.

Tru Fragrance names Mandarin the ultimate “HipNote” of Summer 2012

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Tru Fragrance, who is to the fragrance world what Pantone is to the color forecasting world, has officially declared “Mandarin” to be the “HipNote” for the summer 2012 season. This revelation comes off of the winter season’s wildly popular “HipNote” of Iris which offered a sweet and warm fragrance experience. As the weather heats up, perfumers and designers have decided to move in a crisp, fresh direction and are favoring Mandarin for the summer season.

As the temperatures have risen here in the San Francisco Bay Area over the past week, fragrance fans have been reaching for spring and summer fragrances in favor of their lighter compositions and cooler fragrance experiences. Mandarin, being one of the more popular and classic warm weather fragrance notes, has proven to be the most highly sought-after fragrance note of the summer 2012 season.

Summer 2012 will give fragrance fans many new scents to get excited about; and they all happen to contain the season’s “HipNote” or Mandarin. A few of the new mandarin based launches for the summer 2012 season are Coach Summer Edition 2012, Nine West Love Fury, Sinful for Her by The Buckle, Francesca’s Collections Signature and Chanel’s Allure Homme Sport Eau Extreme.

Renee Bukowski, Senior Product Development Manager for Tru Fragrance comments, “Overseeing the fragrance development process from conception to market, it is our job to be at the pulse of industry trends and what is appealing to today’s consumers. For summer 2012, consumers are looking for something new and unique to celebrate the season. Known to develop the imagination and enhance creativity, mandarin is the ultimate summer scent, offering a fresh and energetic take for warmer weather.”

Interesting enough in the fashion world, Mandarin’s sister citrus “Tangerine” happens to be the “IT” color of 2012 as declared by the world foremost color authority Pantone in December 2011. As consumers gravitate towards Tangerine hued clothing, they also appear to be gravitating towards a fragrance which matches their ensemble; proving that fragrance puts the finishing touch on an outfit.

In order to celebrate summer 2012’s “HipNote” Mandarin, Tru Fragrance has partnered with perfumer Kevin James Verspoor of Drom Fragrances in order to develop a unique, limited-edition mandarin based fragrance. The scent will be a modern, unisex fragrance which will be balanced by a woody base. The new eau de cologne will be named “HipNote Mandarin.”

To learn more about Tru Fragrance and to request a sample of the new “HipNote Mandarin” eau de cologne, please visit TruFragrance.com
*This article was originall written and published by Cathy on Examiner.com

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Five fabulous fragrances for spring 2012

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Some of the beautiful things about the spring season are watching flowers bloom, enjoying the sun shine just a little bit longer each day, and being able to spend more time outdoors. The warm temperatures and switch from an indoor life, to an outdoor life, in the spring season marks the need for a change of fragrance.

In the cool, fall and winter months we gravitate towards fragrances which help create warmth and include mixtures of woods, amber, musk, oud and vanilla. When the weather warms up, we begin to feel the need for crisp and refreshing fragrances which combine florals, fruits, green leaves and citrus.

For the spring 2012 season, designers and perfumers seem to be favoring Iris, jasmine, rose, green leaves and spice for the warmer weather. So we tested and sniffed as many new fragrance releases that we could find and place under our noses; narrowing the choices down to our five favorites.

These are our five favorite fragrances for the spring 2012 season.

 

  1. A Dozen Roses: Electron EDP
  2. Valentino: Valentina EDP
  3. Creed: Spice and Wood
  4. Jo Malone: Iris & Lady Moore Cologne
  5. Hanae Mori: No. 6

 

What is your favorite fragrance right now?

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