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Quirky Dutch design duo Viktor & Rolf have been taking the fashion world by storm with their politically-charged haute couture, bringing a sense of humour and the golden Midas touch to all that they do. Their debut perfume -- Flowerbomb -- is a global triumph, and epitomizes their avant-garde aesthetic and penchant for perfection.

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The Fragrance Foundation just published this press release on how to choose the perfect fragrance for the holiday season. Highlights include the first-ever fragrance app from iPerfumer and a guide to fragrance families.

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Actress Emma Watson said recently that she will never start a celebrity fragrance line. "I can't understand this fragrance thing," the "Harry Potter" starlet told the British Press Association. "Why would you want to smell like somebody else? Don't you want to smell like yourself?" Watson is into the fashion game, though, recently modeling for Free People, a fair-trade clothing company and appearing in ads for Burberry.

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Fragrance house Coty is speaking out about the recent U.K. ban on the TV commercial for Beyonce's Heat perfume. The U.K.'s Advertising Standards Authority banned the ad from its daytime TV slots, claiming it is too sexually explicit.

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With the global economy in crisis and the resulting impact it’s had on the luxury retail market, I'm sure you - much like myself - are striving to find ways to get greater bang for your buck. When funds and resources are stretched to the limit, it's paramount to get the best possible value for your money … especially now, with the holidays just a few short weeks away.

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Japanese Vogue editor Anna Dello Russo has launched a new fragrance and she is promoting it with a YouTube video. The video stars Dello Russo decked out in a corset dress dancing around a very large and very Victorian-style bedroom (and it's her apartment). Dello Russo uses Kanye West's "Runaway" as the feature music. On her blog, Dello Russo says, "I'm so HAPPY to show you the VIDEO of my SCENT." So are we.

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The cameras will be flashing this holiday season, and we can all pretty much admit that Thanksgiving, Christmas and/or Hanukkah are not the most photogenic of holidays.

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Got wood? Juicy Couture's Dirty English is an aromatic woody masculine scent with muscle.

He's no shrinking violet … Dirty English (as the name might suggest) is a strapping eau de toilette that embodies the Herculean scent of a lumberjack -- one part perspiration and two parts brawn!

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Coty, which also owns Calvin Klein, Chloe and Davidoff, will add philosophy to its Coty Prestige division for a deal worth $1B. philosophy was founded in 1986 and sells a range of products at Sephora, Ulta, Nordstrom, QVC and more.

"philosophy is one of the beauty industry's most prestigious brands and a fantastic addition to the Coty family," said Bernd Beetz, Coty's CEO. "This acquisition will allow Coty to strengthen its presence in the skincare category, which is one of our key strategic objectives."

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Dannii Minogue, judge on "X Factor," has launched her fragrance, Project D. The fragrance is actually a line of three perfumes: Dawn, Day and Dusk. Minogue is launching the fragrances with her business partner and sister Tabitha Somerset Webb.

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