11 examples of f-commerce for 2012

Following the news last month that it would be launching a fragrance for women for the first time, Lynx has today announced that it will turn to Facebook in part to sell the limited edition product. We’re not entirely convinced by Lynx’s efforts (especially as the brand says it will sell ‘100 cans exclusively through [...]

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Fake goods save money but at what cost?

18 December 2011 Last updated at 19:03 ET Share this page By James Melik Reporter, Business Daily, BBC World Service Fake perfumes and cosmetics can cause allergies which prevent the wearer using genuine products Tempted to buy a bottle of luxury brand perfume or aftershave at a bargain price from a street vendor? Think again [...]

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The Futurist Cook Book

Fashion in cookery changes almost as drastically and regularly as it does in couture. The current vogue for intricate scientific methods and elaborate multisensory presentation, popularised by celebrity chefs such as Heston Blumenthal and Ferran Adrià, formerly of the Spanish restaurant El Bulli, proves that like all fashion, gastronomic trends are cyclical. The modern approach [...]

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FC Basle v Manchester United: chairwoman Gisela Oeri looks for a fairytale ending to her reign at Swiss club

Despite the protestations of manager Christian Gross, she donned what one Swiss paper called a “full-body condom” in club colours, popped on a pair of goggles and plunged into the team bath. It is not something you can imagine one of the Glazer boys doing. Nor would you particularly want to. Thanks to her investment [...]

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Sniff Test: Clinique Aromatics Elixir 40th Anniversary Perfumer’s Reserve

To mark the 40th anniversary of Clinique co-founder Carol Phillips and perfumer Bernard Chant’s indelible creation, the company has commissioned a special Perfumer’s Reserve edition of Aromatics Elixir ($66 for 100ml limited edition floral glass bottle, at The Bay, Sears, Holt Renfrew and Ogilvy; embossed limited edition amber bottle, $90, and solid perfume necklace, $78, [...]

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Try a case of these 12 local wines as a gift – Lodi News-Sentinel: Randy Caparoso

I don’t begrudge my fellow man and stalk off or click off the TVevery time one of those Lexus Christmas commercials comes on. I’mhappy for other people’s success, but after more than 30 years inthe business of selling or writing about wine, there’s one thing Inever understood: Why do people spend too much on bottles [...]

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Scent with love (From Kidderminster Shuttle)

Scent with love 7:00am Saturday 10th December 2011 in Lifestyle Skip social links Print Email Comments(0) Give the gift of good scent this Christmas. Lisa Haynes reveals how to find your fragrant favourite and choose perfume presents. Could the days of the perfume bottle be numbered? Plans are afoot for a ‘swallowable perfume’ that turns [...]

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Real Life: Sisters Reunited

“Walking down the aisle on a bright sunny morning in June 2001, clad in a gorgeous white satin bridal gown and about to marry Mark, the love of my life, I should’ve felt like the happiest girl in the world. Instead, as I passed row upon row of empty seats it took all I had [...]

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Chanel confirms Alice Dellal is face of new ‘Boy’ bag

Alice Dellal, the punky model famous for her half-shaved head, has bagged an upcoming Chanel advertising campaign. BY Alicia Waite | 19 December 2011 The rumours were swirling last week, but Chanel have now confirmed that model and front-row favourite Alice Dellal will be the new face of their ‘Boy’ handbag collection. A sneak preview [...]

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Kirkcaldie and Stains’ quiet revolution

NIKKI MACDONALD PHIL REID/Fairfax NZ WELL MET: Doorman Tom Neve, 76, right, a war veteran, believes the touch of the Old World brings out the best in people. The store has been approached to sell. A round-vowelled woman proffers a perfume-infused white ribbon. “Madam, may I introduce to you the new Elie Saab,” she says. [...]

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