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Spring 2010 Perfumes: The season of renewal

Once you see the first buds, you know there is something in the air, a fresh current that will change things for the better. It's spring! The time for renewal and new shopping. The following perfume picks have the best of what this season has to offer for Spring of 2010.

[Marc Jacobs] Lola

Lola Marc JacobsA daring fragrance with a daring flower bottle. I call it smart marketing. If you've seen this beautiful perfume bottle with the top shaped like a multi-colored flower petal, you will be immediately drawn to it. It's new, fresh and floral. Perhaps inspired by the literary "Lolita", it's innocent yet daring - a story of a modern free spirit, strong and intoxicating. Key notes include pink peppercorn, grapefruit and pear (freshness comes from these), as well as the ultra-feminine rose, vanilla and geranium. This is a strong scent which becomes somewhat addictive as it lingers. To me it's a piece of art from start to finish.

You will feel: sweet and mysterious

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Designer Spotlight: Asli Filinta

asli filinta design 3 Asli Filinta's designs are both eccentric and optimistic, so no wonder her latest (Spring 2009) collection is called Monkey Town. Where does she find inspiration? Primarily from her native Turkey and the markets of Istanbul. Though she is originally from the Turkish town of Adana, Istanbul is her biggest source of inspiration - the history, culture, the sights and sounds of the city. She is excited by special fabrics from Turkey, since she gets the culture behind it. Even her favorite period in fashion history is from the glamorous Ottoman Empire times - all the sultan costumes. She is quite a spontaneous traveler, but when she roams the world it's the cultures that she loves to see. Enter her fascination with Istanbul's Grand Bazaar, or Kapalicarsi, one of the largest covered markets in the world with more than 58 streets and 6,000 shops. Asli says most people enter the bazaar through the "Nuruosmaniye Gate" (meaning "the light of the Ottomans"). Once you enter, she suggests you look at the ceiling, look for something special. Finding beauty in what's around you perhaps makes someone like her such a unique spirit.

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