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    7 Perfect-for-Winter Sugar and Spice Perfumes

    By | Holiday Guide – Sat, Dec 11, 2010 2:44 AM EST

    Just because it's winter doesn't mean you can go around smelling like an evergreen tree or a wood-burning stove. So we enlisted the help of fragrance ambassador Michael Edwards to choose the seven sweetest and spiciest scents to try tonight. Then, take a walk down memory lane with these scents, and take our quiz to find out what your signature perfume is.

    Burberry, Burberry Brit
    Scent Family: Floral Oriental
    Smells Like: A fruity, green oriental that features a surprising mix of sugar and spice. (Learn even more about this scent here.)


    Christian Dior, Poison
    Scent Family: Floral Oriental
    Smells Like: Sensual musk, exotic spices and delicious berries. (Learn even more about this scent here.)




    Sarah Jessica Parker, The Lovely Collection: Twilight
    Scent Family: Soft Oriental
    Smells Like: "Day kisses night with a romantic scent that's pure sensuality," says Edwards. (Learn even more about this scent here.)




    Aquolina, Pink Sugar
    Scent Family: Woody Oriental
    Smells Like: Cotton candy, licorice, strawberry, and caramel, with a tinge of orange to tang it up. (Learn even more about this scent here.)




    Estée Lauder, Sensuous
    Scent Family: Woods
    Smells Like: Jasmine, magnolia, and lily. Sandalwood and amber mature the scent. (Learn even more about this scent here.)




    Donna Karen, Cashmere Mist
    Scent Family: Dry Woods
    Smells Like: Moroccan jasmine, lily of the valley and bergamot with warm undertones of sandalwood, amber and musk. (Learn even more about this scent here.)



    Lolita Lempicka, Lolita Lempicka
    Scent Family: Woody Oriental
    Smells Like: A licorice harmony based on top notes of aniseed; middle notes of violet flower and licorice candy; base notes of vanilla and praline. (Learn even more about this scent here.)




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