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Top Holiday Fragrance Gift Splurges and Deals

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During the holidays shopping for friends and family can get very hectic, especially if you're not sure what to get that special person on your list. The gift of fragrance is the ultimate present that everyone can love and appreciate. So if you want to get your shopping done quickly while giving a great gift, then check out this list of Top Holiday Fragrance Gift Splurges and Deals.

1. Estee Lauder Sensuous to Go - Splurge

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Estee Lauder Sensuous is a very warm and seductive scent, which is perfect to help warm the heart of someone you love during the holidays. The Sensuous to Go set includes a 1.7 oz. Eau de Parfum spray, a 3.4 oz. Satin Body Lotion, and a 0.27 oz. Eau de Parfum Spray Pen. The set is a definite splurge, but it will still save you $20.

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2. Avon's Bond Girl 007 Eau de Parfum - Deal

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Avon's Bond Girl 007 is perfect for the vivacious woman on your holiday list. With multiple strong yet tantalizing notes, you can't go wrong with this scent. The fragrance will wear throughout the day, while staying feminine and beautiful, allowing her to end the day with a nice martini; shaken not stirred of course.

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3. Chanel Coco Mademoiselle Eau de Parfum Spray - Splurge

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Chanel Coco Mademoiselle is one of my all-time favorite fragrances, and it’s a perfect gift for the Chanel Parfum fanatic. Reminiscent of a young Coco Chanel, this fragrance is a sexy, warm and fresh oriental scent that screams luxury and sophistication with every spritz. Even though it is a splurge, this is one fragrance you can't go wrong with this holiday season.
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4. Pacifica Take Me There Island Vanilla Set - Deal

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Vanilla is the go-to fragrance for just about everybody, so if you’re not sure what scent your friend or family member may enjoy simply reach for a vanilla scent. Pacifica has the perfect Island Vanilla gift set for just this purpose. At a deal of a price you’ll stay on budget while your giftee gets to enjoy a vanilla-laced perfume roll-on, body butter and moisturizing lip tint. Just be careful because you may want to snag one for yourself as well.
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5. Gucci 'House of Gucci' 90th Anniversary Fragrance Coffret for Her - Splurge

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Gucci Flora contains some of the most elegant and classic notes such as sandalwood, patchouli and rose, and it's perfect for all ages (from the 20's to the over 100). It's a light and airy yet beautiful and refined at the same time. The great thing is that is has wonderful wearing power so you can smell each of the notes as it progressed throughout the day. The 90th anniversary set shows this by giving your giftee four miniature parfums of Gucci Flora and Gucci Guilty. Each one is 0.16 ounces each and each will make your giftee feel like royalty. This holiday give that special someone a fragrance that will inspire their inner princess to emerge while giving them a truly royal Gucci gift.
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6. Estee Lauder Fragrance Treasures - Deal

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Estee Lauder Fragrance Treasures set is the ultimate in Estee Lauder Parfum steals. If you know someone that loves Estee Lauder Fragrances then this set is a definite must-have. This treasured set includes four Eau de Parfum purse sprays in Pure White Linen, Pleasures, Beautiful, and Sensuous. As a bonus it comes with a beautiful golden gift box that can be used to store favorite parfums or to stash her holiday makeup. Normally Estee Lauder fragrance would be a splurge, but this quaint set gives you some bang for your buck.

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7. Ageless Fantasy - Splurge

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Ageless Fantasy by Harvey Prince is known as the "anti-age perfume". Whether the formulation actually makes you seem 8 years younger or not doesn't matter, because the scent will make you feel younger and livelier. Ageless Fantasy is a fresh, clean, and uplifting fragrance that anyone on your shopping list will love. It is a little pricier than some perfume, which is why it's a splurge, but the outcome while wearing it is well worth the money.
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8. Love's Baby Soft - Deal

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Bring back memories from your friend's pre-teen and teenage years with Love's Baby Soft. This light, airy, and slightly powdery scent will make anyone feel young again. The great thing about this fragrance is that you can find it just about anywhere, and during the holidays you can score a really great set, or two.
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9. Sephora Brand Deluxe Sampler for Him - Splurge

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The Sephora Scent Sampler Best Sellers for Him is an ingenious way for your friend or loved one to pick the fragrance he wants. For $50 you buy a Men's sampler set that includes 14 samples of the top fragrances for men. The man in your life will get to sample and find his favorite, instead of guessing which one he may like. Once he is ready, the set also includes a gift voucher which can be redeemed at Sephora for a full-sized bottle of his choice. Could gift shopping get any easier?

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10. Harajuku Lovers Fragrance - Deal

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The Harajuku Lovers fragrance collection is both chic and affordable. Each one of the five fragrances available come in an iconic and cute little doll decanter. They are also labeled with a different personality, from "Love" to "Lil' Angel" and more. It will be quite fun and easy to find the perfect personality for your friends or for yourself. Each decanter is available in two sizes, so you have the option of collecting them all.
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11. Sephora Scent Sampler Best Sellers for Her - Splurge

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The Sephora Scent Sampler Best Sellers for Her is just as ingenious as the men's set. It works the same way where you buy the sample set for yourself or someone else for only $50. Then you get to sample 12 different fragrances, and when you are ready you or the recipient can redeem the gift voucher at Sephora for a full-sized bottle of choice. Sometimes as women we can be indecisive, so this has to be the most perfect fragrance gift for all of us.

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