Liz Claiborne, Inter Parfums Swipe Fifi Awards At 35th Annual Ceremony
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Liz Claiborne Cosmetics will actively promote the fact that its Juicy Couture women's fragrance captured three statues at the Fragrance Foundation's 35 Annual Fifi Awards & Celebration in New York May 31
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