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 To fête their 14th anniversary, Parisian concept store Colette have partenered with perfumer Francis Kurkdjian to create a new limited-edition scent in the Bulles d'Agathe series by Maison Francis Kurkdjian.
Initially inspired by the nose's niece for whom he wanted to create a playful experience with perfume, the bubble concept was extended in 2010 to a monumental event at the Grand Palais during the Noctambulle interractive show (French version here)...
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Avon have launched a new women's perfume called Avon Mark White Vetiver, fronted by Ashley Green posing for an ad reminiscent of the upbeat, pants-wearing vibes of Charlie by Revlon. While there have been novel accords such as White Musk, White Amber (see Ted Lapidus White Soul, DKNY Pure or Gap White Amber No.541), and more recently, White Patchouli which advertized its newness in becoming the very name of a fragrance by Tom Ford in 2008, White Vetiver is a newly explicit addition to the palette of sensations...
Continue reading "Avon Mark White Vetiver (2011): A Noir Tuberose Paints a Vetiver White {New Fragrance}" »
Givenchy will introduce a duo of limited-edition tropical, exotic fragrances for women and men on March 15th, 2011 following up on the last holiday season wintry, woody, snowed-in twists for Very Irresistible and Ange et Démon...
Continue reading "Givenchy Very Irresistible Tropical Paradise, Pi Neo Tropical Paradise (2011) {New Fragrances - Limited Editions} {Men's Cologne}" »
 Aiming the perfume-bottle-collector market, as well as arguably that of grown-up toy lovers, Harajuku Lovers have introduced a special, limited-edition of G, called G of the Sea. The scent is described as a citrusy woody-floral perfume. It seems to be, without saying it in so many words, their summer, aquatic and breezy edition for beach season.
"Top notes delight in juicy splashes of crisp apple, magical water lily, and the tangy sweet surge of crushed berries. Soak in its heart, filled with flirty bouquets of dewy freesia, whispers of pink peony, and delicate kisses of jasmine petals. Finally, leave an enchanting trail of smoothly sundrenched woods, sensually transparent musks, and luscious amberwood."...
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 Prada have introduced a new limited-edition fragrance for men called Prada Amber pour Homme Intense. It is a flanker to the original Prada Amber pour Homme launched in 2006.
Amber is one of the signature perfumery materials of the house, found in the Prada EDPs, L'Eau Ambrée and Prada Amber pour Homme. "From within the layered depths of the original the finest and most uncompromised expression of amber for men is revealed." ...
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 Moschino fashion brand will launch a new men's fragrance in March of 2011 called Moschino Forever. The name takes inspiration from a tag line used for their fashion advertising which is pretty close: "Forever...Moschino." In the past, the label launched other men's fragrances starting in 1990 with Moschino pour Homme, followed in 1998 by Uomo, in 2005 with Friends...
Continue reading "Moschino Forever by Moschino (2011): Timeless Reinterpretation of Classics {New Fragrance} {Men's Cologne}" »
Following up on the annoucement of the new Bulgari Mon Jasmin Noir, here is the advertising for the fragrance which was just unveiled. Kirsten Dunst is posing looking both dressed and naked, depensing on where you look, next to a regal-looking lion and holding a giant bottle of Mon Jasmin Noir. So lush, so baroque, so striking...
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After the first few seconds trying to grapple with the orientation of the scent - something less than obvious, such is its vagueness - you just want to say that it smells good, very good. 34 Boulevard Saint Germain is the latest opus from the germanopratin perfume house which opened their first boutique in 1961 at said address. Diptyque is one of the earliest "niche" perfume houses to have opened the way to others although it started out as a decorative textile home boutique, then a general home decoration store focusing on the imports of English and Oriental curios. In 1964, Diptyque started carrying Culpeper agabartis and pot-pourris from England and soon they were proposing English perfumes from the houses of Culpeper, Floris, Trumper and Penhaligon's under the unfluence in particular of one of the three founders, Desmond Knox-Lee. The two other walker-ons were Christiane Montadre-Gautrot and Yves Coueslant. Elizabeth de Feydeau recounts in the commissioned monography Diptyque that sometimes boats from England would deliver their goods for the store right next door at the pont d'Austerlitz. The mark of the 18th century English barber perfume tradition with its accent put on freshness and lightness as well as a certain functional and aesthetic spareness, one could retrospectively point out, has left an imprint on the perfume house ever since. Seeing this thread is realizing that just like the English tailored tradition has been influential in creating a sense of minimalism in French fashion, so did its perfumery tradition born in barber shops help create the minimalist, economy-of-means orientation that is one of the characteristics of French niche perfumery albeit complexified by the French legacy of fashion and art....
Continue reading "Diptyque 34 Boulevard Saint Germain (2011): A Perfume that Just Smells of Perfume...and Adventure {Perfume Review} {New Fragrance}" »
 The ink on the re-issue of A* Men Pure Malt (2009) for Holidays 2010 has barely dried that Thierry Mugler is holding in stock a new surprise for the senses: A* Men Pure Havane. The perfume label continues to riff on rich, deep and very masculine notes of armchair hedonism. The action all seems to take place in an amber-colored library filled with leather-bound tomes to the ceiling...
Continue reading "Thierry Mugler A Men Pure Havane (2011) {New Fragrance - Limited Edition} {Men's Cologne}" »
 Parfums de Nicolaï have introduced a new home fragrance right on time to celebrate the 2011 Venice Carnival. It is called Bal à Venise.
"An atmosphere of celebration and laughter is evoked with this home fragrance, a farandole of violet, rose and iris costumed with fresh, drifting watery notes, a taste of spring, delicate and subtle."...
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 Prada will launch a new Ephemeral declension of their Infusion opuses called Infusion de Rose from April 2011. The concept is inspired by the pillar launch of Infusion d'Iris in 2007. This is the fourth in the collection of seasonal Infusions introduced by the brand following Infusion de Fleur d'Oranger, Infusion de Tubéreuse and Infusion de Vétiver...
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The springtime and summertime seasonal limited-edition of Paris by Yves Saint Laurent is called Paris Premières Roses (Paris First Roses) this year, like last year. While YSL usually launch new iterations of Paris each spring, it sounds like this composition might be a reissue of the 2010 limited-edition, albeit in a new fuschia packaging exploring new color and scent synergies....
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 Lanvin have launched a new women's fragrance called Jeanne La Plume (Jeanne, The Feather). It is a 2011 limited-edition flanker to Jeanne introduced in 2008, which itself was followed by Jeanne La Rose in 2010...
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Nina Ricci will launch a new major women's perfume from April 2011 called L'Air. The composition wants to pay homage to the Nina Ricci woman, the mystique of Paris, but also bien sûr to the legacy of L'Air du Temps (1948) after which it takes its name. The house also wishes to express that "Freedom, [is] the fundamental value of l'Air." Another avowed aim is to rejuvenate the heritage of the classic post-WWII floral created by Francis Fabron in order for it to feel like a contemporary fragrance in the 21st century. "L'Air is the perfume of a girl who knows Paris like the back of her hand, from the bookstores of Saint-Germain-des-Prés to its legendary terraces. She is a woman who brings together the modernity of all times, from retro years to now. A new Nina Ricci woman: luminous, elegant, blessed with a genuine sensuality and that "je ne sais quoi" that gives her an ineffable charm."...
Continue reading "Nina Ricci L'Air Takes L'Air du Temps Into the 21st Century (2011) {New Fragrance}" »
 Estée Lauder will launch a new companion scent to the annual seasonal limited-edition Bronze Goddess with the new Bronze Goddess Soleil Eau Fraîche. The idea is to constitute a summer collection entitled Bronze Goddess Soleil Fragrance Collection for Summer 2011.
"Where Bronze Goddess lusciously embodies the sultry warmth of summer, capturing the sensuous heatof the sun, the softness of warm sand and the radiance of bronzed skin with its amber-enhanced Solar Floral bouquet, Bronze Goddess Soleil artfully complements the feeling with a sparkling, refreshing warmth that was inspired by the dewy freshness of cloudless blue summer skies, the clarity of bright new summer mornings and the sparkle of daybreak on a pristine beach. Most of all, the fragrance captures the carefree beauty of a “real-live” summer goddess enjoying the sun-kissed days of summer."...
Continue reading "Estée Lauder Bronze Goddess Soleil (2011) {New Fragrance - Limited Edition}" »
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