I think it’s important for a brand to have a fragrance that shakes things up. You know, the men’s market is very particular. I know we went far with Egoïste, but I like it. It was good for Chanel. Brands today maybe don’t have the courage that they used to.
— Perfumer Jacques Polge talks about Chanel’s fragrances for men in Q&A with Legendary Chanel Perfumer Jacques Polge at Hint magazine. Many thanks to Pedro for the link!
The usual: talk about anything you like — the perfume you’re wearing today, the last perfume that surprised you, what you’re doing to celebrate Labor Day, whatever.
Or, ask a question about fragrance, then see if anyone else has asked a question that you can answer…
Note: image is falling water by ericskiff at flickr; some rights reserved.
Floris has launched Floris 280, a new limited edition floriental fragrance for women celebrating the house’s 280th anniversary:
Only 280 bottles have been produced…
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Victoria’s Secret has launched Bombshell, a new fragrance for women:
Sexy today. Sexy tomorrow. Sexy forever…
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Laura Mercier will launch Creme de Pistache, a new fragrance in the Eau Gourmande collection, in October…
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Ed Hardy will launch Born Wild, a new duo of fragrances for men and women, in November.
Ed Hardy Born Wild For Women (shown above) ~ “Let this daring fragrance take you on an adventure…
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Armand Basi has launched L’Eau Pour Homme, a new fragrance for men inspired by the sea and developed by perfumer Francis Kurkdjian…
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Le Labo will introduce Another 13, a new limited edition fragrance made in collaboration with AnOther magazine:
AnOther Mag and Le Labo met and fell in love…
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Reserved for revealing in Pitti Fragranze 8 exhibition in Florence, Manoa by Memo Paris is the newest fragrance to join the line up of the niche brand, masterminded by perfumer Clara Molloy. The inspiration comes from the El Dorado myth (the words meaning “gilded”) and the fragrance is warm and luminous, as befitting the tale.According to that a Muisca tribal chief covered himself with gold dust