Cacharel will launch Amor Amor Absolu in October. The new fruity floral perfume for women is a more intense version of 2003′s Amor Amor…
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Did you think that the celebrity perfume business was a tired concept? After thousands of A-, B- and Z-listers having their very own celebo-fragrance out, now it’s the time to see something unusual: A famous tabloid, UK’s The Sun collaborated with no less than Roja Dove (of Guerlain and Harrods Haute Parfumerie fame) to bring out their new fragrance, aptly called…Buzz!Taking inspiration from
Téo Cabanel will launch Early Roses, a new floral perfume that evokes a morning walk in a rose garden…
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Perfumer Francis Kurkdjian will introduce his perfume line, Maison Francis Kurkdjian, at the Space NK store at 8 Broadwick Street in Soho on Wednesday, 8 September from 4 to 6 pm. The event is free, but you must book a space by calling 020 7734 3734.
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.
Christina Aguilera will launch Royal Desire, her latest perfume for women, in September. The new fragrance is “dedicated to women who feel like queens”…
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The [water] guns were tied by the dozens to park fences and hung from trees. They could even be found tied to the brakes of bicycles.
Each gun had attached to it a short note to which had been applied a sample of the perfume. The perfume, of course, had dried, but the card claimed the perfume could be revived simply by sprinkling a drop of water where the fragrance had been applied.
— An Israeli ad agency used water guns to promote the Replay fragrance. Read more at Squirt and sniff: One way to sell a perfume at Media Life.
Today’s poll is simple: tell us about your best perfume bargain or incredible find.
Your host today is Tama, who says she has found a few good deals of her own lately. If you haven’t met, let me introduce you to Tama…
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…I’d rather say that it is a perfume at the center of doubt; that the beam balance never settles between iris and hyacinth in the main accord, which is what makes the composition interesting. — Serge Lutens
It is rare that Serge Lutens says anything about his own fragrances that I find helpful, but in this case — he was doing an interview with Grain de Musc — he has so neatly summed up the experience of wearing his new Bas de Soie (silk stockings) that only a few more details need to be added.
First, the iris is that cosmetics-powder sort of iris, far from the turnips and dirt-caked roots of Serge Lutens Iris Silver Mist. The whole fragrance is cold and spiky early on, and very peppery, and the hyacinth is green and slightly bitter; later, Bas de Soie is warmer, softer and sweeter, and as advertised, the two notes seem to weave in and out (or struggle for control, depending on your outlook) for hours without ceasing until it rather suddenly fades away…
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The Jordanian desert — and the national flower of Jordan, the black-blossomed Iris petrana — are the inspirations for Odin 04 Petrana, a new unisex perfume created by perfumer Jean-Claude Delville. I think of “desert scents” as being dry and austere — smelling of “wood dust,” pungent grasses, sharp spices, warm incense ash. (Perhaps I’m being too literal?) 04 Petrana is not “gritty,” dry or “hot.” If 04 Petrana conjures anything desert-related, it’s a moist, flowery oasis. 04 Petrana is a lush perfume.
04 Petrana includes fragrance notes of deep purple cassis, pink pepper, herbaceous coriander, black iris, violet leaf, heliotrope, wild orris root, vetiver, and white musk. 04 Petrana opens with sweet cassis (think cassis cordial, not fresh berries); this smooth, sugared cassis note lasts throughout the life of the fragrance and adds a cheeriness to the composition. As cassis calms, I smell whiffs of citrus-y, green coriander, high-quality violet leaf, and an “undulating” and “wet” iris-violet accord (strong one minute, soft the next). The floral aspect of 04 Petrana is augmented with ‘fresh’ heliotrope — a note that complements both the opening floral accord and 04 Petrana’s slightly powdery base of pepper, vetiver, (cedar-y) wood and light musk.
The first time I smelled 04 Petrana it brought to mind another favorite scent of mine…
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