Yves Rocher have launched a new opus called Secrets d'Essences Néroli in their higher-end collection devoted to the highlighting of specific perfumery materials. The new musky floral was composed by perfumer Véronique Nyberg......
February 2013 Archives
Dries Van Noten par Frédéric Malle (2013): Difficult Beauty {Perfume Review & Musings}
I can say that it became all the more exciting to have read a bit about Dries Van Noten's biography after smelling the perfume created with him and for him by Frédéric Malle and realizing that pieces of the...
Tocca Liliana (2013): New Muguet in Town {New Fragrance}
Lily-of-the-Valley perfumes are somewhat special in the tradition of perfumery, the French one especially, as their scents are linked to a spring ritual of gift-giving of sprigs of muguet on the 1st of May. It's a flower which despite...
Estée Lauder Pleasures Eau Fraîche (2012): Reissue {New Perfume}
Estée Lauder introduced a new version of their modern classic Pleasures (1995/1996) called Pleasures Eau Fraîche in the summer of 2012. It is being re-issued this year and presented as a permanent addition to their lineup. We say "modern classic"...
Kenzo's New Take on Both Perfume & Color: Rose-Pink, Jaune-Yellow (2013) {New Perfumes}
Designer Kenzo has launched a new collection of fragrances called Couleurs Parfums, which as its name indicates is about the translation of colors into perfumes. The two first scents to be released in the new library this spring 2013 are...
New Ad for Christian Louboutin Spring-Summer 2013 Evokes Sadism {Fashion Notes}
OMG -- We're thinking the new ad campaign for Christian Louboutin Spring-Summer 2013 is seriously tainted with sadism. They can say it's inspired by Magritte and Surrealism all they want, we're thinking slavery and Nazism......
Randy Couture Xtreme Couture (2013): No Frills Attached {New Perfume} {Men's Cologne} {Celebrity Fragrance}
If, like us, you're discovering who Randy Couture is, you might have mistaken the name of the perfume Xtreme Couture for a really fashion-y scent launched by an über fashion victimizer who came to prominence through a reality TV...
United Scents of America Massachusetts (2013): Scent of a Rustic Autumn {New Perfume}
We truly wished we could be at the launch party taking place on February 21st, 2013 in the North End in Boston, alas, it won't be. Nostalgia beckons however. The good news is that if you can't be...
Escada Cherry in the Air (2013) {New Perfume}
Escada's annual spring-summer limited-edition is called Cherry in the Air this year following up on Taj Sunset in 2011, which was reportedly a big hit, and a trio of re-issues in 2012. The series started in 1993 with Chiffon...
Dries Van Noten par Frédéric Malle (2013): The Personality Pitch, Not a Celebrity {New Perfume}
Frédéric Malle of Editions de Parfums has inaugurated a new collection of nominal perfumes with an olfactory portrait of fashion designer Dries Van Noten. He notes that a qualitative change has intervened in his work, “It’s not a duet...
Kate Spade Live Colorfully (2013): New York, New York, Kate-Spade Style {New Perfume}
Kate Spade will launch a new women's perfume from April 2013 called Live Colorfully. The creative team standing behind the fragrance is a motley crew as this is a special project for the brand which wanted to hold the...