Italian niche brand The Merchant of Venice has introduced a new, richly historical fragrance baptized Rosa Moceniga, named after Lucia Mocenigo, a friend of Joséphine née Rose de Beauharnais, known for her passion as an enlightened collector of roses,...
December 2016 Archives
Manila Grace Fleur Narcotique (2016) {New Perfume}
Italian fashion label Manila Grace has introduced their third perfume for women called Fleur Narcotique......
Alaïa Eau de Parfum Blanche ≈ A Cartography of Personal Identity (2016) {New Perfume}
French designer Alaïa has launched a new fragrance called Alaïa Eau de Parfum Blanche, the second chapter in his perfume story-telling. This time, he is geographically inspired by a visit to l'Alhambra in Granada in the south of Spain,...
Giorgio Beverly Hills Giorgio Glam ≈ The Girl Next Door (2016) {Perfume Review}
We'll say it right away. We like the new perfume by Giorgio Beverly Hills, Giorgio Glam. Not because it is earth-shattering, or anything like that. It's because it smells good, with an element of nostalgia attached to its olfactory...
12 Best New Festive Perfume Bottles & Scents for the Holidays // Christmas Gift Guide {Fragrance List} {Perfume Reviews}
12 Best New Festive Perfume Bottles & Scents for the Holidays // Christmas Gift Guide Esteban Tonka Noir The French, germanopratin*, niche brand is issuing a black beauty of a bottle named Tonka Noir. The jus it contains, Tonka (2006),...
Hermès Eau des Merveilles Bleue: Tasting the Sea (2017) {New Perfume}
Hermès will launch a new unisex fragrance from February 2017 called Eau des Merveilles Bleue, a flanker to Eau des Merveilles (2004) by Ralph Schwieger and Nathalie Feisthauer, which is a study on one of the most precious, organic...
Tory Burch Love Relentlessly (2016) {New Perfume}
American designer Tory Burch just launched a new fragrance for women inspired by the love story of her parents called Love Relentlessly, a reference to a newspaper advert her father took to express his love for Burch's mother......
Roger et Gallet Gingembre Rouge Intense (2016) {New Perfume}
Roget & Gallet have introduced a new unisex fragrance, Gingembre Rouge Intense, a follow-up to Gingembre Rouge (2014)......
Yardley English Dahlia (2016) {New Fragrance}
Yardley launched a new floral composition called English Dahlia, which of course means it smells of something else entirely since Dahlias are only very faintly scented - and it might be coming from the air around them......
Shay & Blue Blueberry Musk (2016} {New Fragrance}
London-based perfume label Shay & Blue Est. 2012 launched a new unisex fragrance called Blueberry Musk, a study on sensuality......
Atelier Cologne Citron d'Erable (2016) {New Perfume}
Atelier Cologne, a French niche label originally, now part of the L'Oréal beauty group since summer of 2016, issued a new fragrance called Citron d'Erable, which is about the comforting olfactory encounter of citruses with the Canadian maple tree...
Van Cleef & Arpels Moonlight Patchouli ≈ A True Perfume (2016) {Perfume Review & Musings}
Van Cleef & Arpels Moonlight Patchouli Eau de Parfum Review « Wow - a sumptious patchouli, » you think as you take your first inhale of Moonlight Patchouli by Van Cleef & Arpels, the latest addition to the Collection...
Oscar de la Renta Oscar Velvet Noir (2016) {New Fragrance}
Oscar de la Renta Oscar Velvet Noir Eau de Parfum In 2016, American fashion house Oscar de la Renta is releasing two variations of the original Oscar (1977) with Oscar Velvet and Oscar Velvet Noir. The latter is still...
Oscar de la Renta Oscar Velvet (2016) {New Fragrance}
Oscar Velvet Eau de Parfum Fashion house Oscar de la Renta has issued a new companion scent to 70s darling feminine floriental Oscar baptized Oscar Velvet, which is inspired by the eponymous, rich material......
Pitbull Cuba Woman & Cuba Man Reveal a Musician's Political Stripes (2016) {New Fragrances} {Celebrity Perfumes} {Perfume Images & Ads}
Pitbull Cuba Woman Eau de Parfum & Cuba Man Eau de Toilette American singer, rapper, and businessman Pitbull is showing his political stripes this year both on the musical and fragrance scenes. He has launched a duo of her-and-him...