Eau de Cologne Bergamotto Marino by Ferrè was launched in 2005 as an unisex fragrance, two years before the premature death of Italian designer Gianfranco Ferrè. The composition is signed by master perfumer Pierre Bourdon, the man behind scents...
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Van Cleef & Arpels Un Air de First (2011) {Perfume Review & Musings}
First (1976), the original fragrance, is remarkable to me as a re-take on the aldehydic genre (cf. Chanel No. 5), comingling with fruity and green notes. A complex tapestry of notes, it nevertheless offers a distinctive, immediately recognizable olfactory...
Bulgari Mon Jasmin Noir (2011): Great Ads, Elegant Scent {Fragrance Review}
The other level of symbolism at play here is reportedly the contrast of black and white. While Jasmin Noir was a fictionalizing of white jasmine into a dark palette of moods and woods, we are told that Mon Jasmin...
Nina Ricci L'Air (2011): Subtle Body - Corps Subtil {Fragrance Review}
L'Air by Nina Ricci is the latest major fragrance launch by the house. It was reportedly "...composed around the vibrant smoothness of magnolia, L'Air has a luminous, floral bouquet, with a sparkling signature and trail." It follows up in...
Hermès Un Jardin sur le Toit (2011): Two Manners of Jean-Claude Ellena Fuse into Vegetal Fireworks {Perfume Review} {New Fragrance}
Un Jardin sur le Toit (A Roof-Top Garden) is the latest opus in the Jardin collection by Hermès. It might be the last one according to perfumer Jean-Claude Ellena who has expressed qualms about the more commercial orientation the...
Narciso Rodriguez Essence Eau de Musc (2011) {Perfume Review} {New Fragrance}
The musk-perfume collection built overtime by American fashion designer Narciso Rodriguez since the launch of his bestseller Narciso Rodriguez for Her in 2003 has redefined a portion of what our olfactory expectations for musk are in today's society. Inspired by...
Shalimar Parfum Initial (2011): A New Nuance of Eroticism {Perfume Review} {New Fragrance}
Shalimar Parfum Initial is part of the cultural and marketing movement at Guerlain to revamp the classics-of-the classics that the house are famous for. Its name alludes to a song by Serge Gainsbourg, "Initial B. B.", while evoking a...
Diptyque 34 Boulevard Saint Germain (2011): A Perfume that Just Smells of Perfume - and Adventure {Perfume Review} {New Fragrance}
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...
Cacharel Anaïs Anaïs is Dedicated to the Goddess of Love (1978) {Perfume Review & Musings}
With its tender image and slogan "One day the world will be awash in tenderness," Anaïs Anaïs by Cacharel, was launched in 1978 as the conscious anti-thesis to the musk and patchouli oils trailing off the hippie Woodstock grounds...
Serge Lutens Jeux de Peau (2011): No Truths, Just Skin, One Truth, Death Will Make Us Part {Perfume Review & Musings} {New Fragrance}
From the bottle, still captive, the scent: Jeux de Peau, the latest Serge Lutens - and as always, eagerly awaited new creation - appears to be a very elegant, boozy, cereal-y concoction with a hint of melted butter. On subsequent...
By Kilian Incense Oud (2011): Incense and Wine {Fragrance Review} {New Perfume}
Incense Oud signed By Kilian is the latest installment and part of the Arabian Nights collection. It will be introduced in March of 2011. The collection was created in 2009 to meet the demands for the new and somewhat manufactured...
Jimmy Choo, The Perfume (2011): Mix and Match Like a Fashionable Cameleon {Fragrance Review}
Jimmy Choo EDP is the very debut fragrance of the luxury shoe brand. It was long in the making, in the sense of having been announced very early on in 2007 for a spring 2009 release which was pushed...
Rihanna Reb'l Fleur (2011): Chypre on the Beach {Fragrance Review} {Celebrity Perfume}
Reb'l Fleur is the debut signature perfume by R & B idol, Rihanna. Judging by the press the launch is getting, her fame is working like an opening on great top notes. You can read more about the initial...
John Galliano Parlez-Moi d'Amour (2010): Tell Me More about Blueberries {Fragrance Review} {Celebrity Perfume}
John Galliano's follow-up act to John Galliano EDP (2008) and EDT is his new Parlez-Moi d'Amour skewed towards the younger segment of the consumer market. It was created with perfumer Aliénor Massenet. While the debut Galliano fragrance had personal whimsy...
Bulgari Man (2010): A Bud for Him, a Floral for Her {Fragrance Review} {New Perfume} {Men's Cologne}
The latest Man by Bulgari might potentially suffer from a rather non-descript appellation - fortunately for perfumistos compensated by the appearance of actor Clive Owen on the advert - as the name alas echoes too many "Man" namesake clones, but...