La Perla has launched Charme (shown above left) in Italy, and will expand distribution to other countries in February of next year. The ambery floral fragrance was created by perfumer Alberto Morillas…
Laura Tonatto Plaisir, with an aside on Sage Pearl
Italian perfumer Laura Tonatto has been creating fragrances since the early 1980s. In addition to the scents marketed under her own name, she has developed fragrances for Carthusia and Kerastase, among others. Her own line, which includes Plaisir, has recently been streamlined and repackaged. The notes for Plaisir are orange, pink grapefruit, rose, cinnamon, patchouli, vanilla, amber and musk.
The first few minutes of Plaisir are dominated by sharp citrus notes…
Perfume news: the Perfumers Choice Awards & more
The American Society of Perfumers announced their Perfumers Choice Awards on November 9. Among the winners: Giorgio Beverly Hills (Women’s Classic), Davidoff Cool Water (Men’s Classic), Bvlgari Omnia (Women’s Contemporary), and Burberry Brit (Men’s Contemporary). Chanel no. 5 joined the ASP Hall of Fame…
New Perfumes from Hermes, Versace
Hermès has launched Parfum des Merveilles, a more concentrated variation of their popular fragrance Eau des Merveilles, with oak, patchouli, mosses, amber, Peru balm, Siam resin, davana, cognac note, leaves and roots. The bottle, shown at right, is refillable. (via osmoz) Update: see a review of Parfum des Merveilles.
Versace will launch Bright Crystal, an Eau de Toilette version of Crystal Noir, next Spring. (via moodiereport) Update: see more on Versace Bright Crystal here.
Fragrance of the day: Youth Dew Amber Nude, sort of…
I took the day off yesterday, so to speak, so I don’t have a real fragrance review this morning. I am testing the new Youth Dew Amber Nude, created by Tom Ford for Estee Lauder. It is a lightly spicy oriental scent (see the fragrance notes here) that pays homage to the original Youth Dew but throws in a smattering of modern notes (bare skin accord, fresh tea, ginger, chocolate). It is considerably lighter and softer than Youth Dew, but it isn’t a sheer perfume by any means. It is much, much better than I expected it would be…