Italian fashion house Canali is set to launch their first fragrance, Canali for men. It was created by Pierre Bourdon and has notes of bergamot, apple, coriander, lily of the valley, jasmine, orange blossoms, leather, suede and oakmoss. (via Women's Wear Daily) Update: see a review of Canali for men.
Yardley has released a trio of fruity Eau de Toilette fragrances for summer: Melon & Peach, Raspberry & Vanilla, and Strawberry & Kiwi. (via Elle France)
Thank you to Pam for the news that Caron is discontinuing the parfum version of Parfum Sacre. The Eau de Parfum, happily, will still be available.
Once again, Marlen is joining me. Today we are bickering about Rose Ikebana, one of the scents in the Hermessence collection, a quartet of unisex fragrances created by Hermès house nose Jean Claude Ellena and released in 2004. Each perfume is meant to evoke a particular fabric: Rose Ikebana is silk, Poivre Samarcande is velvet, Vetiver Tonka is wool, and Ambre Narguile is cashmere. Hermès has said there will be more to come in the series, and it is rumored that the next perfume will be based on leather. Rose Ikebana has notes of rose tea, infusion of petals, peony, magnolia, pink peppercorn, zest of grapefruit, rhubarb and vanilla honey.
He says: Rose Ikebana was created to reflect the touch of silk on the skin, but in my opinion, is nothing more than another bland and uninspired floral. Yes, it is pretty. Yes, it is soft. Yes, it is silky. But is it new? Is it groundbreaking? Does it scream “Buy me?” I don’t know folks…there are so many rose scents on the market these days, that it is surprising to see yet one more, perhaps less interesting than the rest and yet more expensive…
The latest fragrance from Creed, Original Santal, will debut in July. Read more on the Creed website.
Thanks to Micki for the news that MAC is planning to re-release the perfumes MAC MV1, MV2, MV3, MV4, and MV5 this August. I think the first 3 have been sold out for some time, but as far as I know MV4 & MV5 are currently available in stores, along with their newest fragrances, Violetrix and Turquatic.