Celebrity perfume alert: Shania Twain
Country music star Shania Twain will launch Shania by Stetson this September. (via netmusiccountdown)
New perfumes from Ferre & Badgley Mischka
Gianfranco Ferré will launch Ferré, a powdery iris-based floral perfume by nose Pierre Bourdon, in October. (via cosmeticnews)
Design duo Badgley Mischka will launch their first fragrance in Spring 2006. (via yahoo link expired, sorry!)
Update: see more news on Ferré and Badgley Mischka.
Ormonde Jayne Isfarkand (Isfahan) ~ fragrance review
Today I am wearing the latest release from Ormonde Jayne, Isfahan. Isfahan is named for the historical Iranian city, once the capital of the Persian Empire; the picture above shows Isfahan’s famous Khaju bridge, constructed in 1650. Isfahan is designated as a men’s fragrance, and the notes include pink pepper, lime oil, bergamot, jasmine, moss, and cedar. (Update 12/05: this fragrance has now been renamed Isfarkand)
Before I start raving about Isfahan, I will point out by way of a disclaimer that I adore the Ormonde Jayne line. There are other perfume houses with fragrances that I like as well as the Ormonde Jaynes, but I cannot think of any other line where I like such a high percentage of the fragrances…
Calvin Klein Euphoria, Lotto Sport, Jennifer Lopez & more new fragrances
Calvin Klein's latest fragrance for women, Euphoria will launch in September:
The juice, developed by International Flavors and Fragrances with Ann Gottlieb, has top notes of pomegranate, persimmon and lush green accord; a heart of dewy lotus blossom, champaca flower and black orchid, and a drydown of liquid amber, black violet, cream accord and mahogany wood.
A men's version is expected in 2006. Update: see reviews of Calvin Klein Euporia for women and Euphoria for men.
Lotto Woman and Lotto Man, from the Italian line Lotto Sport, will launch this fall…
Calypso Chevrefeuille fragrance review
Calypso Chevrefeuille is my second favorite honeysuckle fragrance, after Annick Goutal Le Chèvrefeuille. The notes for the Chevrefeuille are bergamot, orange blossom, honeysuckle, amber and musk…