Good news for perfume lovers: Barneys, which currently operates 3 flagship stores in NYC, Chicago, and Los Angeles, plans to open as many as 3 more flagships by 2008, starting with a store in Boston by March 2006. There will also be a new Barneys Co-op in Chevy Chase, MD this fall. (via Women's Wear Daily)
L’Artisan Extrait de Songe / L’Ete en Douce ~ fragrance review
Today I am testing the L’Artisan summer limited edition fragrance for 2005, Extrait de Songe (later renamed L’Ete en Douce, see below). The scent was created by nose Olivia Giacobetti, and features mint, rose, orange blossom, linden, hay, woods, and white musk.
Extrait de Songe starts with lightly sweet floral notes and a brief touch of mint…
New perfumes from Ormonde Jayne & Paris Hilton
From Ormonde Jayne, a new men's fragrance, Isfahan, with notes of pink pepper, lime oil, bergamot, jasmine, moss, and cedar. It should be on the Ormonde Jayne website within the next week, orders will ship when the fragrance officially launches on May 27. (Update: Isfahan has been now been renamed Isfarkand, and you can see a review here.)
The Paris Hilton fragrances will launch in Europe tomorrow in Sephora stores, in the UK on May 16 at Debenhams. A new fragrance from GUESS will launch in July. (via prnewswire)
Online shopping
At makeupheaven: Take 10% off your purchase with coupon code 208810, good through 5/15.
At abeautifullife: They now have Cumming: the fragrance, and you can "spend an afternoon with Alan Cumming" in their store in New Hope, PA on May 14th, see website for details.
Now Smell This takes a break…
I have no perfume review today, and I am taking the rest of the weekend off. Come back next week for reviews of the new L'Artisan by Olivia Giacobetti, Extrait de Songe, and Bond no. 9 Chinatown.
If you are wearing something fabulous today, or if you have tried something new & wonderful lately, please comment!