It is Friday and I’ve decided to give my brain (and my wallet) a rest, so here are some brief impressions of the Body Waters from Korres, the Greek brand of natural bath and skincare products. The Body Waters are light fragrances that are described as “half perfume, half toner”. They are reasonably priced and I would guess that they are targeted at a fairly young audience. I recently tried two of them…
At imaginationperfumery: new items, including minis of the Angel Garden of Stars trio, Hermes Jardin Sur le Nil, Burberry Brit Red, and YSL Paris Roses Enchantees.
At lacremebeauty: they now have the i Profumi di Firenze line. Also markdowns on selected MOR items, La Maison de la Vanille and Kirna Zabete.
At parfum1: take 10% off any order with code MDAY2005BPX22222. Expiration date unknown.
At perfumebay: take $5 off a $50 purchase with code mom2005, good through May 8. They now have the new Liz by Liz Claiborne.
Ralph Lauren will launch Polo Black, a new men’s fragrance, in September:
The juice, created by Ellen Molner and Pierre Negrin of Givaudan, features top notes of iced mango, Spanish sage, and green effervescent accord; middle notes of silver armoise, lush liquid accord and hedione…
Le Parfum de Thérèse was created by Edmond Roudnitska for his wife during the 1960s, and was not made available publicly until after his death, when Frederic Malle procured the formula for his line. It is an aldehydic floral with notes of mandarin, melon, jasmine, pepper, violet, rose, plum, nutmeg, cedar, vetiver, and leather…
The lastest issue of Time Magazine has an interesting photo essay on "the world's most sought after scents".