Diptyque, the privately owned niche fragrance house, has been bought by London-based Manzanita Capital. (via abc-luxe)
Tom Ford has signed a multi-year collaborative deal with Estee Lauder. He will create a range of products under the EL label for late 2005/early 2006, then will launch a separate Tom Ford line, including fragrances, for EL in late 2006. (via prnewswire)
Caron launched Miss Rocaille in 2004. It was created by house nose Richard Fraysse and includes notes of mandarin, orange blossom, basil, jasmine, rose, lilac, lily of the valley, hyacinth, violet, water lily, musk and pistachio.
I really love the top notes of Miss Rocaille…
Coming soon to beautyhabit: Nanadebary Green. And code luckymag gets $15 off any $50 purchase through the end of this month.
Eau d'Italie is now at lusciouscargo and should be on the website soon. They are also running several sales: code TOODLES takes 40% off on Demeter, Korres, Elizabeth W, A Touch of Ivy, and Calypso products other than the EdTs. Code ADIOS takes 30% off Dinner by Bobo, Votivo, and Truefitt & Hill (except razors & brushes).
Vertigo, a new floral aldehydic fragrance from the fashion house of the same name, is to launch in US Vertigo boutiques this July, and in other venues by September.
The fragrance was created by perfumer Cecile Krakower and includes notes of lemon, orange, green notes, muguet, roses, jasmine absolute, tuberose, tear of venus flower, ylang ylang, sandalwood, white cedar wood, musk and amber…
Bvlgari Omnia was created by nose Alberto Morillas and released in 2003. The fragrance was said to have been inspired by the spices discovered by Marco Polo on his famous voyages, and was also described by Bvlgari as “a tribute to the tradition of the great oriental perfumes, re-interpreted for the world of today”. The notes include black pepper, mandarin, masala tea, saffron, ginger, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, almond, chocolate, lotus blossom, and sandalwood.
Omnia has a light, peppery-citrus top note over sheer woods and spices. The chocolate and almond are subdued, but do give this a gourmand feel for a short time. It dries down to a very pretty, very soft sandalwood with dusty spices. The saffron and cardamom are the most apparent, but every so often I smell a bit of ginger or clove. I cannot smell any floral notes at all…