There is a short blurb in Wallpaper about the Armani Privé fragrances and the Angel Garden of Stars trio. I love to browse around the Wallpaper site, which focuses on design issues. In their January issue they selected Miller Harris and Iunx as the best beauty stores, unfortunately the accompanying pictures are a little dark. (Neither of the Wallpaper links are working any more, sorry!)
La Chasse Extreme has landed…
It is now available in the US from beautycafe or lusciouscargo.
Perfume review: Fendi Theorema
It is yet another unreasonably cold day here, and so I am reaching for one of my favorite winter comfort scents. Theorema was launched by Fendi in 1998, and the narrow-shouldered bottle was inspired by the shape of the classic Fendi handbag. It was developed by perfumer Christine Nagel, and the notes are tangelo, jasmine, thai shamouti (orange), osmanthus, spices, cinnamon, pink pepper, sandalwood, guaiac wood, amber, macassar, sweet cream, and musk.
The top notes are cheerful, with a very bright and juicy orange underscored with strong, dusty spices. The cinnamon is pronounced, and there are other spices as well — possibly nutmeg, possibly cardamom? It settles into a soft, lightly spicy scent with woody base notes. The sweet cream gives it a milky, almost vanillic feel, and there is tiniest whiff of something like dusty cocoa, however it is by no means overly sweet and it is only slightly foody. The floral notes are very muted, and the woody amber base is more pale than not…
More on Darnley
There is a short article in the Guardian mentioning the fragrance Darnley, created by Donald Urquart for his art installation Another Graveyard, which is currently short-listed for the Becks Futures prize (see my post on March 5). Sounds like Urquhart is considering the possibility of marketing the fragrance, which was created by Christopher Sheldrake. Could be interesting!
Les Senteurs
There is a nice article in last Sunday’s Independent (link to article no longer active, sorry!) about the London boutique Les Senteurs, which celebrates its 25th anniversary of business this year. The author interviewed James Craven, the store’s assistant manager:
Craven cuts a swathe through Les Senteurs’ redolent array, from the oldest (the House of Creed, established in 1760, whose citruses and vetivers were supplied to Queen Victoria and Emperor Franz Josef of Austria, among others) to the newest arrivals…