Lusciouscargo now has the Pecksniff's line of fragrances. They also have limited quantities of the elusive L'Artisan scents Verte Violette and Orchidee Blanche.
The Barneys Co-op in the Atlanta area should have the i Profumi di Firenze line within the next week.
Thanks to Sara for sending more information from the latest issue of Shop Etc. magazine, which quotes Olivier Creed as saying "I had a desire to revisit the notion of a true classic floral" and describes Love in White as "a light, sweet feminine scent". The bottle will be opaque white with the name printed in gold block letters, and the name will be Love In White, not Love of White. According to an article published last fall in Womens Wear Daily, tuberose will be one of the main floral notes.
This weekend I tried a few of the La Maison de la Vanille perfumes. I should preface my remarks by pointing out that I am not a huge vanilla fan, so it is no surprise that I’m not head over heels about any of these. Regardless, here goes…
Vanille Divine des Tropiques is vanilla with tropical florals (tuberose, hyacinth, jasmine, gardenia) and a dash of aldehydes. It has a synthetic smelling beachy fresh accord that does not agree with me. Into the “no” pile it goes…
TJ Maxx has the usual this week, plus: Shalimar Eau de Cologne, Nina Ricci L'Air du Temps, and Boucheron Initial. They also had lots of Avalon Organics Lemon Verbena bath products.
Forgot to mention last week the beautiful Chanel coffret I saw at Neiman Marcus: a trio of 7.5 ml bottles of the parfums from the Rue de Cambon collection (Cuir de Russie, Bois des Iles, Gardénia), all created by Ernest Beaux. A mere $150. No, you cannot try them on (I would love to try the Bois des Iles in parfum). Correction: Beth reminds me that this was $300, not $150. Thats a nice hunk of change.
Fragonard has a special offer on their new cherry blossom scent Cerisiers en Fleurs: a 200 ml Eau de Toilette, Bath Gel, and soap for 36 euros.
Everything by Parfums Visari is marked down at beautyhabit. And they now carry Les Bains du Marais...or has it been there for ages and I missed it?
A few Calypso soaps and candles are on sale at beautysak.
Beautycafe has a few bottles each of L'Artisan Orchidee Blanche and Navegar, both hard to come by in the US. They also have some of the coffret sets: Mood Swings, Les Epices, and the Men's trio.