What is the secret of a great perfume, and what perfumes do men find sexy? Clare Coulson talks to Nicole Farhi, Luca Turin, Roja Dove and others to find out.
Beyonce introduced her latest perfume, True Star Gold by Tommy Hilfiger, in Chicago yesterday. (link to this article no longer working, sorry!)
Bvlgari will launch Eau Parfumée au Thé Rouge (Red Tea) next month.
The unisex fragrance features notes of pink pepper, orange, bergamot, Roiboos red tea, Yunnan red tea, fig pulp, walnut and musk…
The aroma of baked peaches sprinkled with sugar is what Pêche de Vigne releases upon being lit. The luscious, mouthwatering scent fills the air quickly, conjuring preparations of a peach cobbler. At first, it is a fragrance of ripe fruit ready to be sliced and arranged under vanilla scented crumbs. However, it deepens quickly to attain a sugared quality as well as a touch of milky richness. It is as if caramelized peaches are layered with apricot scented cream.
Peaches are among my favourite fruit, and I associate their scent with summers spent on the Black Sea coast. For this reason, Pêche de Vigne has a comforting and relaxing effect on me. While the scent is gourmand, it is not overly sweet. Yet, I do not tend to burn the candle for more than 30-40 minutes at a time, given the fact that the fragrance is rather potent. Half an hour more than suffices for scenting a room, which makes Pêche de Vigne one of the longer lasting candles from Côté Bastide, beyond its stipulated 60 hours of burning time…
Flower by Kenzo, a perfume inspired by the (scentless) red poppy, was released in 2000. The Flower collection has since been expanded to include several variations on the theme, most notably Flower Le Parfum in 2003. This year Kenzo has launched Flower Oriental. Like the others in the Flower line, it was composed by perfumer Alberto Morillas. According to Women’s Wear Daily, the fragrance…
…is based on Kyara, an extract of Asia’s agar tree. The material is burned during a Japanese ceremony called Kôdô, which is translated as “listening to incense…”
New at aedes: Santa Maria Novella Assoluta Essenza Acacia.
New at lacremebeauty: Pilar & Lucy perfume oils & Exact Friction of the Stars shower gel, Creative Scentualization Perfect Vanilla & Perfect Veil, and Moea perfume oil.
New at luckyscent: Kai Body Buffer.
New at senteursdailleurs: Acqua di Parma Colonia & Colonia Assoluta prestige editions and Iris Nobile gift sets.