Coming this Christmas from Hermès: a stunning limited edition crystal bottle of 24, Faubourg holding 30 ml of extrait de parfum. 400 bottles will be sold at the price of 1000€, which includes an estagnon for refills…
The Art of the Bottle: an interview with Pierre Dinand
Pierre Dinand is a living legend in the world of perfume packaging and design. His bottle creations are too numerous to list, but here are just a few examples: Givenchy Ysatis, Ivoire de Balmain, Tiffany, Coriandre, Caron Nocturnes, Lancome Magie Noire, and Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche. Those of you who drooled over the recent special edition bottle of Mûre et Musc for L’Artisan — that is his design. So was the lovely green fig bottle for Premier Figuier that was released last year. On his website, you can read a brief biography, learn about the technical aspects of bottle design, find a list of some of the perfume bottles he designed, and see his recent sculpture work…
Fragrance shopping
New at imaginationperfumery: Calvin Klein Euphoria.
New at luckyscent: Le Prince Jardinier line, including several I had not heard of (Labyrinthe Libertin, Arboretum, Citrus Allegro, and Bouton de Rose).
New at scentiments: Lolita Lempicka Midnight.
Frederic Malle Vetiver Extraordinaire ~ fragrance review
Vétiver Extraordinaire was released by Frederic Malle in 2002. The fragrance was created by nose Dominique Ropion, and includes bergamot, bigarade orange, pink pepper, nutmeg, floralozone (a “fresh air” note), Haitian vetyver, sandalwood, cedarwood, oak moss, myrrh, cashmeran, musketone and tonalide (synthetic musks). It is said to have one of the highest concentrations of vetiver of any fragrance on the market (25%).
It starts with a brief flash of very dry citrus. It is quickly joined by the spice notes, and for a few minutes, it is extremely diffusive, which I assume is the floralozone talking. After that calms, it smells like damp mossy woods and vetiver, and there is almost no point in trying to dissect it further, as it simply smells like the sum of its parts, and if you love vetiver, it smells very wonderful indeed…
Online fragrance shopping
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Deal at beautyhabit: get 25% off and a deluxe sample pack with any order using code dailycandy, good through October 18.
Deal at lusciouscargo: Order $110 worth of products from The Different Company and receive a travel trio of 10 ml fragrances. Choose from Osmanthus, Rose Poivree, Bois d'Iris and The Divine Bergamote (3 of one scent or mix it up).