Jean Paul Gaultier will launch his first unisex fragrance, Gaultier2 (“Gaultier to the power of two”, shown above left) in France this September. The juice was created by Francis Kurkdjian and features amber, musk and vanilla…
Acqua di Parma Iris Nobile ~ perfume review
Acqua di Parma launched Iris Nobile in 2004. The fragrance was created by Francis Kurkdjian and Francoise Caron and features notes of iris petals, star anise, mandarin, bergamot, cedar flower, orange blossom, iris roots, vanilla and amber crystals.
Iris Nobile starts with sharp, sparkling citrus and strong undertones of anise…
Online perfume shopping
At luckyscent, use code "lucky" to get free shipping with any order over $50. Update: code is good through this Sunday.
At yvesrocher, use code "july4take15" to get 15% off all orders placed now through Sunday.
New at beautycafe: the Parfums d'Orsay line, including the recently reissued fragrance Intoxication.
More perfume reading from the New York Times
Thank you to Karen and Tania for passing along these links to perfume-related articles in yesterday's New York Times:
The first, "The Sweet Smell of Celebrity", discusses celebrity scents ranging from Cumming: the Fragrance to Britney Spears' Curious.
Also check out "The Guilty Pleasure of Smelling Like Vanilla and Peach", which talks about grownups *gasp* buying and wearing the Britney Spears scent.
Tipton Charles
Those of you who have been having trouble locating your favorite Tipton Charles products will be happy to learn that the brand has been bought by a larger company. They are setting up a new factory, and the products should be available again soon.