Grès will launch two feminine fragrances next spring, both created by perfumers Jean Claude Delville and Jean-Pierre Béthouart:
Fleur de Cabotine…is described as a refreshing, feminine floral. The top notes include syringa flower and mandarin; the heart lily, orchid, peony and cactus blossom…
Red was the second series of fragrances launched by Comme des Garçons, following the now sadly discontinued Leaves series. It debuted in 2001 with 5 fragrances, all revolving around the theme, obviously, of things that are or might be red. The series includes Harissa, Sequoia, Palisander, Carnation and Rose. Harissa and Sequoia are both by perfumer Bertrand Duchaufour (who also created Monday’s Dzongkha and Tuesday’s Méchant Loup) and those are the two under consideration today.
Harissa is named for the North African spice mixture; other fragrance notes include blood orange, red chili pepper, angelica, saffron, nutmeg, cardamon and tomato. The top notes are muy fabuloso: basically lots of orange and lots of hot pepper. As it dries down, other spice notes join in, and while cinnamon is not listed and there probably isn’t any, after 15 minutes or so it reminds me very much of Red Hots melting in fresh orange juice…
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New at hamptonct: Slatkin Orange Flower & Citron.
New at luckyscent: Aroma M Geisha Marron.
Le Labo has launched Tubereuse 40, a new fragrance developed by perfumer Alberto Morillas. Tubereuse 40 is described as a…
…non-heady Tubereuse shaped around citruses and musks that give it an unexpected unisex “eau de cologne” identity despite its impressive 30% dosage of oil in alcohol. As in all Le Labo’s fragrance names, the number to the right of the natural ingredient indicates the number of ingredients…
I was involved in designing the bottle and packaging. I don't know about what's in it. I barely cook, so what do I know about making perfume? It's called a floriental and it's for the mass market, not Bergdorf's.
— Danielle Steel quoted in today's New York Post (link no longer working, sorry), on her new fragrance release Danielle by Danielle Steel.