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New at nordstrom: Lanvin Arpège Éclat d’Arpège in a limited edition bottle with what looks to be a wearable brooch.
New at senteursdailleurs (Brussels): Jacques Garcia home fragrance.
Senteurs d’Ailleurs in Brussels now has Acqua di Parma Iris Nobile in a new Eau de Parfum concentration:
This new version is even more sensual and enveloping as the iris flower travels through the whole olfactory pyramid leaving a vibrant and velvety trace that lingers for hours. A chypre blend…
I often wondered if people on perfume boards had anything else in common beside their love of fragrances. After years of collecting data, comparing statistics, and plotting ingenious 3-D graphs, I finally found the answer: perfume addicts are avid readers. Whether it’s fiction or non-fiction, true perfume lovers seem to read day and night. I know many of them pay frequent visits to NST as well, which is why I decided to revive the old “Building a fragrance library”-concept. Last December we made a list of five “must-have” books for beginners, ranging from Süskind’s Perfume to Burr’s The Emperor of Scent. This time, the focus is on reference books.
Let’s start with a title closely related to the subject of perfumery: The Chemistry of Fragrances, compiled by David Pybus and Charles Sell. I have to admit I don’t own this one (yet), but I was fortunate enough to browse through it very recently. It covers all aspects involved in perfumery, giving wonderful insights into the stuff that modern fragrances are made of, and how they are marketed. As has been said many times before, chemistry plays an essential role in the art of perfumery; this book makes it clear that science and creativity go hand in hand…
Perfumes for young children have long been popular in Europe, but are only recently making inroads in the United States. Sales are expected to increase over the coming years as “childhood is increasingly going couture“. The idea has yet to catch on in my own house: my son has no interest whatsoever in fragrance, much less couture fragrance, and could not even be tempted by Spongebob Eau de Toilette. If Nickelodeon cannot make a scent to please him, it is a hopeless case.
I suspect that many of the children’s fragrance purchases in the US are intended as gifts, in which case you could do no better than one of the fragrances by Le Petit Prince, which are as heavy on the charm factor as anything you’re likely to encounter in a perfume store. The line is, of course, based on the much beloved 1943 novel by Antoine de Saint Exupéry, and if you are a fan, you cannot fail to be entranced by the adorable packaging…
New at bloomingdales: Juicy Couture fragrance now available for pre-order.
New at boscovs: Liz Claiborne Vintage Soul by Curve.
New at lafcony: Eau d'Italie Paestum Rose.