What started as a one week beach vacation is now stretching into two, and I'm having a harder time than I expected getting access to the internet. Taking the rest of today and tomorrow off; on Saturday, look for more new fragrance announcements and a perfume book review from Marcello. I probably won't have another fragrance review until Monday.
Note: image of L'Occitane Neroli fragrance is from Images de Parfums.
Guess will launch Guess Gold, a floral Oriental fragrance, next week:
Blended by Takasago perfumer Claudette Belnavis, Guess Gold features top notes of citrus, golden apple and pineapple; a heart of hyacinth, jasmine, water lily and rose, and base notes of sandalwood, amber and vetiver. (via Women's Wear Daily)
Victoria and David Beckham will launch a pair of his & her fragrances, apparently called 'Intimately', next month. (via Fashion Monitor Toronto) Update: see more on the Intimately duo here.
How often does the fragrance of a shampoo lead to product offshoots? Shampure shampoo is one of Aveda’s best-selling and most lauded products and its success led to the creation of the Shampure candle.
I’ve used Shampure shampoo for years. Though I love the shampoo’s mildness and effect on my hair, it’s the fragrance of the shampoo that keeps me buying. Aveda uses natural oils and essences in its products and Shampure’s fragrance is a combination of over 25 pure flower and plant essences, including: lavender, ylang-ylang, bergamot, rosemary, peppermint, and orange. Of these notes, ylang-ylang stands out…
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Jean Paul Gaultier will launch the latest limited edition of his Le Mâle fragrance in September, the Kilt Collector Edition. (via vogue.fr) Gaultier has long included kilts in his runway collections, in fabrics ranging from the traditional plaid to black mink. The Le Mâle fragrance includes notes of wormwood, bergamot, cardamom, lavender, orange blossom, cinnamon, cumin, wood, musk, amber, and vanilla.