Stila has introduced solid versions of its Creme Bouquet (vanilla, pink lilac and lily of the valley) and Jade Blossom (green tea, cucumber and lemon verbena) fragrances. They are $20 each, and available now from the Stila website, which is currently offering free shipping on purchases of $60 or more.
Stila, by the way, has just been sold by Estee Lauder…
Donna Karan will launch DKNY Summer, shown at right, a…
…“spirited twist” on the original DKNY fragrance, the limited-edition scent is said to represent “summer in a bottle”. The juice features notes of blood oranges, chilled vodka, red thyme and tomato leaves…
Starting this fall, Sephora will be creating “store-in-store” fragrance and cosmetic counters at JC Penny:
The departments are expected to be substantial — 1,500 to 1,800 square feet — and will carry many of the brands that are sold at Sephora. Sephora carries more than 250 prestige brands, from high-end hair products from Frédéric Fekkai to lipsticks by Clinique, Lorac and Stila…
Esteban has launched a trio of fragrances in Eau de Toilette concentration:
Tonka, a “spicy/woody perfume” with tonka bean, sandalwood, ginger and pink peppercorns.
Pivoine, a “fresh, fruity floral perfume” with peony, lychee and Chinese plum…
Fruity floral is not my favorite fragrance category, so you will have to take my words with a larger than usual grain of salt…but here are two recent offerings from the perfume counters:
Délices de Cartier was launched earlier this year, and takes its name from a Cartier jewelry collection. The bottle, inspired by a Cartier brooch, is gorgeous (although oddly similar to last year’s MyQueen); the fragrance was created by Christine Nagel of Quest and features frozen morello cherry, bergamot, pink, white and yellow jasmine, pink pepper, freesia, violet, tonka beans, amber and sandalwood…