Three hints: Rock band. 1970s. You might have expected them to do a makeup line rather than a fragrance…
Fico di Amalfi by Blu Mediterraneo
Fico di Amalfi is the latest release from Acqua di Parma’s Blu Mediterraneo line. The fragrance features notes of tangerine, bergamot, lemon, grapefruit, cedar, fig nectar, pink pepper, jasmine, fig wood, musk and cedar.
Fico di Amalfi starts with dry, very tart citrus. The fig comes on as the citrus settles, but it is subtle, considerably more so than in my all time favorite of favorites (in the fig category, that is), Diptyque Philosykos. As in Philosykos, the fig is dry and woody, and does not have a particularly foody feel. Fico di Amalfi is a bit less green, and has a nice kick of pink pepper over the woody base…
New perfumes from Abinoam, Boucheron, Daytona 500 & Cirque du Soleil
Abinoam is a new line of niche fragrances making their debut at Henri Bendel in New York this week. There are four Eau de Parfums in the line:
Corazón, with pink pepper, Moroccan jasmine, floral and woody accords, green tea and amber.
Beleza, with Mysore sandalwood, musk, orchid flowers and Tahitian vanilla.
Desejo, with pomegranate, cassis, peach, violet, ylang ylang, Ghanan cacao, Bulgarian blond tobacco, vanilla and amber.
Cobice, with…
That's lots of Perry Ellis perfume…
A man in Florida....
....stole a tractor-trailer carrying more than $1.9 million in Perry Ellis fragrances from the Flying J truck stop in Fort Pierce, then led authorities on a chase that ended in a police officer's back yard near Boynton Beach. Along the way, he swam through a canal and hid behind homes, only to be captured and charged with grand theft and resisting arrest.
I am wondering what the haul would have been worth if it had been, say, Chanel perfume. Read the rest in the Palm Beach Post (link no longer working, sorry!).
Candle report: Intreccio no. 1 by L’Artisan & Bottega Veneta
Intreccio no.1 is the first candle created by Olivia Giacobetti in collaboration with L’Artisan Parfumeur and Bottega Veneta. It is meant to evoke a library in an old Venetian house, and indeed lighting the candle sends forth a whiff of leatherbound books and well-polished wood. Like opening a wooden chiffonier containing old love letters, the fragrance envelops one in the same bittersweet nostalgic tenderness that is captured on their yellowed pages. Rather than being just a pleasant scent, I find the fragrance of Intreccio no. 1 evocative of another place and time…