New at beautycafe: the L'Artisan Epices de la Passion trio (Safran Troublant, Poivre Piquant, Piment Brulant).
And a deal on L'Artisan from dailycandy: order any of the "artfully crafted sachets and perfumes from L’Artisan’s winter collection" over the phone at (212) 334-1500 and get 25% off by mentioning "Daily Candy Deals". I am sorry to say I have no idea which fragrances are included!
Kenzo will release a new limited edition trio of artist's editions of the FlowerbyKenzo bottle. The bottles are decorated with the perfume's symbol, the red poppy; the artists are Lorenzo Mattotti, Rébécca Dautremer and Pierre Mornet. To be released in France in April. (via aufeminin)
Kimora Lee Simmons will launch her second fragrance, Golden Goddess, later this year. (via Women's Wear Daily)
Catherine Deneuve mentions a few of her favorite fragrances in the UK Times Online. She...
...always sprays her pillows with nice scent. Her favourites are Rose Menthée by Fresh, anything by Jo Malone, and there is this wonderful shop on the Rue de Grenelle called Frédéric Malle. Have I been there? I haven’t?
“Oh, but I will write it down for you and you must go immediately. Especially when it’s such beautiful weather today. It is hard, when it is like this, not to be in a good mood, non?”
Read the rest here.
More on this year's version of Cherry Blossom by Guerlain: Lovely Cherry Blossom Gold Sparkles is a limited edition Eau de Toilette geared to the Asian market. The fragrance has notes of bergamot peel, green tea, lilac, jasmine, red fruits, powder notes, and, presumably, cherry blossom.
Beauty salon & spa line Jacques Dessange has released their first fragrance, L'Eau de Parfum Dessange…
Yves Saint Laurent will launch two limited edition variations of its iconic Opium fragrance: Opium Eau d'Orient Fleur Impériale for women, with mandarin, neroli, apricot flower, jasmine, carnation, amber, myrrh, vanilla, woods, patchouli and osmanthus; and Opium Eau d'Orient pour Homme (shown) with white pepper, bergamot, grapefruit, star anise, ginger, bamboo, vetiver, sandalwood and amber.
Both Opium Eau d'Orient fragrances are in Eau de Toilette 100 ml. (via cosmoty.de)
As previously reported, Serge Lutens will launch Gris Clair into the export line later this year…