Eau D'New York in The Summer (link to audio broadcast and transcript) is a radio piece by Beth Fertig, in which she and fragrance designer Ann Gottlieb check out the smells of the big city in August, very much like the recent Washington Post article Eau Dear: Sniffing Out the Big Apple's Smelliest Spots. Many thanks to Stanzi for the link!
Ralph Rocks by Ralph Lauren ~ new fragrance
Ralph Lauren will follow up on Ralph Cool and Ralph Hot with Ralph Rocks, another youth-targeted fragrance, next February:
Created by Annie Buzantian of Fimenich, Ralph Rocks is a "citrus floral cream" fragrance composed of top notes of passion fruit, kiwi and citrus; middle notes of freesia, orange blossom, hyacinth and palm leaves; and bottom notes of sun-bleached woods, Indonesian sandalwood and amber. (via Women's Wear Daily)
Update: read a review of Ralph Rocks.
Deals & special fragrance event at Luilei
Luilei, a boutique at 682 Union Street in Brooklyn, is offering a special deal to readers of Now Smell This: 10% off on purchases of Brandy or i Profumi di Firenze fragrances, and free shipping with orders of $65 or more. You'll also get a “10% replenishment card” to be used on future orders. Fragrances from i Profumi di Firenze now in stock include Ambra del Nepal, Acqua Chiara, Magnifico, Melograno, Vaniglia, Fresco di Vetiver and Costa Mediterranea; others are available on special order. To order, call 718-399-7799 or email sales@luileiny.com and mention Now Smell This. Offer good through 9/22.
And on the first day of fall, September 23rd, Luilei will be hosting an in-store celebration in honor of indie perfumers…
With Love Hilary Duff: online video
The website for With Love Hilary Duff now features a video of Hilary Duff. You can get an invitation to see it by signing up with your name and email address. The invitation then promises "an exclusive video about the making of my new fragrance", but what they really mean is "an exclusive video about the making of my new fragrance advertising"; it is just shots of Duff posing in various outfits.
Fragrance shopping online
Deal from 99perfume: get 10% off with coupon code Take10, good through 8/29.
Deal from b-glowing: get free shipping, today only, using coupon code perfume. Valid only on orders that include personal fragrance.
Deal from montale: in honor of their anniversary, they are offering 30% off on the following scents ~ Sandflowers, Intense Tiaré, Ginger Musk, Sandalsliver, Soleil de Capri, Embruns d'Essaouira and Fougères Marine.
New at nordstrom: Issey Miyake L'Eau d'Issey Limited Edition Eau de Parfum, Estee Lauder Pleasures Gwyneth Paltrow Limited Edition Eau de Parfum.
New at saksfifthavenue: Lanvin Rumeur.