Guerlain has launched Cologne du 68, named for the address of their flagship store on the Champs Elysées in Paris. The fragrance was created by nose Sophie Labbé, and includes green tangerine, lemon petit-grain, limette, star anise, coriandre, cardamom, pepper, immortelle, opoponax, and cedar. The fragrance is exclusive to the flagship store and is 180€ for 490 ml…
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New at fragrancesandmore: the Clean perfume line.
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Perfume in the news: Elizabeth Arden, Sandalwood
Elizabeth Arden has acquired most of the fragrance licenses held by Canadian company Riviera Concepts. Fragrance lines which will go to Elizabeth Arden under the deal include Alfred Sung, Hummer, Nanette Lepore, Cynthia Rowley, Lulu Guinness and Bob Mackie. Also included is the upcoming fragrance from Badgley Mischka (bottle shown at right). Riviera Concepts will continue to hold the licenses for Adrienne Vittadini and Hang Ten. (via cosmeticsdesign and cosmeticsintl)
Kannauj, India, once an important market center for the distillation of sandalwood and rosewater, is losing its prominence. The town…
Diptyque L’Eau Trois fragrance review
L’Eau Trois, Diptyque’s third fragrance release, is one of my favorite colognes. It launched in 1975 and has notes of myrrh, myrtle, oregano, cistus, pine, laurel, thyme, and rosemary. L’Eau Trois is described by Diptyque as “the resinous scent of aromatic shrubs from the mountainous coastline of Northern Greece.”
I love the smell of myrrh and it is the main attraction in L’Eau Trois…
Danielle by Danielle Steel, Jennifer Lopez Live Luxe & Stacie J Golden: new fragrances
Romance novelist Danielle Steel will launch her first fragrance, Danielle by Danielle Steel, in October. The fragrance was created under arrangements with Elizabeth Arden:
The juice, by Loc Dong of International Flavors and Fragrances, has top notes of lush green notes and Mediterranean mandarin…