Lancaster has launched Aquasenses, a “skincare fragrance” created by perfumer Emilie Copperman. The fragrance contains a complex to neutralize free radicals and prevent premature skin aging. Notes include bamboo, lemon, peony, pear, mimosa, freesia, cardamom, cedar, woods and white musk. Aquasenses is available now in Germany and a few other European countries. (via cosmoty.de & levif.be)
Stella McCartney will launch Stella In Two in August…
L’Artisan launched Verte Violette in 2000 as part of the Je T’ai Cueilli Une Fleur trio, which also included Jacinthe des Bois and Oeillet Sauvage. Perfumer Anne Flipo created all three fragrances; the notes for Verte Violette are violet leaves, raspberry leaves, rose, heliotrope, cedar, iris and white musk.
Verte Violette starts slightly astringent, as violet fragrances sometimes do, but it settles quickly. It is rather sweet, although perhaps not quite so sweet as the opening of Borsari Violetta di Parma. It is also less directly focused on the violet: the Borsari is more likely to satisfy a craving for the scent of the flower itself…
As previously reported, Givenchy will launch Amarige Mariage later this year. Here is a more complete list of the notes:
Amarige Mariage — the latter name an anagram of Amarige — is a Chypre Oriental concocted by Symrise…
This is the first advertising image I’ve seen for the upcoming Guerlain Insolence, due for launch in mid-August and fronted by actress Hilary Swank…
Deal at abeautifullife: all Comptoir Sud Pacifique & Clean perfumes now 30% off.
New at beautycafe: Comptoir Sud Pacifique Vanille Citrus.
New at first-in-fragrance (Germany): Aqaba and Jewels of Aqaba.
New at nordstrom: Prada bath soaps.