Mauboussin has launched Emotion Divine, a new fragrance for women. The fruity gourmand scent hopes to evoke both luxury and the first emotions of childhood.
The fragrance notes include bitter orange, green leaves, white pepper, caramel with salted butter, passion flower, white peach, mango, vanilla, milk accord and velvet musk…
Selfridges is the largest department store in Oxford Street, taking up a whole block to itself. Whether it’s bigger than Harrods in terms of floor area is debatable, but it’s close. Selfridges has never been able to quite measure up to the glamour of Harrods, but it certainly tries hard.
Life is made simple for perfume lovers by the fact that the main niche perfumery area is right inside the main doors. This also makes it something of a corridor, as it’s always full of people trying to get through it to get into the main store. The area is also rather dark and cave-like, and perfumes are often shelved around pillars, where it’s easy not to notice them at all.
Despite these disadvantages, the perfume room is worth exploring; Selfridges is often the first to stock exciting lines and the sales assistants are knowledgeable. Beyond the perfume cavern is the beauty hall, where you’ll find perfume brands such as Laura Mercier on sale…
More limited edition collector fragrance bottles for holiday 2007 (if you missed the first post, see Bunch o' limited edition collector bottles):
At Nordstrom, Missoni's Acqua, “dressed in colorful Missoni fringe”. 100 ml Eau de Toilette for $85…
Annayake has launched Tomo, a new woody oriental fragrance for men. Tomo is meant for evening wear — “exciting evenings and long nights”.
The notes include rosemary, lavender, citrus fruits, clary sage…
Yep, just like in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. It’s the “Fruit Cocktail Collection” from Flavor Paper:
The Fruit Cocktail Collection began when Michael Angelo asked if we could actually make scratch & sniff wallpaper. The result is a fantastic trio of hand screened fruit wallpaper…