New at macys: Dunhill Pursuit.
New at nordstrom: body products from Calvin Klein Euphoria Blossom & Missoni.
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Chandler Burr writes about Les Exclusifs de Chanel in today's New York Times.
Rock star Jon Bon Jovi is rumored to be the next celebrity to sign with Coty for a celebrity fragrance. If it's true, he picked the wrong time to leak the news: Kate Moss has all the attention at the moment.
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Cacharel will launch a new fragrance, Liberté, this April, although it will not reach the United States until the second half of the year. Described as an “orange chypre”, the scent was developed by perfumers Domitille Bertier and Olivier Polge. The notes include orange, bergamot, white flowers, vetiver and patchouli.
Cacharel Liberté will be available in 30, 50 and 75 ml Eau de Toilette. (via cosmeticnews and aufeminin)
Update: Cacharel Liberté was “…inspired by the small French cake, the Chamonix, whose zesty bitter orange sensation is followed by a delicate honey flavour…
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So…? Sinful, a fragrance for teens from So…?, launched in the United States last month:
The latest addition to the So…? fragrance collection, So…? Sinful is a decadently delicious gourmand scent, complete with notes of vanilla and strawberry. At such an affordable price, So…? Sinful is irresistible…
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I never let anyone tell me writing about perfumes is a waste of time or a trivial activity! Since last April, when I started writing for Now Smell This, I’ve learned so much about plants, animals, the rituals and symbols of many cultures, history and historical figures, even health matters — all related to fragrance. In the last month, I’ve learned about Yatagan: a Turkish sword, a city, and a perfume.
The elegant yatagan, or Turkish sword, was used by janissaries for over 300 years (mid-1500s till the late 1800s). These swords bear the name of a southwestern Turkish city called Yatagan in Denizli Province (named after its Seljuk conqueror, Osman Bey, or “Yatagan Baba”, who was a blacksmith). Yatagan city was famous for its swords (and unfortunately, today the city is infamous as one of the most polluted areas of Europe, due to a coal-burning power plant)…