This month, Demeter introduces the Jelly Belly Collection, a new set of fragrances inspired by Jelly Belly jelly beans:
Eating one Jelly Belly jelly bean at a time is yummy, but Jelly Belly aficionados know the pleasure of combining different flavors to create “recipe” combinations for new gourmet taste sensations. Devised with definite flavors and proportions in mind, Jelly Belly jelly bean recipes provided the inspiration for creating the Jelly Belly Collection by Demeter Fragrance Library.
There are six fragrances…
L’Artisan Parfumeur introduced L’Eau de Jatamansi this month. The new unisex fragrance is the line’s first 100% natural, certified-organic scent, and follows the recently launched Jatamansi Body Collection. It was developed by perfumer Karine Vinchon, and the notes include jatamansi (aka nard or spikenard), clary sage, bergamot, grapefruit, cardamom, iced tea accord, Turkish rose, ylang ylang, patchouli, gaïac, vetiver, sandalwood, papyrus and incense.
I do not know if L’Eau de Jatamansi replaces the usual summer limited edition fragrance from L’Artisan this year, but it smells like a summer L’Artisan: a little bit of something spare and refreshing to cool you off on a hot day. The opening is lively and quick — a flash of lightly sugared grapefruit, replaced in short order by woody herbal notes and pale florals…
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Paco Rabanne has launched this year's summer limited edition versions of Ultraviolet: Ultraviolet Summer Pop.
Ultraviolet Summer Pop for women (in the round bottle) is a fruity floral with pink grapefruit, pink pepper, coral flower, osmanthus, sandalwood and vanilla.
Ultraviolet Man Summer Pop features iced accord, grapefruit, green pepper, crystal oak moss, cedar and amber.
Both Paco Rabanne Ultraviolet Summer Pop scents are in Eau de Toilette…