New at luckyscent: L'atelier Boheme Helianthe & Immortelle; Parfum d'Empire Fougere Benghal, Equistrius & Osmanthus Interdite available for pre-order.
New at neimanmarcus: Jo Malone White Jasmine & Mint.
Ava Luxe Honey, Madeline & Sin ~ new fragrances
Ava Luxe has introduced two new fragrances, Madeline and Sin, and a reformulated version of Honey:
Honey (shown) ~ “This is a completely new version of the honey fragrance…”
Usher, Ajne ~ meet & greets in New York
Usher will be making a personal appearance at Macy's Herald Square in conjunction with the release of his new fragrances, Usher She & Usher He. The event takes place this Thursday, September 27 at 7:30 pm:
Be one of the first 250 people to purchase USHER's men's or women's fragrance gift set for $91 and we'll take your picture with Usher (one photo per purchase). The first 75 people to purchase USHER's exclusive men's or women's VIP fragrance gift set for $146 will join USHER at a private reception (one person per purchase) at Macy's! For more information , call 212-494-4566.
Or..."meet Jane Hendler, the artisan parfumeur behind Ajne", at the beauty department at Bergdorf Goodman in New York, Thursday, September 27-Saturday, September 29, 12-4 pm. (Usher news via AM New York, Ajne news via Bergdorf Goodman, with thanks to Jessica for passing along both items!)
Dawn Spencer Hurwitz Blond Suede, Sequoia7 & Lumiere ~ new fragrances
Dawn Spencer Hurwitz has added three new fragrances to the Essense Studio Collection:
Blond Suede ~ “a buttery, supple and sweet leather fragrance…”
Etat Libre d’Orange Delicious Closet Queen ~ fragrance review
There have been some closet queens in the news recently, especially in the political arena, but none of them are “delicious.” I wonder — CAN a closet queen be delicious? Does Etat Libre d’Orange know what “closet queen” means? A “closet queen” is a gay man who pretends he’s not gay — he hides his homosexuality from everyone; he is repressed. Etat Libre d’Orange tries to make a closet queen seem romantic, mysterious and exciting. While most real-life closet queens are furtive and ashamed, Etat Libre d’Orange’s closet queen thinks “elegance is an armor” and he “excels in the art of concealing” (à la James Bond). Etat Libre d’Orange’s closet queen is “a master of pretence”, “a…seducer who never yields to anyone.” We are encouraged to believe we have something in common with the delicious closet queen: “we all have a secret side…an inner garden we cultivate to protect our most abiding passions.”
Sorry, just as I have a hard time relating to a closet queen in person I have a hard time relating to Delicious Closet Queen on my person…