New at fourseasonsproducts: the Filles des Iles line.
New at harrods (UK): Guerlain L'Instant Magic.
New at nordstrom: Dolce & Gabbana The One.
Roger & Gallet Bambou, Rose & Vanille Eau Parfumee Douce ~ new fragrances
Roger & Gallet has launched a new trio of light fragrance waters: Bambou, Rose & Vanille Eau Parfumèe Douce.
Bambou Eau Parfumèe Douce (shown) ~ inspired by the bamboo of Yunnan. The notes include grapefruit, bergamot, tangerine, fig leaves, nasturtium, bamboo, musk, cedar and vetiver…
Antonia’s Flowers Sogni del Mare ~ fragrance review
I am packing for the beach and so thought it would be appropriate to consider something aquatic today. Sogni del Mare is the latest release from Antonia’s Flowers, and was reportedly inspired by owner Antonia Bellanca’s home on Cape Cod. The fragrance description did not sound particularly appealing to me (a “watery, fruity, floral with notes of Italian bergamot, cassis buds, wild rhubarb, orange and lotus”), but I had high hopes for it anyway because I so entirely adore their Tiempe Passate…
Le Labo, Anderson Cooper
Now, just 18 months after opening, fully half of Le Labo’s customers are men, and Rose 31 is its best-selling fragrance. What is even more surprising to Mr. Penot, as well as to others in the slow-to-change men’s fragrance market, is how one group of guys in particular, young men in their 20s, is shaking up the hidebound (and hide-scented) formulas that have held sway for decades.
— From Younger, and Faster to Pick Up the Scent in today's New York Times.
We recently revealed that Tom Ford asked Anderson to become the spokesperson for a new cologne he's creating that he wanted to name after Cooper, but Anderson turned him down. Anderson told his fashion maven mom Gloria Vanderbilt about the offer and she LIKED the idea and pushed her son to give it some more thought.
— What the world needs now: an Anderson Cooper fragrance. The quote is from Janet Charleton's Hollywood, found via TowleRoad, found via Ruth (thanks!).
Salvador Dali Black Sun, Morgan Love Love de Toi Glamstar ~ new fragrances
Salvador Dali has launched Black Sun, a new fragrance for men developed by perfumer Antoine Lie:
The woody fougere has a head of basil absolute, black incense and cedar leaf…