Italian fashion house Luciano Soprani has launched a new fragrance for women, D Luciano Soprani, “the scent of desire”.
D is a fruity floral developed by perfumer Pierre Bourdon…
Discontinued at L'Artisan
L'Artisan Parfumeur has discontinued its Jour de Fête fragrance and the Mood Swings coffret.
Also on the way out: the 50 ml sizes of Navegar, Tubereuse and Safran Troublant, and as previously reported, the 50 ml size of Dzing!.
Aftelier Cepes & Tuberose, Strange Invisible Perfumes Tropical Vial, Scent Systems Oeillet ~ 3 great natural perfumes
Today is Blog Action Day, when “bloggers around the web will unite to put a single important issue on everyone’s mind”. Some 14,000+ 20,000+ blogs are participating. This year’s theme is the environment, so I’m highlighting a few of my favorite natural fragrances, and in the post below this one, you’ll find Pia’s review of scented cleaning items from Earth Friendly Products.
If you’ve never explored natural perfumery, now is the perfect time. For one thing, you’ve more choice than ever before: there are literally dozens of natural perfume lines, and anyone who thinks natural fragrances aren’t as sophisticated as those made with synthetics might be surprised by the range of offerings. You do need to accept that all other things being equal, you’re going to pay more for an all-natural product — natural fragrance components aren’t cheap, and these lines tend to be produced on a small scale. And without the use of synthetic fixatives, natural perfumes don’t last quite as long as some of the powerhouse scents you’ll find from the mainstream brands…
Scented household cleaners from Earth Friendly Products
In light of the increasing awareness, discussion and even debate about climate change and the environment, I wanted to take a look at some ‘eco-friendly’ scented house products this month. I confess that I have never been a big purchaser of specifically eco-friendly products as I rarely find them as compelling (both on and off the shelf) as I do their non eco-friendly counterparts. That may only be because I am a willing victim of superior marketing budgets, but often I find the fragrances less interesting as well. There are of course many cases in the fragrance industry where ‘all natural’ is also a top of the line item, but they tend to be fairly pricey.
So starting with the basics, like home cleaning items, I thought it would be great to find products that smell fantastic, are eco-friendly and financially viable. Today I will be reviewing a number of items I purchased online from Earth Friendly Products.
Dishmate Grapefruit Dish Washing Liquid ~ First off, let me say one delight of these products was being able to pronounce their contents, and to count the number of ingredients on one hand…
Hermes Brin de Reglisse ~ new fragrance
Hermès will launch the latest fragrance in the Hermessence collection, Brin de Réglisse, this month. It is the seventh in the series, and like the others, was developed by Hermès house perfumer Jean Claude Ellena.
Ellena noted that he wanted to create an intense, dry lavender, like you would smell in the south of France in June or July…