...be back tomorrow.
The eye candy is the new Shalimar Black Mystery from Guerlain. Don't know a darn thing about it except that a) it is limited edition, b) this particular bottle is 30 ml for $350 at Neiman Marcus and c) I want one. And I don't even wear Shalimar.
Serge Lutens is the darling of the niche perfumista world, and I have the highest admiration for his work. But Serge and me, we’re kind of going through a rough patch lately. I was looking over the fragrances he’s released since I started this blog, and I have to say that if this list represented the entirety of his output, my estimation of the line would quite different:
Borneo 1834 (2005) — hated it.
Cèdre (2005) — I can see why some people adore Cèdre, but it has never really grown on me.
Miel de Bois (2005) — probably my favorite of this group, but I’d be shocked if this sells. Most people apparently think it smells like urine.
Gris Clair (2006) — not me.
Chypre Rouge (2006) — admire it, but don’t adore it.
Mandarine Mandarin (2006) — ditto.
Rousse (2007) — I really liked Rousse. Not quite so much as Miel de Bois, maybe, but it is higher on the wearability scale. Of all these, this might be the one I’d most like to own.
So now we have Louve, the “She-Wolf”. It is the lastest to join the export line…
Deal at theperfumedcourt: lots of Grand Opening markdowns, check the Specials page.
New at macys: Emporio Armani Diamonds.
Next month, Chopard will launch Happy Spirit, a new fragrance for women.
The notes include blood orange, yuzu, magnolia, honeysuckle, raspberry sorbet, osmanthus, cashmere wood, amber and musk…
Nothing to do with perfume, and I’m not sure if this is meant to help Kevin or taunt him (if you missed his clafoutis tale, go here), but Third Shift in Las Vegas made a lovely peach (I think it is peach?) clafoutis, and then in a nod to recent perfumery trends, an apparently disgusting lychee clafoutis…