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Calvin Klein will launch this year's limited edition versions of Eternity Summer in March.
The Eternity Summer for women fragrance was developed by perfumers Pascal Gaurin and Yves Cassar, and “captures the feeling of a perfect summer day at the sea”. The notes for the green floral scent include bamboo leaves, basil, mandarine, jasmine, lily of the valley, neroli, musk, orris root and ginger…
Rose Alexandrie and Vétiver Babylone have joined Giorgio Armani's Armani Privé line under the name “Les Eaux Armani Privé”.
Armani Privé Rose Alexandrie, shown, “invites you to discover the fragile strength of Alexandrie legendary gardens”. The notes include bergamot, Italian mandarin, neroli, yellow mimosa, rose and benzoin…
Its scent is reminiscent of a just-picked apple and a rose in its prime. But to the Japanese company Takasago that manufactures this synthetic material, it smells even sweeter.
Last year, that chemical concoction, whose trade name is Thesaron, became an essential ingredient in a new perfume, Silver Shadow Altitude, released by Davidoff, a brand owned by Coty. Playing a role in one of the most successful international fragrance brands...means the "molecule," as the industry refers to any such chemical, is highly profitable for Takasago.
— Read more in Ahhh, the Seductive Fragrance of Molecules Under Patent, by Chandler Burr in the New York Times. Thanks to Ruth for the link!
Thierry Mugler has launched Innocent Rock, another limited edition fragrance in the ongoing Innocent series (see Innocent Secret, Innocent Illusion):
Innocent Rock defines a new chapter in the life of the Innocent Women with a totally addictive fragrance that throws us into the very heart of the Rock Universe. A glamorous provocative and outrageously sexy scent inspired by Innocent…