Jennifer Lopez has launched Deseo Forever, the Asia-exclusive flanker to her recently launched Deseo fragrance. Deseo Forever is described as a sheer and sparkling fruity floral scent:
Inspired by a shower of petals in Jennifer’s rain-kissed garden, Deseo Forever is a sparkling bouquet wrapped in lush femininity…
Coming in May from Christian Dior, Escale à Portofino, the first in a projected yearly series of “fragrance cruise collections”, all of which will reportedly share the same bottle design. The debut fragrance in the series was inspired by Portofino on the Italian Riviera.
The notes include Calabrian bergamot, Italian citron, Sicilian petitgrain…
New at aedes: Serge Lutens 5 O'Clock au Gingembre.
Deal at aveda: get free shipping on any order with coupon code SPRING08, good today only.
New at barneys: the Apothia line, Diptyque L'Eau cologne trio.
New at fragrancenet: Sean John Unforgivable Black, Unforgivable Woman Black.
New at imaginationperfumery: Jennifer Lopez Deseo.
New at macys: Armani Code for men Casino Edition.
New at scentiments: Jennifer Lopez Deseo, Dunhill London, Escada Moon Sparkle, YSL Elle Summer Fragrance 2008.
Don’t forget the online fragrance discounters in your search for the perfect Mother’s Day present — why pay full price when you don’t have to?
Shhhh! Don’t tell, but this is what I got my mom this year: the Jean Patou Joy Parfum Compagnon (above left). Everyone should have a few drops of Joy in extrait, don’t you think? And the 6 ml bottle was only $65 at Parfum1…
Fresh is promoting Cannabis Rose, their latest fragrance release, as the sensual, seductive partner to 2006’s male-targeted Cannabis Santal. When I first sampled Cannabis Santal, I thought of Linda Richman (Mike Myers) from the old “Coffee Talk” sketch on Saturday Night Live, who would have said, “Cannabis Santal is neither cannabis nor santal. Discuss.” Instead, that fragrance was a chocolate-patchouli cousin to Thierry Mugler’s Angel, and it sold well with women as well as men.
Cannabis Rose gives a more typically feminine first impression: a winsome burst of fruity rose, similar to many fruity-rose notes on the market today. However, this citrusy floral introduction only lasts for a minute or two. The fragrance’s extended heart is a musky cluster of patchouli leaves. It’s still not a literal translation of marijuana, but it’s herbal enough to feel a bit rebellious. (The promised chocolate note isn’t evident, which is fine with me; without it, Cannabis Rose can move further away from Angel-imitation.) This scent is odder and trickier than its demurely arty packaging (delicate scrollwork, stylized rose blossoms) would suggest. A darker rose note emerges late in the drydown, marrying the patchouli and “oolong tea” in an earthy bouquet with poetically wilted petals…