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New at neimanmarcus: Shu Uemura Fleur de Rose, Fleur de Terre, Fleur de Source.
Escada Incredible Me, Strange Invisible Perfumes Musc Botanique ~ new fragrances
Escada will launch Incredible Me, a new fragrance for women fronted by Lydia Hearst, this coming September. The “intercultural” scent is meant to fuse Asian exoticism with the energy of the western world.
Incredible Me is a vanillic oriental with notes of clementine, honeysuckle, orchid, tiramisú, vanilla and sandalwood…
The scent of a ringtailed lemur
Duke University researchers, using sophisticated machinery to analyze hundreds of chemical components in a ringtailed lemur's distinctive scent, have found that individual males are not only advertising their fitness for fatherhood, but also a bit about their family tree as well.
— From Primate's Scent Speaks Volumes About Who He Is at Medical News Today.
Armani Prive Vetiver Babylone & Chanel Sycomore ~ fragrance reviews
If my perfume choices were limited to one type of fragrance with one note predominant, chances are I would opt for vetiver colognes. (I’d probably have to flip a coin: Sandalwood vs. Vetiver.) I love vetiver fragrances and have owned too many to list here. Recently, my introduction to Lalique Encre Noir, the reissue of Givenchy Vétyver and the debuts of Giorgio Armani's Vétiver Babylone and Chanel's Sycomore have made me very happy and ready to expand an already-overcrowded perfume collection.
Les Eaux Armani Privé Vétiver Babylone
Just as sparkling, fresh water sustained ancient Babylon’s (real or imaginary) fragrant hanging gardens, Vétiver Babylone’s vetiver, likewise sparkling and fresh, supports its other brisk ingredients — bergamot, citron, mandarin, green cardamom, coriander, pink pepper and patchouli…
Bath & Body Works Rainkissed Leaves ~ new fragrance
Bath & Body Works has introduced Rainkissed Leaves, the latest addition to their Signature Collection:
Our master perfumers have layered white peony, pink jasmine and their re-creation of summer rain with lush green leaves, crisp watercress and transparent woods. Lustrous. Youthful. Poetic…