The concept of cologne is so alluring. A true cologne should be sparkling and clean and disappear soon after it is applied — almost like an extension of the soap you just used in the shower. It all sounds so fresh, pure, and energetic. The problem for me is that a cologne never really feels like “me”. Just like meditation, camping, and taking up a sport, cologne sounds like something I want to love but, to be honest, really don’t. That is, until I met Eau de Rochas…
Serge Lutens has launched Serge Noire, the latest fragrance to join the lines' export collection:
A phoenix, the mythical bird of legend burns at the height of its splendour before emerging triumphant, reborn from the ashes in a choreography of flame, conjuring the shapes of yesterday in a dance of ashes.
The swirls of oriental grey enrich the twilight with depth and intensity…
New at bluemercury: Ren Rosa Maya, Diptyque cologne trio.
New at nordstrom: Versace Pour Homme, Bvlgari Jasmin Noir.
The David Yurman brand, “arguably the cash cow of American jewelry retailing”, according to Women's Wear Daily (5/2/2005), is launching their first perfume this month. The eponymous fragrance is geared towards the luxury market (no surprise there) and will be in fairly tight distribution, at least at the beginning.
I'll start with the bottle. It's that very rare thing, a fragrance bottle that looks even better in person than it does in pictures. It's gorgeous. I'm not in love with the cap — caps never look better in person, do they? — but the faceted gold “flask” floating inside the outer crystal bottle is really lovely. It looks expensive, and of course, it is.
On to the juice…
As previously reported, Patrick Dempsey, the star of Grey's Anatomy, will be launching a new fragrance for men in conjunction with Avon. Patrick Dempsey Unscripted will debut in November under the tag line “Follow Your Passion”:
Dempsey played a leading role in the development of Patrick Dempsey Unscripted and was intimately involved with the concept, name, package and olfactive notes…