Organic skincare line Balm Balm has launched a range of single note perfumes:
True to our Balm Balm roots, we have made these unique and exqusite Eau de Parfums 100% Organic and Certified by the Soil Association. Using gentle grain alcohol and pure essential oil we have made Seven Single Notes so you know exactly what you are getting but have the opportunity to mix and match them to create myriad fragrances to match your every whim…
Fashion fragrance constitutes an affordable entry point (usually around £40) for a brand that would otherwise be out of reach to most people. So what if the actual ingredients cost peanuts? It’s the image you’re after, and so long as the scent itself is not actively repulsive or toxic to humans, it’s a pleasing arrangement for all parties.
— From The return of luxury perfumes in the UK Times Online, in which columnist Sarah Vine talks about the Armani Privé line.
A handful of rose scents, although not all of them are really “about” rose…
Zafferano, by the new-ish men's niche line Odori, opens on an expansive, shimmery-metallic saffron note. It seems to bubble and dance on the skin for a time, slowly taking on raspberry jam undertones as it calms. It's fun — I kept reapplying to do it all over again. The dry down is a more standard-issue rose-saffron combination, very nicely done but nothing terribly unusual, with plenty of cedar. I hardly even notice high prices these days, but at $210 for 100 ml Eau de Toilette, this is a spendy little number. I've yet to top $200 on a single perfume myself, and while I like Zafferano, there's nothing here to tempt me to set a new record. If you like saffron and don't mind the price, do try it (and if you love iris, the Odori version is worth a shot as well). The notes: cedar, saffron, raspberry flowers, wild rose, jasmine, lily of the valley, oriental amber and rosewood.
Miller et Bertaux's new Shanti Shanti is a warmer, drier take on rose…
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New at dillards: Sarah Jessica Parker Covet Pure Bloom.
New at harrods (UK): Pucci Vivara Silver Edition.
New at neimanmarcus: Marc Jacobs Daisy Eau de Parfum (black bottle).
New at nordstrom: the Sisley line.
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Rocawear, the fashion label established by rapper Jay-Z, will launch their first fragrance this fall. The new fragrance for men, 9IX Rocawear, was created under licensing arrangements with Elizabeth Arden:
The scent, concocted by International Flavors & Fragrances, has top notes of Asian coriander, mandarin zest and living cantaloupe; a heart of spike lavender, raw geranium leaf and suede…