Joop! will launch Wolfgang Joop, a new fragrance for men, this fall. The scent is named for the house's founder, Wolfgang Joop, and was made with his cooperation although he sold the company in the early 2000s and no longer designs for the brand.
The orange-tinted juice, which was mixed by Givaudan's Louise Turner and Michel Girard, has “trusted, familiar notes” like lavender; “upper-class smells” including coriander, vetiver, sandalwood and cinnamon, as well as patchouli.
The decision reaffirmed eBay's argument that trademark holders such as Tiffany & Co., which sued four years ago, are responsible for policing the online marketplace for fake products, not eBay.
New York District Judge Richard Sullivan said eBay's isn't liable simply because it is generally aware that counterfeit goods are being sold on its Web site.
— From a case that was about jewelry, not perfume, but that is still of interest to anyone who has been watching the LVMH vs. eBay case in France (see part 1, part 2, part 3). Tiffany plans to appeal the US decision; read more at EBay wins counterfeit suit brought by Tiffany at the San Francisco Chronicle.
Say you want some JAR Bolt of Lightning, or whatever. You don't want to swap for it, you don't want to buy a decant online, but you also don't want (or can't afford) a full bottle. A bottle split is one option. For anyone who's never done a bottle split, here are some details.
In the simplest terms, you agree to split a full bottle of perfume with one or more other people. The first time I did a bottle split, I was after bottles of Ormonde Jayne Champaca and Frangipani but didn't want to pay full price for both scents, nor did I think I needed that much juice. I found 4 other people interested in buying a portion of each scent, so that each 50 ml bottle would get split 5 ways — each person on the Champaca split would get 10 ml of Champaca; each person on the Frangipani split would get 10 ml of Frangipani…
Coty will launch La Voce by Renee Fleming, a limited edition fragrance created in honor of opera star Renee Fleming. Proceeds from the perfume's sales will go to the Metropolitan Opera, and the scent will debut at their Opening Night Gala on September 22 before going into wider distribution.
The floriental fragrance features notes of passion fruit, white truffle accord…
New at bloomingdales: Lancome Magnifique.
New at first-in-fragrance (Germany): The Different Company Sublime Balkiss.