Coming later this month from Dunhill will be Dunhill Black, the brand's latest fragrance for men. Dunhill Black will be fronted by actor Henry Cavill, as was their recent Dunhill London fragrance.
The fragrance notes feature green nettle accord, transparent jasmine, lavender, suede accord, gaiac wood and cedar…
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New at dillards: Ralph Lauren Polo Modern Reserve.
New at luckyscent: Penhaligon's Elixir (pre-order).
New at nordstrom: Yves Saint Laurent Elle Intense.
New at qvc: Tova Ambre d'Oro.
More limited edition collector fragrance bottles, with the usual disclaimers: in most of these cases, the juice is unchanged, just the bottle is “special” (or not, as the case may be), and some of these may not be available in the US.
For the 2008 holiday season and the 180th anniversary of Guerlain, the brand presents Shalimar, L'Instant Magic and Insolence in “the legendary bottle of L'Heure Bleue”, with “the unmistakable round label of anther [sic] legendary scent, Mitsouko, to symbolise the timeless refinement of the House of Guerlain”…
Santa Maria Novella’s Marescialla fragrance was named after Léonora Dori Concini, La Maréchale1 d’Ancre, who was beheaded and burned at the stake in Paris on July 8, 1617, after being convicted of sorcery.
Or so I think. Santa Maria Novella’s description of Marescialla reads: “This unusual perfume was created by a French noblewoman, the Countess D’Aumont, wife of a Marshal of France, who used it to scent her gloves. It is said that because of her interest in alchemy, she was charged with witchcraft and burned at the stake.” After some research, I could find no mention of a perfumer-witch-alchemist named Countess/Maréchale d’Aumont. To confuse matters further, Crown Perfumery once made a perfume named in honor of La Maréchale d’Aumont (a non-witch) — Maréchale 90 — based on a recipe from the 1600s…
UK travel retail chain World Duty Free has teamed up with Roja Dove to create a new website that promises to find your perfect perfume:
Created by Roja Dove, the world’s only Professeur de Pafurms [sic], this new website will help you discover your fragrance personality and explore new fragrances that will perfectly suit you and your destination. Simply input where you are going in the world and whether you are travelling for business, romance or simply pleasure and you’ll receive a Roja recommendation of a selection of fragrances bespoke to you that will be the perfect accompaniment for your trip…