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Calvin Klein CK One & CK Be limited editions for 2009
Calvin Klein will launch three limited edition fragrances for spring, two for CK One and one for CK Be:
CK One Summer 2009 (above left) ~ this year's summer limited edition of CK One, inspired by “an unencumbered summer day at the pool”, will launch in March. The notes features blue mint, cucumber, limette, bergamot, water accord, green apple, rosemary, lotus blossom, rum cocktail, sandalwood, driftwood and sea moss. CK One Summer 2009 will be available in 100 ml Eau de Toilette…
The power of olfactory perception
The power of olfactory perception to suggest and evoke, to trigger an association or a faraway memory, enables every aromatic essence to create its own world, enveloping us in a private realm of impressions and images, harmonies and desires. Manipulating our most intimate sense, the parfumeur becomes the architect of emotional spaces, a painter on the canvas of imagination, a sculptor in an intangible material that works at the deepest level of sensibility.
— From Scents and Sensibility, an article at France Today about the Osmothèque perfume museum in Versailles.
Estee Lauder Beautiful Spring Veil ~ new perfume
Estee Lauder has launched Beautiful Spring Veil Eau Fraîche, a limited edition flanker to 1985's Beautiful for Women, “the fragrance of a thousand flowers”.
Now your favorite fragrance is lighter and fresher than ever before…
Britney Spears Hidden Fantasy ~ perfume review
At this point, I think we can all safely ignore news sources that tell us that the celebrity fragrance trend is over, no? And clearly, the days when a little personal trouble might hurt a celebrity’s market appeal are long gone; on the contrary, one might assume the more trouble the better — Paris Hilton, I suppose, qualifies as Exhibit A, although Britney Spears has certainly given her a run for the money (pardon the pun).
Britney’s latest entry, Hidden Fantasy, is the first celebrity scent to hit the perfume counters this year. It’s the second flanker to 2005’s Britney Spears Fantasy, the first being 2007’s Midnight Fantasy. My feelings about Fantasy are not all that different now than they were when I tried it shortly after its release:
Given that my expectations were low, I was pleasantly surprised. I wouldn’t go so far as to say that I like it, but I don’t hate it, and if given the choice between this and say, Miss Dior Cherie, I would pick Fantasy.
At the time, I was just starting to explore celebrity fragrances; now that I’ve tried most of what’s been released over the past few years, I’ll qualify the above by noting that Fantasy is considerably better than much of the competition…