Fragonard has launched Etoile, a new fragrance for women:
Because no woman is ever either quite the same or entirely different… A woody, floral scent with citrus accents…
The notes feature lemon, apple, bergamot, ginger, gardenia, lily of the valley, jasmine, cedar, amber and musk…
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.
From Dsquared2, a 7 ml Perfume Oil roll-on version of She Wood with a leather case; 35€. (via veraclasse.it)
And from Viktor & Rolf, the new “Petite” version of Flowerbomb. 20 ml for $50, coming soon to Nordstrom…
Tokyo Milk is a small company with a delightfully inventive (and surprisingly affordable) line of fragrances called “Parfumarie Curiosite” [sic], as well as complementary perfumed soaps. Although I enjoyed reading the descriptions of all the scents in the line, the floral-lover in me was most drawn to Waltz Parfum 14 (formulation not specified, but probably an Eau de Parfum, shown above left) and Waltz Perfumed Soap (scented, somewhat confusingly, with a fragrance blend called “Minuet 14”, shown above right).
Photos don’t really do justice to the sweet packaging of these two products, especially their sepia-toned illustration of mid-nineteenth century dancers promenading in pairs along the length of a ballroom. The label of the perfume bottle is applied to the back of the bottle, so that the picture appears through the liquid of the fragrance itself, and the soap’s wrapper is highlighted with fine, iridescent glitter.
A historical note: when the waltz first gained popularity in genteel European society in late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, it was considered daring and even immoral…
Deal at beautyhabit: with any purchase of $50 or more get a bounceback coupon worth $15 off your next order of $75 or more. Use coupon code SUMMERBH, good through 5/31.
Deal at reirien: grand opening sale with markdowns on many items, including Eau de Sisley 1, 2 & 3.
Reminiscence has launched Eau de Patchouli, a new variation on their popular Patchouli fragrance for women, originally launched in 1970 (and also see: Elixir Patchouli).
Eau de Patchouli is an oriental caress, woody and ethereal. The intensity of patchouli is first mixed with Sandalwood and Cedar from India…