Tauer Perfumes will launch Une rose chyprée in early July. The fragrance is the first in a projected series called Tauer Perfumes Mémorables. According to perfumer Andy Tauer…
All of them are like a praline: I offer them in small 15 ml flacons and all are bottled and packed by hand. They are delicate and precious and truly hand made in Switzerland.
The Mémorables are fragrances that I compose around hard to get, outstanding, traditional materials. They are rich in essential oils and absolutes…
What is it: One 100 ml bottle of Perry Ellis For Women, from which I have decanted 2 small samples (I keep the samples, you get the bottle), plus a Perry Ellis “Freshwater Cultured Pearl Necklace” that was a gift with purchase.
Who can win: Any registered reader who lives in the US, who has already left at least one comment on the site (see #4 below) and who has not won an NST giveaway in the past 6 months.
Update: We have a winner, congrats to Valkyrie!
The smart thing to do after I received a sample of Chanel’s new Cristalle Eau Verte would have been to have worn it for a few days on its own, and that was my plan. I haven’t got that much will power apparently: within 5 minutes of spraying it on, I’d put the original 1974 Cristalle Eau de Toilette on my other hand, and pretty soon I’d put a dab of the 1993 Cristalle Eau de Parfum farther up my arm, and was busy comparing the three.
The new Cristalle Eau Verte, by Chanel perfumer Jacques Polge, promised to retain the “original honeysuckle accord” of Cristalle and to add magnolia (other notes: lemon, bergamot, neroli, jasmine, and abstract white flowers). There wasn’t any reason to think it would have much to do with the earlier versions, and of course it doesn’t. I don’t know the sales figures for the 1974 Cristalle (a long-time favorite of mine) vs. the 1993 Eau de Parfum, but I would guess the Eau de Parfum is the bigger seller of the two, and that the original Eau de Toilette is no longer viable in the regulatory sense anyway, what with oakmoss and citrus being limited.1
Considered on its own merits, Chanel Eau Verte is quite nice…
Washington Tremlett has launched Clove Absolute:
The thrilling and complex character of clove shines through in Washington Tremlett’s latest creation, which blends the precious clove absolute with honeyed florals and dry resins…
New at dillards: Armani Code Summer, Burberry Summer.
New at luckyscent: Parfums de Nicolai Vanille Intense.