Lacoste will launch Essential Sport (shown above left), a flanker to 2005’s Essential for men, next March. The new fragrance is fronted by kitesurfer Antoine Auriol.
Essential Sport features notes of pink grapefruit, bergamot…
Online fragrance shopping
Deal at annieoakley: get free shipping on orders of $30 or more with coupon code Santa30, good through 12/16.
Deal at beautyhabit: with any purchase of $75 or more, get a 7 piece fragrance sampler using coupon code SCENTED, good through 12/12. New items include L'Artisan Havana Vanille.
New at colette (France): Byredo Baudelaire, Comme des Garcons + Monocle Scent Two: Laurel, Jacques Zolty Lily Beach.
New at escentual (UK): D&G Anthology collection.
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New at shopmiomia: Juliette Has A Gun Midnight Oud, Histoires de Parfums Nomad kits.
Perfume in the magazines, December 2009: Allure, Details, Elle plus many more
We’re late this month! But here it is, perfume coverage in the December issues of Allure, Details, Elle, GQ, Harper’s Bazaar, Marie Claire, Vogue, Glamour and Lucky, and please comment on any fragrance-related coverage you’ve seen in other fashion & beauty magazines:
Allure
Cover: Kirsten Dunst
Scent strips: Donna Karan Cashmere Mist; Giorgio Armani Idole d’Armani; Dior J’adore & Cologne Florale; Versace Versense; Yves Saint Laurent Parisienne; Bvlgari Blv II; Juicy Couture Viva La Juicy…
Overall decrease of 12 per cent
Fragrance sales fell by 15 per cent in October alone, with an overall decrease of 12 per cent when compared to the ten-month period in 2008.
— From Sales of prestige beauty products continue to fall at Cosmetics Design.
Van Cleef & Arpels Oriens ~ new perfume
Van Cleef & Arpels will launch Oriens, a new fruity floral chypre for women that “pays homage to Asian culture”, this coming February.
Oriens was developed by perfumer Bernard Ellena…