Genki Wear will introduce the first three in a projected series of Star Trek fragrances next month in conjunction with the release of the upcoming Star Trek film.
Pon Farr (shown at right) ~ for women, launching under the tag line “Drive him crazy”, and referring to the Vulcan mating cycle…
French niche line Honoré des Prés debuted last year with five certified organic perfumes, all (Chaman’s Party, Bonté’s Bloom, Nu Green, Sexy Angelic) save one (Honoré’s Trip) from perfumer Olivia Giacobetti. As I’ve said here before, I don’t really care personally about the synthetic vs. natural debate — to the extent that it is a debate — but it’s been nice to see more and more choice for consumers on the naturals front over the past few years, and of course anything from Olivia Giacobetti is going to get my attention.
My early favorite of the five: Chaman’s Party, the woody-vetiver entry, of course. I have to note as an aside that the brand’s Ecocert status doesn’t stop them from issuing the same sort of breathless PR-speak as everybody else; Chaman’s Party is described as an “explosive perfume due to its top-secret ingredients with aphrodisiac properties”. I don’t know about all that, but it’s a wonderful vetiver, and like the recent Turtle Vetiver Exercise No. 1 from LesNez, I’d call it a must-try for vetiver enthusiasts…
French lingerie line Chantal Thomass will launch Osez-moi! (shown above left), a new fragrance “reserved for very sexy women”, this coming May.
Osez-moi! features notes of frangipani, rose, chamomile, peony and vanilla…
Sue Phillips of Scenterprises Ltd will be holding Perfume Studio Master Class events at Bloomingdales, Roosevelt Field, NY on April 24 and May 8:
Much like a wine tasting, people come to the master class and Sue Phillips, fragrance expert, takes them on a ‘fragrance journey’ to experience 18 different, exquisite perfume blends. The blends have been created by a world-famous perfumer…
Van Cleef & Arpels will launch a new Eau de Toilette version of Féerie in May (shown at right; via cosmoty.de)
Actress Uma Thurman will front a new perfume for women from Givenchy later this year. (via Women’s Wear Daily)
The new Chanel No. 5 ad campaign, starring French actress Audrey Tautou…