Estee Lauder has launched the Pleasures Splash collection, a trio of limited edition, warm weather fragrances focusing on individual notes from the original Pleasures scent (1995).
Pleasures Baie Rose Peony Splash is “luscious and feminine”. Update: “Baie Rose Peony Splash is a Fresh Floral scent that brings together the exotic spiciness of Baie Rose and the delicate beauty of Peonies…”
You might call it Eau de Car Park - the distinctive scent that assaults the nostrils as you enter the stairwell of a multi-storey[*].
Redolent of the urinal, it makes parking the car a less than fragrant experience.
But the days of taking a deep breath before dashing up three flights may be numbered.
— From Mmm... the fresh aroma of car park: How one company plans to pump out perfume at its multi-storeys at the UK MailOnline.
* The term "multi-storey", so far as I know, is not used in the United States. I would call it a "parking garage", but according to Wikipedia that usage is regional as well. Who knew.
Model Ambrose Olson Olsen (I think?) for Armani's new Attitude Extreme fragrance for men.
Perfume coverage in the April issue of Allure, and as always, please comment on any fragrance coverage you’ve seen in other fashion & beauty magazines lately:
Cover: Taylor Swift.
Scent strips: Burberry The Beat…
Most people can only dream of having a perfume made just for themselves. Celia Lyttelton saw that dream turn into reality when she approached Anastasia Brozler, the founder of London-based Creative Perfumers, and asked her to develop a unique, personalized fragrance. Brozler is a former head of perfume marketing at Estée Lauder and L’Oreál in Europe, and was a sales director at Crown Perfumery before she opened her own company in 1999. She helped Lyttelton in selecting the ingredients, and then assigned the project to perfumer Norbert Bijaoui, who took care of the actual composition. Meanwhile, Lyttelton embarked on a trip around the world to learn more about the materials of her choice. Together with her husband Stephen and their young son Tarquin, she followed the trail of her bespoke perfume on a long journey to France, Morocco, Turkey, Italy, Sri Lanka, India, and Yemen. This book is her travel diary.
Much like Jean-Paul Guerlain’s Les Routes de mes parfums (2002), Lyttelton guides us through these countries to explore the art and craft of perfumery. Each chapter features one or two ingredients, and leads to a different region…