Kenzo will launch the fifth fragrance in the Eaux de Fleurs collection next month. Eau de Fleur de Yuzu, like the others in the series (see Eau de Fleur de Thé, Eau de Fleur de Soie, Eau de Fleur de Magnolia & Eau de Fleur de Prunier), is based on a flowering Japanese tree…
The 60 second commercial for the upcoming Acqua di Gioia from Giorgio Armani (we already posted the teaser). The model is Emily DiDonato.
Deal at beautyencounter: get a free 10 piece fragrance sampler with any purchase of $75 or more using coupon code FVP829, good through 6/30.
Deal at beautyhabit: take 10% off all clearance items with coupon code TAKE10, good through 5/14.
New at neimanmarcus: Brioni for men.
Puma will launch Animagical, new fragrances for men and women, next month. The Animagical duo is fronted by Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt and was inspired by “the magic of Africa”…
The idea of having a signature scent attracts me. I love thinking that when someone catches a whisper of Guerlain Vol de Nuit he thinks of me, or that my friends associate me with the warm, entrancing aroma left on my coat or suffusing my bedroom. But hey, that’s not going to happen. I haven’t counted lately, but my number of “signature” scents is probably pushing 100.
Now, though, I have a new justification. When I see someone’s eyes start to pop at the sight of my perfume cabinet, I have the perfect reply. “Of course I have lots of perfume,” I’ll say. “Why? For ‘enrichment’, of course.”
To explain, let me take a step back. I have a friend, Ann Littlewood, who used to be a zookeeper. Now she writes terrific mystery novels that take place in the fictional Finley Memorial Zoo. When she heard I like perfume, she mentioned she used to spray fragrance in the tigers’ dens at the zoo. I asked her what perfume she sprayed, and why, and she sent me an answer by email…