Vogue Nippon fashion editor-at-large Anna Dello Russo, who has reportedly become a style icon in her own right, will launch her debut fragrance, Beyond The Scent of Anna Dello Russo, in time for Christmas.
The new scent will feature notes of almond and vanilla, and will come in a golden shoe…
I don’t think the new Eau Claire des Merveilles from Hermès has officially launched yet, but it’s on counter at Hermès boutiques and at Nordstrom. Depending on how you count, it’s the 3rd or 4th flanker to 2004’s Eau des Merveilles, which has already been joined by Parfum des Merveilles and Elixir des Merveilles.
Eau Claire des Merveilles, which was developed by Hermès house perfumer Jean-Claude Ellena, is pretty much exactly as it was described in the press materials: delicate, soft and sparkling, with powder notes and vanilla. The start is wonderfully fizzy citrus soda; that softens into a creamy-sweet (but airy) cosmetic powder, lightly vanillic, with just a hint of the salty woody amber from the original Eau des Merveilles underneath…
Rampaging floral perfumes and loud, honking, fruity scents are to be banned; traditional eau de colognes will rule: those barbershop constructs of bergamot, yuzu, lemon and orange, with neroli, pinches of vetiver and woodsy whiffs to trick the soaring Fahrenheit into shady glens and lazy breezes, then vanish into olfactory mirage.
— From Samurai Shopper | Summer’s Common Scents at The New York Times. Many thanks to Ruth for the link!
More limited edition collector fragrance bottles, with the usual disclaimers: in most of these cases, the juice is unchanged, just the bottle is “special” (or not, as the case may be), and some of these may not be available in the US.
Another day, another limited edition from Jean Paul Gaultier. This one is the Classique Charm Edition 2010…
Deal at bluemercury: spend $100 on Acqua di Parma, get a free 20 ml Bergamotto di Calabria Body Cream with coupon code ORANGE, good while supplies last.
Deal at usa.loccitane: get free shipping on orders of $25 or more, no coupon code needed, expiration date unknown.