Fendi will launch Fan di Fendi in September. The new fragrance is for ‘playful and passionate’ women…
Boss Bottled Night, the movie.
Actor Ryan Reynolds for Boss Bottled Night by Hugo Boss. The music is Angel by Massive Attack. You can watch the "making of" at the Hugo Boss Facebook page.
Hermes Eau Claire des Merveilles ~ new fragrance
Hermès will launch Eau Claire des Merveilles, a new flanker to 2004’s Eau des Merveilles, in September…
Costume National Homme ~ fragrance review
I like Costume National clothes, but their perfumes haven’t thrilled me. When I read last year’s announcements regarding Costume National’s new men’s fragrance, Homme, I wasn’t excited and didn’t bother to order a sample of the perfume. As often happens in the fragrance world, others took it upon themselves to send me little vials of Homme, and I’m glad they did.
Homme, created by perfumer Dominique Ropion, is a close relative of Comme des Garçons Series 3, Incense fragrances (woody/resinous with sweet/spicy facets) and it’s practically a “twin” of Eau d’Italie Baume du Doge. Homme includes notes of grapefruit, bergamot, cardamom, cinnamon, thyme, clove, patchouli, sandalwood and labdanum.
Costume National Homme is a well-blended fragrance; the opening is a bit liquor-y with dense citrus melding quickly with spices: cardamom at first, then clove, cinnamon and dried thyme. I am not a fan of many clove/cinnamon scents; any perfume that smells overwhelmingly of clove/carnations or Red Hots will annoy and, for some reason yet to be figured out, depress me…
La Prairie Life Threads Sapphire, Ruby & Emerald ~ new fragrances
La Prairie will add three new fragrances to last year’s Life Threads range (see Silver, Gold and Platinum). Life Threads Sapphire, Ruby and Emerald will launch in September…