Parfums DelRae has launched Panache, a new unisex fragrance inspired by Cyrano de Bergerac1 and named for his last word in the Edmond Rostand play:
In the final heartbreaking act, the very last word spoken by Cyrano is panache…
Aftelier Candide ~ new perfume
Aftelier has launched Candide, a new natural perfume:
Candide is a bright, uplifting floral, expressing its theme of optimism through sublime jasmine and age-old frankincense…
Online fragrance shopping
New at beautyhabit: Serge Lutens Bas de Soie, Lurk Perfume Oils.
New at escentual (UK): Harajuku Lovers Wicked Style, La Prairie Life Threads Emerald, Ruby & Sapphire, Nina Ricci Nina L'Elixir.
New at nordstrom: Tom Ford Private Blend candles.
Hermes Iris Ukiyoe ~ new fragrance
Hermès will launch Iris Ukiyoé, the ninth fragrance in the Hermessence collection, next month. The word Ukiyoé can be translated from the Japanese literally as “images of the floating world”, and refers to the Japanese art of woodblock printing…
Amouage Memoir Man ~ fragrance review
Amouage creative director Christopher Chong aimed for something truly great with his two latest fragrances — Memoir Man and Memoir Woman: “to unlock the unfathomable mysteries that reside within human nature.” Well! It’s certainly not the usual perfume goal of “we aim to move 2 million units during the first twelve months of our launch.” In the Amouage “Memoir” PR brew, there’s mention of Baudelaire, Les Fleurs du mal, a “Black Swan” (Memoir Woman), and absinth (perhaps quaffed as much as used as an ingredient during the Memoir creative process?)
Memoir Man, described as a leather-woody-fougère fragrance, contains notes of wormwood/absinth, basil, mint, frankincense, rose, lavender, vetiver, sandalwood, guaiac wood, amber, vanilla, musk, oakmoss, leather and tobacco; it was developed by perfumer Karine Vinchon who I “met” a few weeks ago as I sampled her L’Artisan Coeur de Vétiver Sacré .
Memoir Man begins with a slightly musty, yet creamy, wormwood scent mixed with ‘cool’ mint. As the herbal opening develops…