New at dillards: Dolce & Gabbana The One Lace edition.
New at escentual (UK): CB I Hate Perfume.
New at first-in-fragrance (Germany): Floris Mahon Leather & Sirena.
New at luckyscent: Illuminum Skin Petals.
New at neimanmarcus: Bobbi Brown Bobbi's Party.
New at nordstrom: Prada Candy.
Indie botanical line Roxana Illuminated Perfume has launched Hedera helix, a new natural green chypre perfume…
I’m used to thinking of iris as the shapeshifter of perfume, but leather fragrances can be equally squirrelly. From the sharp, dominatrix nappa of Robert Piguet Bandit and the oily, sweet saddle leather of Caron Tabac Blond, to the fresh, air-salt suede of DelRae Mythique and the floral glove leather of Lancôme Cuir de Lancôme, leather isn’t always easy to pin down. Now with Bottega Veneta Eau de Parfum, another leather joins the mix. This one is full but refined, friendly but elegant. I’m hooked.
Perfumer Michel Almairac created Bottega Veneta Eau de Parfum. Its notes include patchouli, oak moss, bergamot, jasmine, and pink pepper. Bottega Veneta classifies it as a “leathery floral chypre.” Bottega Veneta’s online advertising includes a film with quiet solo piano transitioning to strings, supplemented with the sounds of seagulls and a far-off storm. The model featured in the sepia-tinted campaign is atypically beautiful with a strong nose and brow. She’s swaddled in something fancy and silk, and she seems to be alone, focused on the horizon. It’s an unusually introspective ad…
Australian indie niche line Tommi Sooni has launched two unisex fragrances, Eau de Tommi Sooni I & II (shown above), and Jinx (shown below), a new fragrance for women…
Today we’re helping Michele, who would love to find a new everyday fragrance and another for special occasions. She isn’t worried about price so long as she finds the right thing. Michele tends towards signature scents — she will find something she loves, and wear it exclusively for 4 or 5 years. Right now, she has been wearing Hermès Eau des Merveilles for about 4 1/2 years, and she is ready for a change.
Here is what we know about Michele:
She’s in her early 40s and lives in Dublin, where she works for herself in PR & marketing, in both fashion and art.
She has two young children.
She says she is a kind, creative person, and although classic in style, she also has a bohemian, alternative side.
Michele loves to read, travel and eat, but her passions are fashion and art.
Michele doesn’t really know what notes she likes or dislikes. In the past, she has worn Cerutti 1881 (1995 peach colour bottle), Carolina Herrera 212 for women, Ralph Lauren Romance and Narciso Rodriguez for Her…