New at debenhams (UK): Harajuku Lovers Jingle G, Calvin Klein Forbidden Euphoria.
New at harrods (UK): Sisley Eau d'Ikar, Annick Goutal Mon Parfum Cherie Par Camille, Bond no. 9 I Love New York.
New at luckyscent: Blood Concept line.
New at nordstrom: Diane by Diane von Furstenberg.
Joop! has launched Wolfgang Joop Freigeist Black Edition, a new limited edition flanker to last year’s Wolfgang Joop Freigeist fragrance for men…
Two and a half years ago, perfumer Bertrand Duchaufour created ten fragrances. “Sure,” you might say, “And he’s created another couple of dozen since then. Big deal.” The thing is, he only made one bottle of each of these fragrances. L’Artisan Parfumeur put them on the market for $20,000 each. Now L’Artisan is producing eight of those fragrances for the masses for the relative bargain of $200 for 100 ml. Of them, Mon Numéro 10 piqued my interest right away.
L’Artisan Parfumeur’s PR machine says of Mon Numéro 10, “This last act will be explosive. After our travels, secret tributes and other sensual pleasures, this perfume is an explosion of warm, enveloping notes. Quite simply addictive. A heady, memorable ode to a highly sought-after note of oriental perfumes. Mon Numéro 10, with its eccentric, piercing mood, is like an evening gown that turns heads all on its own.”
Well. Does anyone else get an image of trains and bombs and evening dresses walking around without anyone in them? Let me simplify the description of Mon Numéro 10: it’s a spicy leather oriental. My thumbnail review? Leather cola…
Kristen Wiig for "Chanel Red Flag", from Saturday Night Live. Hat tip to all the kind people who sent this in!
Niche line Huitième Art Parfums has launched Myrrhiad:
The history of myrrh is as old as that of perfume…