Deal at aftelier: take 10% off Candide, Honey Blossom, and Lumiere, no coupon code needed, offer good through 5/12.
New at luckyscent: Illuminum White Gardenia Petals (pre-order).
New at neimanmarcus: Robert Piguet Calypso.
Perfume in the magazines, May 2011: Allure, Details, Elle, GQ, Harper’s Bazaar & more
Perfume coverage in the May issues of Allure, Details, Elle, GQ, Harper’s Bazaar, W and Martha Stewart Living; as always please comment on any fragrance-related coverage you’ve seen in other fashion & beauty magazines:
Allure
Cover: Lauren Conrad
Scent strips: Ralph Lauren Romance, Giorgio Armani Acqua di Gioia and Acqua di Gio, Prada Infusion d’Iris, Oscar de la Renta Esprit d’Oscar, Calvin Klein Euphoria…
Memo Shams ~ new fragrance
Niche fragrance house Memo has launched Shams, a unisex fragrance under the tag line “an oud in the house of the sun”…
The Perfect Perfume
In the north part of town is a shop, The Meadow, smaller than some bedrooms. When I visited, it was a wet, spring day, and I opened the door to a divine fragrance. The store’s humid air carried the scent of the shelves of single-origin chocolate bars on one side, the two walls of salt from around the world, a display of bitters and digestifs open to be sampled, and the flowers for sale in the center of the store: lilies, freesia, roses, and more. Wow, I thought, I want this in a perfume.
Have you ever considered your ideal perfume? Imagine this: you’re seated in an airplane next to an engaging stranger you discover is one of your favorite perfumers. He or she offers to create for you any perfume you want. What would you choose?
For me, that’s a difficult question. I would love an old school chypre led by an unpredictable fresh note — maybe lovage — with a wine-like heart that smells like a floral Riesling tastes. And a touch of leather. Maybe that combination would be a disaster.
I do love a crisp, green chypre. But why would I have one of those made when there are so many terrific green chypres out there? Givenchy III, Estée Lauder Private Collection, Yves Saint Laurent Y come to mind right away…
Velvet & Sweet Pea Mojito Cologne & Black Cat ~ fragrance review
A few months ago, I reviewed some indulgent little “body frosting” lotions from Velvet & Sweet Pea Purrfumery. I meant to follow up that post with a review of some fragrances from Velvet & Sweet Pea, but as winter wore on and on, I cocooned myself in my favorite perfumes, and the little pile of new samples on my desk went largely ignored. Now there’s finally been a shift in the weather, and I’m feeling more experimental again. Early spring is a good time to try a few new scents, especially natural fragrances like the ones from Velvet & Sweet Pea.
Velvet & Sweet Pea’s Mojito Cologne is designed “to capture the nightlife swagger of a mojito in a form you can wear right on your skin,” with essences of dark rum, spearmint, and Mexican lime in a base of organic jojoba oil infused with Tahitian vanilla. I always associate mojitos with one of my oldest friends, Joe, who visits New York once or twice a year. We usually end up having long conversations over this particular cocktail at the bar and restaurant Eatery, so for me, it’s a drink that evokes the fun of a reunion within the comfort of a long-lasting friendship.
This wearable mojito (do not try to drink it!) starts with a very tart, fizzy burst of lime and mint with a cool, frosty edge…