New at escentual (UK): Annick Goutal Le Mimosa.
New at nordstrom: Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male Summer.
Carolina Herrera 212 Pop ~ new fragrances
Carolina Herrera has launched 212 Pop, her yearly limited edition summer versions of 1997′s Carolina Herrera 212 (last year, it was 212 Ice)…
Serge Lutens Cuir Mauresque ~ fragrance review
One of the hazards of a bulging perfume cabinet is how hard it can be to justify buying another bottle, especially when you know you already have a few bottles from the same fragrance family. That’s my dilemma with Serge Lutens Cuir Mauresque. Since Cuir Mauresque became available in the United States last year, my fingers have wavered over the “add to shopping cart” button many a time. I tell myself Cuir Mauresque is special — warm and cozy, intimate and spicy, different from my other leathers. Meanwhile, Caron Tabac Blond, Lancôme Cuir de Lancôme, Bvlgari Black, Robert Piguet Bandit, Christian Dior Diorling, and probably some others I’m forgetting languish as they wait their turn in the fragrance rotation. What’s a girl to do?
Serge Lutens launched Cuir Mauresque in 1996 as one of its non-export, bell jar “exclusives” (as opposed to the export line in the rectangular bottle). In 2010, Cuir Mauresque (“moorish leather”) joined the export line for a limited edition run. Perfumer Christopher Sheldrake developed Cuir Mauresque, and its notes include mandarin peel, orange blossom, burnt styrax, incense, cinnamon, nutmeg, amber, myrrh, cumin, musk, cedar, and civet.
Like many of the Serge Lutens fragrances, Cuir Mauresque kicks off with a surprising note that offers a freaky insight into the rest of the fragrance…
The Monday Mail ~ help Fabio find a new fragrance
Fabio wants our help to find his perfect fresh-but-not-too-fresh (possibly ozonic/marine) summer fragrance to round out his summer scent wardrobe. Musts: less than $150, good longevity and sillage. Here is what we know about Fabio:
He’s in his late 30s and lives in Milan, where he works in an office.
Fabio is “a very classical guy, sometimes old-fashioned, sometimes preppy, but definitely an elegant Italian”.
Fabio goes to the gym regularly, loves photography, squash and reading (Dickens and Tolstoy) and traveling when he can.
Fabio’s would prefer that his new scent not be too widely used. He’d also like it to be classy and elegant, and more “melancholic” (like the sea in autumn, or like the sea on a gray rainy day) than sporty…
D’essence de Guerlain
Model Natalia Vodianova for Guerlain Shalimar Parfum Initial. Probably NSFW. The music is Initials BB by Serge Gainsbourg.