Jo Malone (formerly of the brand Jo Malone, which is now owned by Estee Lauder) talks about her passion for fragrance and her new brand, Jo Loves. Look for a new collection of fragrances in the fall geared towards "the higher end of the market". (via wwd)
Mauboussin by Mauboussin ~ fragrance review
Most mornings, rooting through my perfume cabinet, I push past the iridescent pink-washed, pyramidal bottle of Mauboussin Eau de Parfum with its wobbly bottom. Mauboussin is a big perfume. Like a hot fudge sundae, the first few bites — or minutes of wear, in this case — are delicious, but before long you might end up holding your stomach and sliding the rest into the garbage. Mauboussin can be almost too much of a good thing.
But this week an unusual cold snap settled in, and I wanted a big, oriental perfume, something that would go well with a broad-shouldered,1940s mouton coat. Mauboussin was just the ticket. Maybe I’ve developed a stronger appetite for sweets, but until spring arrives, the bottle will stay toward the front of my perfume cabinet.
Christine Nagel developed Mauboussin, the Parisian jeweler’s first perfume, in 2000…
Bond no. 9 Madison Square Park ~ new fragrance
Bond no. 9 will launch Madison Square Park in April:
The park known as Madison Square (named for the president and principal author of the U.S. Constitution) is at the junction where Fifth Avenue and Broadway…
The Monday Mail ~ help Melissa find a new perfume
Melissa is looking for the perfect “beach at night” fragrance. It should call up the beaches in Southwest Florida where she lives: “warm, salty, sandy, with a wash of tropical white flowers”. Ideally, it would cost under $100 but she’ll go higher for something wonderful if she has to. Oh, and she loves online shopping.
Here is what we know about Melissa:
She’s in her early 40s and says her personality can best be summed up with the word “sarcastic.”
She likes to read and she likes to sleep; she says if she wrote her autobiography, she’d call it “Wasted Potential.”
Melissa loves dining out, shopping, drinks with friends, and wasting countless hours on the internet.
Melissa likes warmer scents, like orientals and florientals. Her floral preferences lean heavily to white flowers and/or anything tropical…
Yves Saint Laurent L’Homme Cologne Gingembre ~ new fragrance
Yves Saint Laurent will launch L’Homme Cologne Gingembre in April. The new fragrance for men is a flanker to 2006’s L’Homme Yves Saint Laurent, and is meant to evoke “contemporary masculinity”…