Mauboussin will launch Mauboussin Pour Elle, a new fragrance for women, in March…
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Pucci Vivara Variazioni Verde 072 ~ new fragrance
Pucci will launch a fourth flanker to their 2007 Vivara fragrance this month. Vivara Variazioni Verde 072 follows 2008’s Vivara Variazione Acqua 330, Sole 149 and Sabbia 167…
Atelier Cologne Vanille Insensee ~ fragrance review
It’s the seasonal interregnum in Seattle. King Winter is waning and Princess Spring is itching to begin her reign/rain. This is the period when amber, musk, incense and oud fragrances start to feel passé and weigh heavily on my body and spirit. As the witch-hazels and camellias bloom and wintersweet scents the air, I yearn for lighter “green”, floral and citrus-y colognes, but right now they too seem a bit “strange” to wear…like the shorts I’m beginning to see on many Seattleites!
Perfumer Ralf Schwieger developed Atelier Cologne Vanille Insensée — Princess Spring’s ‘regent’ — and it fits my mood, and the current (changeable) weather, perfectly: it’s neither too heavy, nor too light — it’s just right.
I have never been a huge fan of vanilla-centered perfumes…
Armani Prive La Collection des Mille et une Nuits ~ new fragrances
Giorgio Armani has launched a new trio in the Armani Privé range: La Collection des Mille et une Nuits. Ambre Orient, Rose d’Arabie and Oud Royal were all given an exclusive preview last year at individual department stores before their official launch this year. As the collection’s name implies, the new fragrances were inspired by the tales from One Thousand and One Nights…