L’Occitane will launch Cherry Princess / Cerisier Princesse, a new fresh fruity floral perfume for women, this month. The fragrance was inspired by French Princess Hortense de Beauharnais (the daughter of Empress Josephine) who reportedly was known to blush when given a compliment…
New at johnlewis (UK): Vera Wang Princess Night.
New at luckyscent: Diptyque Eau Rose.
Thierry Mugler will launch Womanity Eau Pour Elles in May. The new fragrance for women is a flanker to 2010’s Womanity, and is said to be a sparkling, fruity and playful version of the original…
Despite being twenty years old, Christian Dior Dune seems to be seeing a resurgence — at least in the perfume blogs. Dune has been coming up a lot in comments to posts, and I’ve seen a smattering of reviews over the past year or so. Last week, I told Robin I’d like to review Dune for today. The very next day Victoria at Bois de Jasmin posted a marvelous Dune review. Apparently Dune is in the air.
Jean-Louis Sieuzac was lead perfumer for Dune. In 1993, Dune won a FiFi for Women’s Fragrance of the Year in Limited Distribution. The Dior website lists Dune’s notes as mandarin, peony, and vanilla. Michael Edwards’s Perfume Legends adds notes of broom, wallflower, bergamot, lily, jasmine, rose, amber, lichen, musk, sandalwood, and vanilla.
Dior’s web copy could mislead a reader into wrongly thinking Dune smells like an Orange Julius at the Jersey Shore…
From the folks at Axe in support of the new Anarchy fragrances for men and women. You can read more at Axe Adds Fragrance for Women to Its Lineup at the New York Times.