Lanvin has launched Marry Me! Love Edition, a new limited edition flanker to 2010’s Marry Me! For Women…
Quick sniffs: fragrances from Diptyque, Lush, Katy Perry & Soivohle’
Once again, I am lacking a theme, unless you call “fragrances I tried recently” a theme. So without further introduction, here are quick reviews of Diptyque’s Eau Particulière & Eau Mage, Dear John by Lush, Meow! by Katy Perry and Soivohle’ Jasmine Summer.
Diptyque Eau Particulière & Eau Mage
Both of these fragrances are part of the limited edition Les Invités du Trente-Quatre collection celebrating Diptyque’s 50th anniversary. Eau Particulière (shown above center) is a “multi-use” fragrance from perfumer Olivier Pescheux — you can use it on your body, as a room or linen spray, whatever. It features rose, musk and mint, and it’s pleasant, but it suffers from the tendency of mint-heavy fragrances to smell like toothpaste, or in this case, mouthwash. It’s subtle (and fresh) enough that it doesn’t smell like much of anything for very long. Unisex, in 240 ml Body & Home Spray, $135.
Eau Mage (above left) is a conventional (i.e., personal) fragrance from perfumer Fabrice Pellegrin…
Guess Seductive Sunkissed ~ new perfume
Guess will launch Seductive Sunkissed in March. The new limited edition fragrance for women is a flanker to 2010’s Guess Seductive, and is meant for ‘sexy and free’ young women…
Online fragrance shopping
New at aedes: Atelier Cologne Ambre Nue.
New at harrods (UK): Viktor & Rolf Spicebomb.
New at selfridges (UK): Stella McCartney L.I.L.Y.
Diesel Only The Brave Tattoo ~ new fragrance
Italian denim brand Diesel has launched Only The Brave Tattoo. The new fragrance for men is a flanker to 2009’s Only The Brave, and was inspired by “having the courage to wear your convictions on your skin forever”…