Spanish house Tous will launch Tous Kids, a new duo of fragrances for children. Both scents were developed by perfumers Domitille Bertier and Juliette Karagueuzoglou…
Online fragrance shopping
New at debenhams (UK): Lady Gaga Fame, Justin Bieber Girlfriend, Calvin Klein Encounter.
Deal at ebbalosangeles: take 40% off with coupon code THANKS40, good through 9/10.
New at first-in-fragrance (Germany): Agonist Eau de Parfums.
Deal at rich-hippie: take 25% off with coupon code RICHHIPPIE, good through 9/30.
Essenze by Ermenegildo Zegna ~ new fragrances
Ermenegildo Zegna will launch Essenze by Ermenegildo Zegna, a new quintet of fragrances for men referencing the Ermenegildo Zegna Couture Collection, in December. It is the brand’s first launch under new licensing arrangements with Estee Lauder…
Philosophy Living Grace ~ new perfume
Lazy weekend poll ~ modern classics
Today’s poll was suggested by reader Lys, and references a statement made recently by Frédéric Malle of Frédéric Malle Editions de Parfums about the mainstream fragrance industry:
They don’t concentrate on the fragrance at all. They concentrate on the story, they concentrate on getting a star, or an image or a launch or an event. It’s an idea they sell. It’s the easiest way to sell a fragrance which will please everybody, because everybody likes Céline Dion, for instance — or many people do. They create the sale by selling something cheap in a small bottle. None of these fragrances are designed to last. Since Thierry Mugler’s Angel, created in 1992, the market has not generated one classic…*
I think most of us would agree with the beginning of that statement? Today we’re discussing the last part…