Donna Karan will launch Donna Karan Woman in August…
Disney Hannah Montana ~ fragrance review
Wouldn’t it be great if this review started with “Disney Hannah Montana is a hidden gem! Its artful blend of fruit and flowers rivals the sinuous interplay of hyacinth and cassis in Guerlain Chamade. At six bucks a bottle, stock up now!” Yeah, it would be great all right. And a pack of lies. Except the part about the price.
The writers for the Hannah Montana television show were on to something. Back in 2007, “Smells Like Teen Sell Out” featured Hannah’s dilemma in publicizing her new — at that point fictional — fragrance line. In the show, her perfume smelled like raspberries and made her sick. She decided to go on television and tout the perfume anyway, but in the end she couldn’t lie to her fans.
Raspberries might have nauseated Hannah Montana, but by 2009 when her eponymous fragrance was released, the sticky combination of dewberry, peach, orange, passion fruit and grenadine (and jasmine, honeysuckle, blonde woods, vetiver and tonka bean) were all right with her. Frankly, Hawaiian Punch shows more restraint in the fruit department…
Online fragrance shopping
New at bloomingdales: Marc Jacobs Dot.
New at dillards: Estee Lauder Pleasures Eau Fraiche.
New at escentual (UK): Marc Jacobs Dot, Guerlain La Petite Robe Noire.
New at harrods (UK): Dolce & Gabbana Pour Femme.
New at houseoffraser (UK): Guerlain Petite Robe Noire.
New at saksfifthavenue: Gucci Premiere.
New at selfridges (UK): Union fragrance line.
Shiseido Zen Secret Bloom ~ new perfume
Shiseido will launch Zen Secret Bloom in October. The new limited edition fragrance for women is a flanker to Zen, and celebrates the brand’s 140th anniversary…
Robert Piguet Blossom, Chai & Jeunesse ~ new fragrances
Robert Piguet will launch the Pacific Collection, a trio of fragrances “inspired by the lush beauty of the Pacific”, this fall. Blossom, Chai and Jeunesse were developed by perfumer Aurelien Guichard…