What is it: A 50 ml bottle of Serge Lutens L’Eau Froide. It was used to write a review; it’s about 95% full.
How do I get it: For a chance to win, leave a comment telling me that you live in the US. Also, please tell me about your favorite Serge Lutens fragrance, if you have one. Otherwise, tell me about your favorite classic cologne.
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Not as funny as the Old Spice Man (Isaiah Mustafa, see here and here) but cute.
Nicole Richie will launch Nicole by Nicole Richie in September. The new fragrance for women is being introduced under licensing arrangements with TPR Holdings, and was reportedly “inspired by the layered scents her mother wore when Nicole was a child”…
Comme des Garçons will launch Amazingreen, a new unisex fragrance, in July…
Admission: I was a clandestine gasoline sniffer. As a child, whenever I filled the gas tank of the lawn mower or outboard motor, I’d save, and sniff, the cotton rags I’d use to mop up the gas can; those gasoline-drenched rags smelled heavenly to me. Enter: Histoires de Parfums Pétroleum (by perfumer Gerald Ghislain). In the Pétroleum PR materials, reference is made to “Black Gold”…and I’m not sure if that’s describing oud or petroleum (both would qualify for that title, I guess, and both aromas are present in Pétroleum).
Pétroleum includes fragrance notes of oud, bergamot, orange, aldehydes, rose, amber, civet absolute, leather, patchouli and white musk; the fragrance opens with strong aldehydes tinged with orange and smooth, almost powdery, leather. As this rather “lush” opening subsides, I detect the “petrol” aspect of the fragrance…