New at dillards: Nautica Aqua Rush.
New at first-in-fragrance (Germany): Annick Goutal Nuit Etoilee.
New at neimanmarcus: Lolita Lempicka L'Eau en Blanc, Clinique Happy Summer Spray.
New at saksfifthavenue: David Yurman Summer Essence.
Davidoff Cool Water Sensual Essence ~ new fragrance
Davidoff has launched Cool Water Sensual Essence, a new flanker to 1996’s Cool Water Woman. The new fresh floriental fragrance is fronted by Bianca Balti…
And the winner is…
...Guerlainguy, who takes the Aedes de Venustas Signature in our last giveaway. Congratulations!
Lazy weekend poll ~ Haiku Challenge 2012!
Today, our third annual Haiku Challenge (if you like, you can check out 2010 and 2011 for inspiration).
Pick a perfume or a perfume house (or really, anything related to perfume), write a haiku about it. Use the simplified English form — your haiku should have three lines, the first line with five syllables, the second line with seven syllables and the third line with five syllables. You can put the perfume name in the title if that makes it easier, and at any rate, don’t stress over the rules of traditional haiku — this is just for fun…
Anjolie Ayurveda Neroli Lemon Body Butter & Seven Spice Body Oil ~ scented body products
Nearly two years ago, I reviewed some fragranced soaps from a small brand called Anjolie Ayurveda. I was impressed by them on various counts: their natural scent blends, their high quality, their artistic packaging, their interesting back-story. I don’t think I’ve come across any other soaps that quite compare to these. I was happy to learn recently that Anjolie had added scented body butters and body oils to its catalog, and the unpredictable warm-to-cold, dry-to-humid weather of the past few weeks has given me a good opportunity to test the moisturizing effects of these new products.
Anjolie Ayurveda’s Aromatherapy Body Butters are offered in four scents: Lavender, Neem Tulsi, Sandalwood Saffon, and Neroli Lemon. I was drawn to the Neroli Lemon because I’m a great fan of neroli in general: I find it cheerful, cleansing, and calming all at the same time. Anjolie promises that “neroli brings a romantic and sophisticated air while lemon adds bright citrus notes” to this blend, and I agree. It’s a simple, satisfying fragrance. The Body Butter’s formula feels more like a thick cream…