Elizabeth Arden has launched Red Door Aura, a new flanker to 1989’s Red Door…
Online fragrance shopping
New at beautyhabit: Diptyque Volutes.
New at escentual (UK): Britney Spears Fantasy Twist.
New at harrods (UK): Terry de Gunzburg fragrances.
New at houseoffraser (UK): Stella McCartney Stella print editions, Yves Saint Laurent Manifesto, Ivoire de Balmain, Balenciaga Florabotanica.
New at macys: Nicki Minaj Pink Friday.
Lyn Harris for Marks & Spencer ~ new fragrances
Lyn Harris of niche line Miller Harris has launched a new collection of six fragrances (three for women, three for men) for British retailer Marks & Spencer. The fragrances include La Rose, La Fleur and La Poudrée for women; Le Noir, Le Sauvage and Le Cologne for men…
English Laundry Signature ~ new fragrance
Christopher Wicks’ English Laundry brand has launched English Laundry Signature, a new fragrance for men. Signature is the line’s third fragrance (it joins Arrogant for Men and English Rose for Women)…
Serge Lutens Ambre Sultan ~ fragrance review
Ambre Sultan* was my first Serge Lutens perfume. I ordered it from England because, in early 2000, there wasn’t a bottle to be had in the United States. I purchased Ambre Sultan unsniffed because — who doesn’t like amber?
I’ve written about “amber” before, but since that post, I’ve come to prefer “tough” ambers over sweet vanillic amber blends (which many perfume lovers categorize as easy-to-wear “comfort scents”). Of course, I have many perfumes in my collection with amber-y bases, but I usually own just one ‘clear-cut’ amber perfume…and for over a decade that’s been Ambre Sultan.
Ambre Sultan starts off with a dual personality…