Italian niche line Bois 1920 has launched Limited Art Collection, a new quartet of limited edition fragrances — Dolce di Giorno, Sensual Tuberose, Relativamente Rosso and Vento nel Vento…
Parfums M Micallef Le Parfum Denis Durand Couture ~ fragrance review
Perusing photos of Denis Durand’s Cher-worthy gowns didn’t give me much confidence I’d like Parfums M Micallef’s Le Parfum Denis Durand Couture. One gown in particular — a sort of cross between a black lace negligee and something that might have been on stage at the Moulin Rouge in the 1890s — really scared me. If I want bombastic, I already have a few divas in my perfume cabinet ready for action.
Well, shame on me for making assumptions. While Parfum Couture could never be called shy, neither is it the crass, room-hogging perfume I feared. Instead, it’s a warm, easy-to-wear oriental balancing tangerine, honey, and amber with a streak of metallic tang. I bet it will find a lot of fans. I’m one…
The Monday Mail ~ help Lucia find a new perfume
Today we’re helping Lucia, who says she has worn perfume all her life but is a relative newbie to more serious exploration — her mother only wore Guerlain so that is where she started, and she has only recently begun to branch out. She’d like to know what is out there beyond mainstream fragrances, and her immediate goal is a signature scent for spring and summer. Here is what we know about Lucia:
She’s in her late 20’s and lives in the northeast US.
She says she is a driven and outgoing person when it comes to work, but tends to spend her down time with only a few close friends or a good book.
She likes almost every kind of music and loves to dance; she regularly goes to the ballet (and to ballet class).
Her wardrobe vacillates between classic/tailored and flowy bohemian.
Lucia isn’t sure what notes she likes, but her ideal warm weather perfume would be green and fresh to start — but not too citrusy — then settle into a wistful, old fashioned floral (but not too sweet and still greenish) with a deep woodsy base…
Online fragrance shopping
New at harveynichols (UK): Mary Greenwell Lemon.
New at houseoffraser (UK): Lacoste L.12.12 Noir, Montblanc Femme, Jean Paul Gaultier Classique 20th Anniversary.
New at neimanmarcus: Narciso Rodriguez L'Eau Her, Viktor & Rolf Flowerbomb La Vie en Rose.
New at nordstrom: Guerlain Muguet.
New at selfridges (UK): Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess.
New at thebay (CA): Armani Acqua di Gioia Eau Fraiche.
Rochas Les Cascades de Rochas Songe d’Iris ~ new fragrance
Rochas will launch Les Cascades de Rochas Songe d’Iris, a new flanker to the second in the Les Cascades series that started with 2012’s Les Cascades de Rochas Eclat d’Agrumes.