Viktor & Rolf have launched Flowerbomb Rose Explosion, a new flanker to 2005’s Flowerbomb…
Elizabeth Arden Untold ~ new perfume
Elizabeth Arden has launched Untold, a new fragrance for women celebrating “downtown New York cool”…
Fendi L’Acquarossa ~ new fragrance
Fendi will launch L’Acquarossa, a new fragrance for women, in September. L’Acquarossa is a tribute to Rome, and is aimed at an older consumer than 2010’s Fan di Fendi…
Comme des Garcons Black ~ fragrance review
After a long dry spell in which nearly every new fragrance I smelled was either boring or just plain awful, late spring / early summer 2013 is turning out to be a good time for perfume, at least for me — there are so many winners it’s hard to decide which to review next. I just about drew straws to come up with today’s subject, Black, from Comme des Garçons. I’m especially thrilled about Black because Comme des Garçons is likewise a brand with which I have gone through a long dry spell. As a new perfumista they were one of my favorites, but I’ve been less than enthused about the last few years’ offerings.
Black is a return to form of sorts — it’s satisfyingly weird, and some people may find it less than suitable as a personal fragrance. And I cannot claim it is new territory for Comme des Garçons, quite the opposite…
Their moment even inspires a new fragrance…
Two lovers escape a blaze at a famous London hotel. Out of the flames steps a hero, carrying the woman who loves him. It’s romantic, heroic and a photographer slaps them on the world's front pages. Their moment even inspires a new fragrance. But then our hero goes back to his wife…
— Susan Feehan is crowdfunding her new romantic comedy, The Kiss, and John Stephen of The Cotswold Perfumery is going to create "the fragrance just as it happens in [the] script — to reflect one special moment that starts the story rolling". You can contribute by purchasing samples or bottles of the upcoming fragrance at indiegogo.