New at dillards: Estee Lauder Pleasures Pop.
New at first-in-fragrance (DE): Alice & Peter line.
New at macys: Jimmy Choo Exotic.
New at qvc: Fresh Life.
New at ulta: Juicy Couture Viva La Juicy Noir, Donna Karan Cashmere Mist Gold Essence.
Bottega Veneta Pour Homme ~ new fragrance
Bottega Veneta will launch Bottega Veneta pour Homme, the brand’s first masculine fragrance, in September. The feminine counterpart, Bottega Veneta Eau de Parfum, was introduced in 2011…
Giorgio Armani Eau Pour Homme ~ fragrance review
Perfume years are like dog years; time accumulates quickly — the period from birth to old age is brief. I loved my dogs and still think about every one of them, even dogs from my childhood. Being strict with myself when it comes to language, I can’t say I ‘love’ any perfume, past or present; when a perfume passes away (or gets reformulated beyond recognition), I don’t make a big deal about it. Best to think of reformulations as reincarnations; everything changes.
Giorgio Armani Eau Pour Homme is on the verge of turning thirty; truly, that’s got to be at least 60 years old in perfume years (with the changes in taste, and the thousands of perfumes that have come into being since 1984). Eau Pour Homme, being a child of privilege (his father is Giorgio Armani), just got a facelift in his dotage (a newish bottle) and (no matter what Armani PR says) a tweaking of his juice…
Dawn Spencer Hurwitz Matsu ~ new fragrance
Nice abs, part the gajillionth
Rugby player Nick Youngquest for Paco Rabanne Invictus. Nearly as good as the Versace Eros commercial from last year.
Below the jump, a ‘portrait’ of Youngquest, including bits of his ab routine.