Naomi Campbell has launched Queen of Gold, a new fruity-woody oriental fragrance for women…
Weil Zibeline and Secret de Venus ~ fragrance review
In searching for something to review this week, I dropped by Nordstrom for a sample of Valentino Valentina Assoluto. I’d peeled open its scent strip in Vogue and read its notes, and it sounded alluring — warm, earthy, and sultry with a truffle note. But the real thing? Valentina Assoluto was the epitome of a bad mall fragrance, shrill and off-putting, exactly what I fear encountering in elevators. I left my sample in the garbage at work.
But it spurred me to think, what makes a sultry perfume? Has our definition of seductive scent changed so much over time? I reached for some Weil Zibeline and spritzed. Now that’s what I call a comfortable yet sexy fragrance: a diffuse top, complex warm and spicy heart, and sweet, animalic drydown. Valentino et al, take notes…
Online fragrance shopping
New at debenhams (UK): Swarovski Aura of Love, Azzaro summer limited editions.
New at dillards: Lacoste Eau de Lacoste L.12.12 Noir.
Deal at luckyscent: Diptyque Eau Moheli, Rodin Perfume, Amouage Opus VII.
New at neimanmarcus: Aramis Perfume Calligraphy.
New at nordstrom: Lacoste Eau de Lacoste L.12.12 Noir.
The Monday Mail ~ help Helen find a new perfume
Today we’re helping Helen, who wears perfume every day and prefers to have a signature scent. Her problem: her current signature is Calvin Klein Truth, and it’s been discontinued. She wants our help to find a replacement. She’d love to find another fragrance that isn’t worn by everyone, and that will work for day or evening. Here is what we know about Helen:
She’s in her early 40s and lives on the East Kent coast in the UK.
She’s a graphic designer, and loves all things style, from food to interiors and everything in between — but she’s not a super stylish, scarily cool, judgmental creative type, in fact she prefers to be low key. She’s more of a grey marl cashmere crew neck kind of girl than a latest designer t-shirt type…
She’s a brunette, and feels that impacts her perfume choice — she likes darker scents, nothing too light and shiny.
Some of Helen’s pre-Truth perfume choices have included Lancome Poeme, Jean Paul Gaultier Classique, Stella McCartney Stella…
Yves Saint Laurent Oriental Collection ~ new fragrances
Yves Saint Laurent has launched the Oriental Collection, a new trio of fragrances — Noble Leather, Supreme Bouquet and Majestic Rose…