New at escentual (UK): Eau d'Italie Acqua Decima.
New at indiescents: Nu_be line.
New at neimanmarcus: Agonist Isis.
New at nordstrom: Clinique Aromatics Elixir limited edition.
New at saksfifthavenue: Marni Rose Bambolina set (pre-order), Issey Miyake L'Eau d'Issey Absolue, Tom Ford Oud Fleur & Tobacco Oud.
Escada has launched Born in Paradise, the brand’s limited edition summer fragrance for 2014. The last entry in the series was 2013’s Cherry in the Air…
Perfume coverage in the November issues of Allure, Details and GQ. Please comment on any fragrance-related coverage you’ve seen in other fashion and beauty magazines:
Cover: Naomi Watts
Scent strips: Dolce & Gabbana The One for Her & For Him, Calvin Klein Euphoria, Miss Dior, Elizabeth Arden Untold…
John Varvatos will launch Artisan Acqua, a new limited edition fragrance for men, in January. Artisan Acqua is a flanker to 2009’s John Varvatos Artisan, and is described by Varvatos as a “lighter, beachy, summer kind of fragrance”…
Sì is the latest from Giorgio Armani. It’s Armani’s first pillar fragrance for women since 2010’s Acqua di Gioia, and it’s meant to be a ‘sophisticated’ chypre1 — note that Sì is fronted by actress Cate Blanchett instead of the the sort of conventionally young and sexy model that they used for Gioia.2 All of which might indicate a somewhat older and more sophisticated target market than the usual for Armani’s mainstream output, yes? Which would be fine with me; Armani is not generally my favorite perfume house, and even the more exclusive Armani Privé fragrances don’t always live up to their price tags.
So the first sniff of Sì was a bit of a surprise, of the fruity variety…