L’Occitane has launched Rose & Osmanthus, a new addition to their La Collection de Grasse series (see Jasmin & Bergamote, Magnolia & Mûre, Vanille & Narcisse, Thé Vert & Bigarade, Ambre & Santal)…
Roja Parfums Roja ~ new fragrance
British niche line Roja Parfums has launched Roja Parfum Haute Luxe, a new limited edition chypre fragrance…
Yohji Yamamoto Yohji Homme (2013 reissue) ~ fragrance review
I’ll spare you the hand-wringing and damp eyes that often accompany discussions of the original 1999 version of Yohji Yamamoto Yohji Homme — there’ll be little talk of the dreaded, but inevitable, reformulation, and no repetition of the glowing reviews of yore. As they say: what’s done is done…what’s gone is gone. Anyway, I don’t think I ever smelled the original version of Yohji Homme; if I did, I probably dismissed it immediately (fourteen years ago, I was not a lover of spicy fragrances).
Perfumer Jean-Michel Duriez developed Yohji Homme; perfumer Olivier Pescheux was assigned the task of updating the defunct Yohji Yamamoto perfume line for re-release. I wonder if Pescheux was nervous, given the widespread love of original Yohji Homme?
Yohji Yamamoto said of Yohji Homme: “The scent follows the funny off-track and avant-garde image of my fashion.” Quirkiness was certainly present in one of my favorite Yohji Homme ads — an old dog hiding behind a slender tree. Unbelievably, Yohji Homme lives up to Yamamoto’s statement; it IS off-track and avant-garde…
Guerlain Parfum du 68 ~ new fragrance
Guerlain will launch Parfum du 68 in conjunction with the renovation of their flagship location on the Champs Elysées in Paris, due to be completed next month. Parfum du 68 is a “reworking” of 2006’s Cologne du 68…
Soivohle’ Carpathian Oud, Anubis, Ambre Rayonner & Dog Star ~ new fragrances
Indie brand Soivohle’ will launch Carpathian Oud later this month. Three additional fragrances, Anubis, Ambre Rayonner and Dog Star, launched earlier this year. All four scents join the Soivohle’ Mixed Media collection…