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2014 / Browsing by date: May 2014

Heeley Vetiver Veritas ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 22 May 2014 12 Comments

Heeley Vetiver Veritas

Niche line Heeley will launch Vetiver Veritas, the first fragrance in a new collection of 100% natural perfumes. The last launch from the brand was 2013’s Coccobello…

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Online fragrance shopping

Posted by Robin on 22 May 2014 Leave a Comment

New at debenhams (UK): Aqua Manda.

New at harrods (UK): Dior Homme Eau for Men.

New at luckyscent: Masque Milano Tango, Keiko Mecheri Bois Satin.

Comme des Garcons + Pharrell Williams Girl ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 22 May 2014 12 Comments

Comme des Garcons + Pharrell Williams Girl

Comme des Garçons will launch Girl, a new unisex fragrance developed in conjunction with singer Pharrell Williams. Girl was named for Williams’ latest album, shown above below…

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Issey Miyake Nuit d’Issey ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 22 May 2014 9 Comments

Issey Miyake Nuit d'Issey

Issey Miyake will launch Nuit d’Issey, a new spicy woods fragrance for men. Other recent fragrances for men from Issey Miyake include L’Eau d’Issey pour Homme Sport Mint and L’Eau d’Issey Pour Homme Yuzu…

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Jardins d’Ecrivains Junky ~ fragrance review

Posted by Kevin on 21 May 2014 15 Comments

Jardins d'Ecrivains Junky

Inspired by William S. Burroughs‘ novel Junky, Jardins d’Écrivains describes its Junky* perfume as “unashamedly different and (it) invites originality and ‘factualism’ — to borrow the term used by Burroughs.” Gray-colored juice is certainly something you don’t see every day either.

Often, the name of a perfume and its advertising images do not match what’s inside the perfume bottle. With Junky, Jardins d’Écrivains has gone all out (factualism!) and Junky smells like a junky…an old-school junky to be precise.

On my skin, Junky begins with the scents of old cigarette/marijuana smoke absorbed into stale clothes…

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