Jennifer Aniston has launched J by Jennifer Aniston. It is the star’s second fragrance; her first was the eponymous Jennifer Aniston…
The scent of victory
Animated Katy Perry saves the day for Katy Perry Royal Revolution.
Etat Libre d’Orange Dangerous Complicity ~ fragrance review
Poor Etat Libre d’Orange Dangerous Complicity has had a bit of a bum rap. It was launched at the same time as the fabulous The Afternoon of a Faun, which probably stole a bit of its thunder. Plus, Dangerous Complicity’s PR pap didn’t do it much of a favor by leaning heavily on unisex sensuality, inscrutable references to the Garden of Eden, a billing as a skin scent. As a result, the fragrance seems to have sunk into a hole.
To me, Dangerous Complicity is none of that. Instead, it’s an ultra-girly, elegant fragrance that broadcasts champagne, silk charmeuse and wrist corsages. But, when it wears down, it throws off all its retro associations for a comforting — or boring, depending on where you’re coming from — dry down of amber, cashmeran and wood…
Unpleasant, even noxious
One of the odder things about perfumes is how much they have depended over the centuries on the scent of other animals — for instance, ambergris, a fatty excretion of the sperm whale, or the musk from the anal sacs of a civet. In concentration, some of these scents are unpleasant, even noxious.
— From Fine Perfumes of the Animal World at the New York Times Opinionator blog. Hat tip to Oakland Fresca!
Maison Francis Kurkdjian Pluriel ~ new fragrances
Maison Francis Kurkdjian will launch Pluriel, a new fragrance duo, in September…