New at harrods (UK): Van Cleef & Arpels California Reverie.
New at luckyscent: April Aromatics, Vero Profumo Rozy.
New at macys: Donna Karan Cashmere Mist Liquid Nude.
Nautica Life ~ new fragrance
Benetton United Dreams ~ new fragrances
Benetton will launch United Dreams, a new trio of fragrances for women inspired by ‘the power of shared dreams’: Love Yourself, Live Free and Stay Positive…
Jean Patou Collection Heritage Patou Pour Homme ~ fragrance review
Jean Patou Collection Héritage (i.e., reformulated) Patou Pour Homme1 arrived on my doorstep (invited) last week. Patou Pour Homme, Jr., may have been shocked, and intimidated, to learn that years ago I was physically involved with his father, Patou Pour Homme, Sr., who used to cling to me from neck to stomach and points south. I can’t remember how long ago it was that I owned a bottle of original Patou Pour Homme2 (it was released in 1980), but I bought it around the same time I purchased Patou Pour Homme Privé, which came out in 1994.
I have not smelled original Patou Pour Homme in ages, but I remember it as a dense and sumptuous perfume…
The Lanvin Murders by Angela M. Sanders ~ book announcement
I can guess what you’re thinking: Angela has finally lost it and has taken a hatchet after the executives at Lanvin who discontinued Scandal. Tempting, but not quite. Instead, I’ve written a mystery novel in which a couture Lanvin coat plays a central role. Here’s the back cover copy:
All Portland, Oregon, vintage clothing store owner Joanna Hayworth wants to do is turn her back on the modern world and retreat into a carefully curated life of satin cocktail gowns, icy martinis, and old movies.
But when Joanna finds a key in a 1930s Lanvin coat cast off by an ex-showgirl, everything changes…