New at escentual (UK): Amouage Journey.
New at indiescents: Maria Candida Gentile Finisterre & Noir Tropical, Mikmoi line.
New at neimanmarcus: Robert Piguet Petit Fracas.
New at nordstrom: Donna Karan Cashmere Mist Liquid Nude.
Life without smell
Actor Bill Pullman talks about anosmia for the Monell Chemical Senses Center. There is more information about anosmia on their website.
Le Labo + Opening Ceremony Geranium 30 ~ new fragrance
Le Labo has launched Geranium 30, a new limited edition fragrance for the Opening Ceremony retail chain. The fragrance bottle features decorations by Thierry Boutemy…
Fragrance Foundation Awards Winners 2014
The Fragrance Foundation has announced the winners of the 2014 Fragrance Foundation Awards (formerly the Fifi Awards), known as the “Oscars of the fragrance industry”.
And the winners are:
Women’s Luxury* ~ Giorgio Armani Privé Rose D’Arabie
Men’s Luxury ~ Tom Ford Rive D’Ambre…
Tom Ford Velvet Orchid ~ fragrance review
The old saying has it that “everything old is new again.” Tom Ford Velvet Orchid, a salute to the grand oriental perfumes of the 1980s, seems to have taken that saying to heart. Lovers of Yves Saint Laurent Opium, Estée Lauder Cinnabar, Boucheron de Boucheron, and other room-permeating, spicy-woody-ambery fragrances will want to give it a try. Fans of Velvet Orchid’s older sibling, Black Orchid, will probably see no reason to switch.
Velvet Orchid’s notes include bergamot, mandarin, honey, vanilla, orange blossom, rose, jasmine, narcissus, magnolia, Cattleya leopoldii orchid, heliotrope, rum, suede, labdanum, sandalwood, and myrrh — not that any of these notes stand out distinctly. Even without the gorgeous deco bottle and “orchid” in its name, a single whiff ties Velvet Orchid to Black Orchid.
Although Velvet Orchid has the guts to take the ring with any of the big orientals, it’s billed as a floriental fragrance…