What’s your fragrance today? I’m wearing Kerosene’s Pretty Machine, one of the best linden fragrances I know. Another is Parfums d’Orsay Tilleul — I keep meaning to get a new sample of that one to see if it’s changed, but I never seem to get around to it.
Reminder: this Friday (Friday the 13th!) wear your own version of ‘Eau de Protection’…
Penhaligon’s will launch Bayolea in July; the new fragrance for men will also be the official fragrance for London Collections: Men, which starts on Sunday…
You have to realize that I never knew my grandfather, who was the founder of Parfums Christian Dior. [...] Obviously Diorling, Diorama, Eau Fraiche — which is a very nice fragrance — and Diorissimo, which is of course probably the best of that bunch, were made between my grandfather and Monsieur [Edmond] Roudnitska. My mother worked with him on Eau Sauvage and on a very, very good fragrance called Diorella. It didn’t enjoy the same success [as the others] but it is one of the best fragrances ever released by Dior. So working with Roudnitska for me — and it wasn’t really working with him because he had already passed away when we launched it — and connecting with Madame Roudnitska was very emotional for me.
— Frédéric Malle, talking about his brand's release of Le Parfum de Thérèse. Read more at Perfumer Frédéric Malle: Matchmaker Extraordinaire at The St. Petersburg Times.
Model Dorian Jespers in a quick spot for Halloween Man Rock On. Below the jump, le making of.
New at first-in-fragrance (DE): Carner Barcelona El Born, Les Parfums de Rosine Ballerina No. 1.
New at harrods (UK): Atkinsons Posh on the Green, Lavender on the Rocks & Rose in Wonderland.
New at lessenteurs (UK): Frederic Malle Eau de Magnolia.
New at macys: Cartier Declaration L'Eau, Tom Ford Velvet Orchid.
New at parfum1: Parfums de Nicolai Musc Monoi, Etat Libre d'Orange Cologne.
New at twistedlily: Arquiste L'Etrog Acqua.