The photo shoot for Fan di Fendi Blossom, with model Caroline Brasch Nielsen. Then below the jump, the photo shoot for Fan di Fendi Pour Homme Acqua, with Mark Ronson.
Guerlain L’Homme Ideal ~ new fragrance
Guerlain will launch L’Homme Ideal this month. The tag line: “L’homme idéal est un mythe. Son parfum, une réalité.” L’Homme Ideal is the brand’s first pillar fragrance for men since 2008’s Guerlain Homme…
Online fragrance shopping
New at aedes: Byredo cologne trio, Comme des Garcons Serpentine & Wisteria Hysteria, Aedes Oeillet Bengale (pre-order).
New at barneys: Arquiste L'Etrog Acqua.
New at luckyscent: Juniper Ridge Topanga Canyon, Eau d'Italie Graine de Joie.
New at parfum1: Penhaligon's Tralala.
New at selfridges (UK): Penhaligon's Tralala, Atelier Cologne Blanche Immortelle.
Vince Camuto Amore ~ new fragrance
Vince Camuto has launched Amore, a new limited edition summer fragrance for women. Last year’s limited edition was Vince Camuto Fiori.
Maria Candida Gentile Hanbury ~ perfume review
When I first started out in perfume, it was possible to aspire to some level of “literacy”, as a consumer. That is, you could, if you spent a reasonable amount of time, energy (and money), acquaint yourself with the major brands — niche, mainstream and indie — and smell at least some portion of their products. It used to be fairly rare that a commenter (or contributor) at Now Smell This would mention a brand I’d never heard of, and I usually had at least a passing familiarity with any fragrance that came up for discussion.
These days, even determining which brands are “important” enough to bother with is a Herculean task. Commenters mention perfumes I’ve never heard of, much less smelled, every day (and I would not be at all surprised if many readers here smelled far more product than I do). When Jessica decided to review Gershwin by the Italian niche line Maria Candida Gentile, the brand was hardly even on my radar. I’ve now smelled two of their fragrances: Hanbury and Sideris…