New at bloomingdales: Cartier Baiser Vole Lys Rose, Fan di Fendi Blossom.
New at escentual (UK): Guerlain Terracotta Le Parfum & Limon Verde.
New at first-in-fragrance (DE): Gritti & Zeromolecole lines.
New at selfridges (UK): Jo Malone Tuberose Angelica, Viktor & Rolf Spicebomb Eau Fraiche.
British car manufacturer Bentley has launched Bentley for Men Absolute, a new fragrance. It’s the second flanker for 2013’s Bentley for Men, following Bentley for Men Azure, which launched earlier this year…
There is no scent that is luxurious. It’s what we do with it that makes it luxurious. Otherwise, how will we know when something is luxurious? The supreme luxury is to take time, and we have time at Hermès. When we develop perfume at Hermès, we can take two to three to four years to do it. It’s unique. What we are creating together is for 2015 or 2017.
— Perfumer Jean-Claude Ellena, from Q&A: Hermès’s Perfumers on Luxury, Perfume Bloggers, and Nighttime Scents at NY Mag.
Last month, Guerlain launched Terracotta Le Parfum, a limited edition fragrance celebrating the 30th anniversary of the brand’s Terracotta bronzing cosmetic products. Terracotta Le Parfum was developed by Guerlain perfumer Thierry Wasser and has a composition of bergamot, coconut, tiaré flower, orange blossom, jasmine, ylang ylang, vanilla and musk. It’s described as a “sun-soaked invitation to explore faraway lands,” complete with a sun-embossed label on its circular bottle.
In case you were wondering (as I was), this fragrance is unrelated to Terracotta Voile d’Eté (1999), other than the fact that both were inspired by the Terracotta beauty collection and both were (are) limited editions. Voile d’Eté was a spicy-soft blend of clove-y carnation and ylang ylang; it was lovely, and I wish I could remember where I put the splash bottle that I used to own. Terracotta Le Parfum, on the other hand, is a summery “solar floral,” and although it’s not my usual style, I’ve fallen hard for it…
Lanvin will launch Éclat d’Arpège Arty, a new limited edition flanker to 2002’s Éclat d’Arpège, which was a flanker to 1927’s Lanvin Arpège…