Christian Dior will launch a new Eau de Toilette version of 2002’s Addict this month. Other versions of Addict (besides the original Eau de Parfum) currently on the market include Addict Eau Sensuelle, Addict Eau Fraîche and Addict Eau Délice…
Paris Hilton Can Can Burlesque ~ new fragrance
Paris Hilton has launched Can Can Burlesque, a new flanker to her 2007 fragrance Can Can…
Fragrant: The Secret Life of Scent by Mandy Aftel ~ new perfume book
Fragrant: The Secret Life of Scent, by Mandy Aftel of indie perfume house Aftelier, will be published in October of this year. Aftel’s prior books on perfumery include Essence & Alchemy, Scents & Sensibility and Aroma…
L’Occitane au Bresil
Two videos from L’Occitane about their L’Occitane au Brésil range, introduced in Brazil in 2013 and now featuring six fragrances, all inspired by Brazilian natural materials and made locally. A selection of the range was recently introduced in France, and looks like they’re launching in the US and UK now as well. The videos cover Jenipapo and (below the jump) Vitória-Régia. So far on the US website, they’ve got Jenipapo and Mandacaru in stock; in the UK, Jenipapo and Vitória-Régia.
Of all the delicate scents of spring
Of all the delicate scents of spring, that of cherry blossoms is the most elusive. It smells neither fruity nor sweet like most perfume interpretations, but rather bitter and green. If you bury your face in the petals and let the yellow pollen settle on your cheeks, you notice hints of Amaretto, honey and green sap.
— Victoria of Bois de Jasmin writes about spring florals in Spritz into spring: perfumes whose blossoms beguile at the Financial Times. (But no, she doesn't know a good cherry blossom perfume either.)