New at harveynichols (UK): Memo French Leather, Acqua di Parma Colonia Leather.
New at luckyscent: Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier Ambre Precieux Ultime.
New at twistedlily: Carner Barcelona El Born.
Miller Harris La Fumee Intense ~ new fragrance
British niche line Miller Harris has launched La Fumée Intense, the latest in her series of limited edition fragrances based on 2011’s La Fumée (now known as La Fumée Classic). Others in the series include La Fumée Arabie (2012), La Fumée Ottoman (2013) and La Fumée Maroc (2014)…
Planning ahead
Nearly 80% of men who make fragrance purchases plan to do so ahead of time, and two-thirds of them also know what brand they plan to purchase according to the 2014 Men’s Fragrance Track Report issued by The NPD Group, Inc.
— From the latest NPD Group report on fragrance usage by men; read more at A Man and His Cologne at Happi.
Roja Parfums Bergdorf ~ new perfume
British niche line Roja Parfums has launched Bergdorf, a new fragrance exclusive to Bergdorf Goodman in New York City. Bergdorf is the feminine counterpart to Goodman’s, which launched earlier this year.
Clinique Aromatics Elixir ~ fragrance review
I remember trying Clinique Aromatics Elixir1 in my early twenties (didn’t like it then) and forgetting it existed till I met someone 13 years later who wore it all the time. When I first met her, I said: “You’re wearing Aromatics Elixir, aren’t you?” How could I remember a perfume I had tried so long ago and never wore again? (I was proud of myself…what a memory! what a Nose!) But I can take only partial credit for this feat; Aromatics Elixir is distinctive, and one of the few perfumes with a strong oak moss note that I now enjoy.
Last week, when I reviewed Aramis (a fragrance that shares Aromatics Elixir’s perfumer, Bernard Chant), I admitted oak moss is not one of my favorite fragrance ingredients — an understatement. Oak moss is something I imagine as a brittle, sticky thread that takes over other ingredients as a virus overwhelms a host…