Deal at artisanparfumeur (US): spend $130, get a free 50 ml bottle of Caligna. No coupon code needed, offer good through 1/26.
New at bonton: Philosophy Live Joyously.
New at indigoperfumery: Imaginary Authors line.
New at saksfifthavenue: Dolce & Gabbana Dolce Floral Drops.
New at thebay (CA): Elie Saab Resort Collection.
Happy Tuesday, and happy Penguin Awareness Day! What fragrance are you wearing?
I’m wearing vintage Caron Tabac Blond, one of Angie’s 26 Vintage Fragrances Every Perfumista Should Try.
Reminder: this Friday, 1/23, will be Layered Friday…
Tocca will launch Isabel, the latest addition to their series of “Tocca girl” fragrances…
Chinese concert pianist Lang Lang has launched Amazing Lang Lang, a new fragrance duo. Amazing Lang Lang for Her and for Him were developed by perfumer Nathalie Lorson…
Beginning in the mid-1960s and hurtling through the next decade, green chypres were all the rage. Every perfume house seemed to have one, starting with Yves Saint Laurent Y (1964), then on to Paco Rabanne Calandre (1969), Chanel No. 19 (1971), Estée Lauder Private Collection (1973),Revlon Charlie (1973), Christian Dior Dior-Dior (1976) and Rochas Mystère (1978). I’m sure I’m forgetting some. Balenciaga’s contribution was the short-lived Cialenga.
Perfumer Jacques Jantzen developed Cialenga, and it launched in 1973. Its notes include citrus, black currant, green notes, iris, jasmine, ylang ylang, clove, rose, lily, vetiver, sandalwood, patchouli, oak moss and Virginia cedar.
The 1970s green chypres ranged from herbal to floral and fruity to dry…