Welcome to Flirty Friday! Our community project for today: wear a flirty fragrance (whatever that means to you).
As always, do tell us your fragrance of the day even if you’re not participating in the community project.
My pick: Christian Dior Eau Sauvage, the smell of crisp sheets and money…
New at macys: Armani Acqua di Gioia Jasmine.
New at twistedlily: Eau d'Italie Morn to Dusk.
Shiseido will launch Ever Bloom, a new fragrance for women. The brand hopes the scent will appeal to younger consumers and expand their business in Europe and the Middle East…
In my own perfume collection, certain houses receive more attention during certain seasons of the year. Diptyque happens to be a summer favorite of mine: I’ve worn L’Ombre dans L’Eau every summer since 2003, and I’m also very fond of Eau Rose and Eau de Lierre. Diptyque’s latest release, Florabellio, puzzled me on paper, and I wasn’t able to guess how much I’d like it or what season it would best fit. Florabellio was developed by perfumer Fabrice Pellegrin and features notes of salty sea spray, sea fennel, apple blossom, osmanthus, coffee and toasted sesame.
My sample vial of Florabellio has turned out to be a very suitable fragrance for the earliest days of summer. Diptyque describes Florabellio as “foreign yet familiar…blurring the perspectives between land and sea, flower and fruit, softness and bitterness.” Most of that description makes perfect sense to me…
Ermenegildo Zegna will launch Acqua di Bergamotto, a new fragrance for men. Acqua di Bergamotto is the first in a series of “fresh” additions to the Essenze by Ermenegildo Zegna series…