New at dillards: Lacoste L.12.12 Yellow, Burberry Brit Splash.
New at escentual (UK): Montblanc Emblem, Michael Kors for Men.
New at nordstrom: Burberry Brit Rhythm Floral.
New at selfridges (UK): Diptyque Florabellio.
Calypso Casablanca, Figue & Mimosa ~ new fragrances
Christiane Celle’s Calypso brand has been streamlined and repackaged. There are now three fragrances: Casablanca, Figue and Mimosa…
The Perfume Garden by Kate Lord Brown ~ book review
I understand why creating a perfumer protagonist is catnip for novelists. Perfume is glamorous, and the art of creating fragrance holds more mystery than, say, playing the cello. But so many novelists butcher perfumery. Often they portray noses as bloodhounds who can sniff a sprig of mint down the block, but they ignore the heart of creating a perfume — beautiful, effective composition.
In The Perfume Garden, Kate Lord Brown avoids this pitfall. Thank you, Brown, for not spending paragraphs having your perfumer heroine wax on about the smell of a carrot that was raised in a field fed by spring water run off through alfalfa fields where a gassy Doberman frolicked…
Mauboussin Promise Me ~ new fragrance
French jeweler Mauboussin will launch Promise Me, a new perfume for women. The bottle design incorporates elements from the brand’s Le Premier Jour jewelry…
Guerlain Mon Exclusif ~ new perfume
Guerlain has launched Mon Exclusif, a new fragrance with no official name. Customers can use metallic letter stickers to give the fragrance the name of their choice,* or can have the bottle engraved…