David Beckham for his David Beckham Beyond fragrance.
Rap superstar Jay Z turned his nose up
Rap superstar Jay Z turned his nose up at promoting his eponymous fragrance, Gold Jay Z, refusing to make celebrity appearances while collecting $2 million in royalties from a licensing company, according to a new lawsuit. “Sales of Gold Jay Z have declined considerably because of Jay Z’s and his teams lack of interest in supporting and promoting his own brand,” according to the new $18 million suit filed by Perfumania Holdings Inc.
— Read more at Jay Z refused to promote fragrance, says $18M lawsuit at Page Six.
Bunch o’ limited edition collector bottles (& some other stuff) 2016, part 1
More limited edition collector fragrance bottles, with the usual disclaimers: in most of these cases, the juice is unchanged, just the bottle is “special” (or not, as the case may be), and some of these may not be available in the US. Today’s post includes collector editions from Guerlain, Hermès, Givenchy and Philosophy, plus a new Eau de Parfum concentration of Eau de Cartier.
From Guerlain, Le Bouquet de la Reine, which is reportedly the brand’s Jasminora in a numbered collector bottle, €550 for 125 ml, to be sold by subscription with proceeds to benefit the restoration of the royal apartments at Château de Versailles…
Online fragrance shopping
New at arielleshoshana: Lubin line.
New at barneys: Frederic Malle Monsieur (pre-order).
New at saksfifthavenue: Marc Jacobs Splash Cucumber, Rain, Cotton & Pear.
Tom Ford Neroli Portofino Acqua ~ new fragrance
Tom Ford will launch Neroli Portofino Acqua in April. The new Private Blend fragrance is a flanker to 2007’s Neroli Portofino…