Lalique will launch Illusion Captive, a new addition to the luxury Noir Premier collection, with packaging inspired by René Lalique’s Libellule (Dragonfly) brooch…
The daily lemming
An old-school classic for the shower: Tabac Original Bath & Shower Gel from Mäurer & Wirtz (see Kevin's review of the fragrance here). "Envelop yourself in the freshness of Tabac's Bath + Shower Gel. It gently cleanses without drying your skin out. pH skin neutral formula keeps your skin balanced. Infused with the classic Tabac Original fragrance, which is a composed of peppery-spicy notes and elegantly rounded off by wood notes, musk, ambergris and a floral complex." $14.95 for 400 ml at Smallflower.
Our tastes have changed
Significantly, the top 10 bestselling fragrances globally are predominantly designer-led, with Chanel’s iconic No.5, from £66.50, Dolce & Gabbana’s fresh Light Blue, from £44, and Viktor & Rolf’s sweet Flowerbomb, from £49.99, remaining firm favourites.
Yet, all three launched more than a decade ago, when it was, some might say, easier to create a blockbuster scent because the market was less saturated. In recent years, it’s become harder for new olfactory offerings to break into the arena as our tastes have changed.
— The Telegraph looks at the designer vs. niche wars at the perfume counters. Read more at How fashion houses are fighting back with their latest fragrances.
Fragrance Families Your Way
At Fumerie last week, I saw testers grouped by fragrance families: citrus, floral, woody — well, you get the idea. It inspired two thoughts. First, is there a way to organize fragrances that might speak more directly to what perfume shoppers really want? Next, do I have a personal fragrance classification system?
My guess is that most non-perfume-fiend fragrance shoppers would be happy in a store that classified fragrance fairly simply. Five categories come to mind. “Clean” is the first. I bet “clean” is the first descriptor lot of perfume shoppers utter…
Imaginary Authors Whispered Myths ~ new fragrance
Indie brand Imaginary Authors has launched Whispered Myths. Like the other fragrances in the line, it was inspired by an imaginary book by an imaginary author…