Bergamotto di Calabria will be the next release from Acqua di Parma’s Blue Mediterraneo range:
Unleashes all the sun-splashed beauty [of] the southern Mediterranean coast…
Acqua di Parma Magnolia Nobile ~ perfume review
Magnolia Nobile is the latest from Acqua di Parma, and it joins 2004’s Iris Nobile in what I suppose will now be the Nobile collection or somesuch. The inspiration reportedly comes from “the gardens of majestic villas along Lake Como, graced with magnolia trees”, and that romantic, upscale vision is a pretty good prelude to the perfume itself.
Magnolia Nobile starts off with fresh green citrus, in the same mode as the fresh green citrus that’s in everything lately: Versace Versense, Bvlgari Omnia Green Jade, Chanel Cristalle Eau Verte. It’s crisp and diffusive but lacks real sparkle, and I wonder if this is simply the new style, or if it’s the result of the recent IFRA restrictions on natural citrus oils? Whatever it is, it does not make my heart sing: it’s too fresh, and all of these perfumes remind me, to one degree or another, of functional products — nicely done functional products, to be sure, but still…
Acqua di Parma Magnolia Nobile ~ new perfume
Acqua di Parma will launch Magnolia Nobile, a new floral fragrance for women, in July. Along with Iris Nobile, which launched in 2004, the new scent will be marketed as part of the Acqua di Parma Nobili Collection for women.
Magnolia Nobile was developed by perfumer Antoine Maisondieu…
Bunch o’ limited edition collector bottles 2008, part 8
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.
From Acqua di Parma, Iris Nobile Eau de Parfum in a 100 ml collector bottle etched with flowers (above left). $154 at Nordstrom…
La Voce by Renee Fleming, Acqua di Parma Profumi ~ new perfumes
Coty will launch La Voce by Renee Fleming, a limited edition fragrance created in honor of opera star Renee Fleming. Proceeds from the perfume's sales will go to the Metropolitan Opera, and the scent will debut at their Opening Night Gala on September 22 before going into wider distribution.
The floriental fragrance features notes of passion fruit, white truffle accord…