West Village niche perfume boutique Aedes de Venustas will launch Oeillet Bengale in June. Oeillet Bengale is the brand’s third fragrance; it follows 2013’s Iris Nazarena and 2012’s Aedes de Venustas Signature…
Holiday fragrance gifts 2013, part 2
Our 2013 series of holiday gift posts continues — today we’ve got travel sizes and coffrets, plus perfume subscription plans for sample-fiend perfumistas. If you missed it, check out Part 1: scented body products. Up next: home fragrance, probably on Thursday, then men’s fragrance gifts coming up this weekend.
More holiday shopping ideas: check out Bois de Jasmin’s Holiday Gifts Ideas from French Magazines.
From Aedes de Venustas, a purse spray in the brand’s signature fragrance or the newer Iris Nazarena. $195, includes three 10 ml refills, at Aedes…
And the winner is…
...Eaubama, who takes the Aedes de Venustas Iris Nazarena in last week's contest. Congrats!
Up for grabs: Aedes Iris Nazarena
What is it: A brand spanking new 100 ml bottle of Aedes de Venustas Iris Nazarena.
How do I get it: For a chance to win, leave a comment on the website telling us that you live in the US. Also tell us a) your favorite Aedes fragrance or b) your favorite Ralf Schwieger fragrance or c) your favorite iris fragrance. Or go ahead and tell us all three.
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Aedes de Venustas Iris Nazarena ~ fragrance review and a quick poll
West Village niche perfume boutique Aedes de Venustas has launched their second fragrance, Iris Nazarena, or their third, if you count the earlier Aedes scent for L’Artisan Parfumeur. Iris Nazarena follows last year’s Aedes de Venustas Signature, and I think we can now safely say a few things about the Aedes aesthetic: they like assertive perfumes — hey, meek and wearable are already adequately covered elsewhere, right? — and they like incense, and they seem to know what they’re doing when it comes to perfume development.
Perfumer Bertrand Duchaufour did the Aedes Signature and the L’Artisan, but for the Iris Nazarena, they’ve gone with Ralf Schwieger, and I’ll repeat some of the press release…