Ego Facto is a new perfume line from Pierre Aulas, and has debuted at Marionnaud in France with 7 perfumes: 4 for women and 3 for men:
Fool for Love for women was developed by perfumer Laurent Bruyère. The spicy floral features coconut punch accord, cinnamon, frangipani and woods.
Poopoo Pidoo is a powdery floral for women…
Omnia Green Jade is the third flanker to 2005's Omnia by Bvlgari (it follows Omnia Crystalline and Omnia Amethyste), and it was reportedly “inspired by the idea of an early spring morning”*. I'm a fan of the Omnia franchise — Omnia Amethyste left me cold, but I love the original Omnia and “really like” Omnia Crystalline — so I was looking forward to smelling the latest entry in the series. That it was geared young (“…the fragrance is aimed at a younger, more contemporary target consumer”**) was a little worrisome, since we all know that “young” in perfume-speak can sometimes translate as “candied” or “not for the discerning”.
Turns out Omnia Green Jade is something else entirely: it's the lightest and freshest of them all, although since some people have trouble smelling Omnia and/or Omnia Crystalline at all, your mileage may vary. It's a wearable, safe-for-the-office, casual (and not at all feminine: anyone could wear it) fragrance…
Donna Karan’s DKNY label has launched DKNY Men 2009, a new woody aromatic fragrance:
The DKNY man is as fearless as the city. A rebel in the truest sense, he’s his own man. DKNY MEN is modern and cool, like him. It is a combination of soul and spirit, of sophistication and speed, inspired by all the city has to offer…
Ferrari will launch Ferrari Uomo this month. The new fragrance is meant to be “a sleeker, more sumptuously outfitted men’s fragrance…aimed at the prestige market”; the prior scents in the line (including Ferrari Black, Ferrari Red and Extreme Ferrari) had been classified as “masstige”.
The spicy woody leather scent was developed by perfumer Alberto Morillas…
Narciso Rodriguez will launch Essence, a new fragrance for women, this coming March. Rodriguez says Essence is “very sexy but has that crisp, clean, pure quality of sunlight”, and is a daytime scent for the woman who wears Narciso Rodriguez For Her at night.
Essence is a floral powdery musk and was developed by perfumer Alberto Morillas; the notes include iris, rose, benzoin and musk notes…