American Eagle Real for Him and Real for Her will launch in October at American Eagle stores:
American Eagle Real for Her, an eau de toilette that is described as an “exuberant” earthy floral scent…features top notes of pink grapefruit, pomegranate and mandarin; a heart of water lotus, muguet and orange flower petal, and a dry down of creamy patchouli, white birch wood and sandalwood.
Real for Him…includes citrus, green and cardamom top notes…
Today Marlen and I are debating the merits of M7, the fragrance launched by Yves Saint Laurent in 2002. It was the line’s seventh fragrance for men, and the first under the creative direction of designer Tom Ford. M7 was created by perfumers Jacques Cavallier and Alberto Morillas, and includes notes of agarwood, Haitian vetiver, bergamot, mandarin, rosemary, amber and musk.
He says: I first tested M7 on a warm spring day in Kyoto and immediately thought, “Well this isn’t the best time of year to launch this.” The scent was heavy and rich, masculine and earthy. The most prominent feature was the centerpiece of vetiver…
Ferragamo will launch F by Ferragamo (see bottle at right), a “floral formula created by Francis Kurkdjian“, this September.
The fragrance will replace Ferragamo Incanto, although new Incanto flankers, like Incanto Dream and Incanto Charms, will continue to launch every year. (via cosmeticnews)
Ferragamo F is available in Eau de Parfum…
Perfumer & Flavorist talked to some of the winners of last year’s Perfumer’s Choice Awards. Alberto Morillas had this to say about Bvlgari Omnia:
Omnia is a representation of femininity and sensuality; it plays on a contrast between the freshness of spices and the sensuality of musk. This Bulgari fragrance is very avant-garde — there is nothing else on the market in a similar genre. The aim was not to create a fashionable perfume, but one that would stand the test of time…
Calvin Klein released ck one in 1994. It was one of the first modern fragrances marketed to both men and women, although as was the case with the recent release of Jean Paul Gaultier’s Gaultier2, the company pointedly avoided the word “unisex”, preferring to call it a “shared” fragrance. It was (and still is) targeted towards consumers in the 18-24 age range, and it was a massive success, doing $5 million in business in the first 10 days alone (Women’s Wear Daily, 10/7/1994), and continuing on to become the world’s top selling fragrance in 1995.
The ck one fragrance was created by perfumers Alberto Morillas and Harry Fremont. The notes are bergamot, lemon, mandarin, cardamom, pineapple, papaya, hedione, lily of the valley, green tea, oakmoss, cedar, sandalwood, musk and amber. We’ll start with Marlen’s take…
He says: Admittedly, it was quite the trendsetter when it was launched…