Yves Saint Laurent will launch Splendid Wood, a new unisex fragrance, in March. Splendid Wood joins the Oriental Collection, which already includes Noble Leather, Supreme Bouquet and Majestic Rose…
Roger & Gallet Gingembre Rouge ~ new fragrance
Roger & Gallet will launch Gingembre Rouge, a fragrance promising a sensory journey to Zanzibar, in March. Gingembre Rouge is a flanker to the brand’s 2003 scent Gingembre…
David Beckham Classic Summer ~ new fragrance
David Beckham will launch David Beckham Classic Summer, a new limited edition fragrance for men, in March. David Beckham Classic Summer is a flanker to 2013’s David Beckham Classic…
Atkinsons Oud Save the King & Oud Save the Queen ~ new fragrances
British perfume house Atkinsons has launched two new fragrances: Oud Save the King and Oud Save the Queen. The duo was inspired by the 1920s love story between the Crown Prince of Egypt, Mohammed Ali Ibrahim and Hollywood actress Mabel Normand.
Parfums MDCI Peche Cardinal ~ fragrance review
Have you ever seen the optical illusion that looks both like an old hag and a young woman, depending on how you approach it? That’s how I feel about Parfums MDCI Péché Cardinal. Not that it has anything of the old hag. Not at all. But come at it one way, and it’s nothing but caramelized peach. Look at it through a different lens, and you get tuberose. Peach. Tuberose. Peach. Tuberose. It’s kind of marvelous.
Perfumer Amandine Marie developed Péché Cardinal, released in 2009. It has notes of peach, blackberry, black currant, davana, coconut, lily, tuberose, plum, sandalwood, cedar and musk. When I fist smelled Péché Cardinal, I decided I was smelling a peachy floral. After that, peach is what I got whenever I sniffed Péché Cardinal. It was a plush, fragrant, earthy peach, but among the riches of my Parfums MDCI sample set, it fell to the back.
During a post about perfumes that smell like Champagne a few weeks ago, a commenter mentioned wearing Péché Cardinal for New Year’s Eve…