Paco Rabanne will launch Olympéa, a new fragrance for the ‘modern day Cleopatra’. Olympea is the feminine counterpart to the brand’s Invictus, and will be fronted by model Luma Grothe…
L’Artisan Parfumeur Oeillet Sauvage ~ fragrance review
If you’re perfume-obsessed, it’s always a crushing blow when one of your favorite scents is discontinued. Once gone, a fragrance almost never returns; today I’m happy to be able to discuss one of the rare exceptions to that rule. If you’ve been keeping track of this sort of thing (as I have!), you may have recently been cheered to learn that L’Artisan Parfumeur was reissuing several fragrances that had been discontinued, including Tea for Two, L’Eau de Caporal and Oeillet Sauvage. (Bois Farine has also become easier to find than it was at this time last year, thank goodness.)
Oeillet Sauvage was developed by perfumer Anne Flipo and originally launched in 2000. Its current press release describes it as a “spicy and vibrant fragrance – an ode to carnations in bloom in the wild” that captures the flower’s “exuberance” and “sensuality.” Oeillet Sauvage’s composition includes notes of pepper, pink peppercorn, carnation, rose, ylang-ylang, white lily, wallflower, vanilla, cedar and musk…
Yves Saint Laurent Manifesto Le Parfum ~ new fragrance
Yves Saint Laurent will launch Manifesto Le Parfum in March. The new fragrance for women is a flanker to 2012’s Manifesto, and follows Manifesto L’Elixir and Manifesto L’Eclat…
Chloe Love Story ~ fragrance review
Sitting at my laptop to review Chloé Love Story, a dilemma immediately arises: I can write a full-blown pan, including my snarky telling of the “love story” that must have inspired the fragrance.1 Or, I can try to make something practical of the review. (I realize that a third option exists — just don’t review Love Story — but Chloé is a major brand, and this is a major release, and I feel a responsibility to weigh in.)
I’m choosing the “practical” option. I’ll quickly run through Love Story’s basics, then we can examine how the heck this thing ever made it to market.
Love Story was developed by perfumer Anne Flipo. Its notes include neroli, orange blossom, stephanotis and cedar. In brief, it smells like orange blossom-scented laundry detergent…
L’Artisan Oeillet Sauvage & L’Eau du Caporal ~ reissues
L’Artisan Parfumeur has reissued two fragrances from the archives: Oeillet Sauvage and L’Eau du Caporal. Tea For Two will reportedly be reissued shortly…