Coming in March from Yves Saint Laurent will be La Nuit de l’Homme, the third flanker to 2006’s L’Homme Yves Saint Laurent. The new fragrance is a “more seductive facet of the YSL man”.
The oriental fragrance was developed by perfumers Anne Flipo, Pierre Wargnye and Dominique Ropion (the same team that created the original l’Homme) and features notes of bergamot, cardamom, lavender, vetiver, cedar and coumarin…
Lanvin will launch Jeanne Lanvin, a new fruity gourmand fragrance for women, this coming July in France. It will not come to the US until September, at which time it will be exclusive to Saks.
Jeanne Lanvin was developed by perfumer Anne Flipo, who noted that she was “aiming for something simple yet sophisticated—impertinent and young—mirroring the modern woman Jeanne Lanvin was”. The Jeanne Lanvin perfume features notes of blackberry, pear, citron, raspberry, white freesia, peony, musk, sandalwood and amber…
Porsche Design Group, a subsidiary of Porsche AG that focuses on men's accessories, will launch their first fragrance, Essence by Porsche Design, this October in conjunction with Azzaro (whose perfume business is in turn owned by Clarins):
One molecule — Artical, from International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) — was the starting point for The Essence by Porsche Design's fresh aromatic woody juice…
Davidoff will introduce a new fragrance for men, Davidoff Adventure, next February. The ad campaign will feature actor Ewan McGregor:
“The fragrance is about what I’m about,” said McGregor. “My greatest passion is motorcycling, which I see as a huge adventure. This fragrance appeals to people’s sense of adventure…”
I’m pretty sure that I’ve said in the past that there can’t be too many variations on iris. The perfume industry seems determined to prove me wrong this year: iris fragrances are suddenly everywhere. I am sticking to my guns, but only partially: there can be too many too fast. Iris Pallida 2007, the newest entry in L’Artisan Parfumeur’s limited edition vintage harvest series, is by my calculation the most expensive of the lot.
Iris Pallida was developed by perfumer Anne Flipo, who also did the two prior scents in the Harvest series (Fleur d’Oranger 2005 and Fleur de Narcisse 2006). The notes include lily of the valley, orange blossom, Turkish rose, anise, violet leaves, cedar, vetiver, iris absolute, ambrette seed, white musk, gaïac wood and patchouli. It starts with bright citrus and floral notes…