Lolita Lempicka Fleur Défendue / Forbidden Flower is the latest flanker to the original Lolita Lempicka fragrance. Like its parent, it was developed by perfumer Annick Menardo.
I said yesterday that Lolita Lempicka was a more floral take on the Thierry Mugler Angel theme; Forbidden Flower might be seen as a more floral take on Lolita Lempicka. The opening is similarly crisp, sharp and fruity…
Designer Lolita Lempicka's eponymous perfume, launched in 1997, was already being compared to its obvious forebear, Thierry Mugler Angel, before it even hit the stores, although Parfums Lolita Lempicka insisted that their scent was much more floral. Still, of all the many spawn of Angel, as I like to think of them, Lolita Lempicka might be the most successful, both commercially (it was a top seller) and artistically.
And it is more floral. Perfumer Annick Menardo developed Lolita Lempicka, and she toned down some of Angel's darker, more jarring elements and replaced them with a sweeter, “prettier”, less challenging blend of violet, iris and licorice…
Lolita Lempicka has launched Lolita Lempicka Fleur Défendue / Forbidden Flower, a new floral fragrance developed by perfumer Annick Menardo:
Forbidden Flower Eau de Parfum includes an Absinthe Flower fragrance, which is natural and voluptuous, innocent and stunning…
Diesel will launch a duo of new fragrances this month under new licensing arrangements with L’Oreal. You can watch the advertisements now on the Diesel website or on YouTube; the tag line is “Are you alive? Fuel for Life, the fragrance by Diesel. Use with caution”…
Azzaro will launch Chrome Legend, a new fragrance for men, this coming September. Chrome Legend is a follow-up to 1996’s Chrome, and is described as “a more sophisticated fragrance”.
The notes include tea, green apple, bitter orange, musk, moss, sea spray, cedar, vetiver, amber and tonka bean…