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Perfume review: Armani Prive Bois d’Encens & Eau de Jade

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Armani Privé Bois d'Encens & Eau de Jade

Today I’m trying two more fragrances in the Armani Privé quartet by Giorgio Armani (see yesterday’s review of Pierre de Lune and Ambre Soie).

Bois d’Encens, also known as Onyx, is the fragrance that Armani reportedly had developed for his own personal use:

“This is my favourite of the four scents and smells strongly of incense,” says Armani as he covers himself in a fine mist of Bois d’Encens from a little bottle he keeps in his pocket. “I used to go to church with my grandmother and the services were pretty long. The thing that kept me going was the smell of the incense. This fragrance reminds me of that time. It reminds me of my childhood.” (quoted in The Independent, 1/22/05)

Bois d’Encens is said to contain only 5 ingredients…

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Perfume review: Armani Prive Pierre de Lune and Ambre Soie

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Giorgio Armani launched the Armani Privé quartet in late 2004. It is the line’s first entry into the high end luxury fragrance market, and the perfumes have the packaging and price tag to match. According to Armani,

I wanted the perfumes to be close to the way perfumes were made in the past – just me working with perfumers to find fragrances that I believed in and liked, with no limit on the price of raw materials. (quoted in The Independent, 1/22/05)

Pierre de Lune, also known as Moonstone, features violet, green notes, cassie flower, iris and belambre, a synthetic with a woody-ambery odor. It starts, as promised, with sweet violet tinged with green notes. Once that calms, the cassie takes the stage…

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Perfume news: the Clive Christian Artwork Edition, on anosmia & more

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Clive Christian will release a limited edition bottle of fragrance No. 1, called the Artwork Edition. 1000 bottles will be produced at the price of 550 euros. Next month, the Imperial Majesty edition (mentioned in July) will be released. The brand also plans a new perfume in 2007. (via Women’s Wear Daily)

Thanks to Ellie for passing on this article about living with anosmia, or the inability to smell, from The Washington Post…

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Fragrance of the day: Emporio Armani City Glam for him

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Emporio Armani City Glam for him

As a huge fan of Emporio Armani White and Night for Him, I have eagerly anticipated the arrival of City Glam, the fourth men’s fragrance released under the Emporio Armani label by Giorgio Armani. The notes include ginger, galangal, bitter orange, mint, musk and pepper.

Am I disappointed? Not exactly. Am I impressed? Not exactly. I’m not sure what to make of this fragrance. A light, fresh offering from Armani, “City Glam” is not exactly what comes to mind, but rather, “Eau de Emporio”. The similarities with White for Men are close, but City Glam seems to have taken cues from classic eau de colognes — I find it nice, unobtrusive, and subtle. To me, this is the scent of a summer day, walking on a hillside wearing linen…

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