Bond no. 9 has signed an agreement with The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts to develop a line of unisex fragrances under the Andy Warhol name. The first of the set is Andy Warhol Silver Factory, due for launch in December and…
…inspired by Warhol’s original working studio in the Sixties…
Comme des Garçons has launched Play, a new fragrance inspired by the brand's recently introduced Play clothing line:
The concept of the Comme des Garcons PLAY line is design by not designing. It is a collection of basic items based on original forms or prototypes. PLAY items are characterised by the iconic red heart logo designed by Filip Pagowski, a New York-based artist from Poland. (via slamhype)
The Comme des Garçons Play fragrance is designed as a unisex scent…
Nina Ricci has launched Love in Paris Fleur de Pivoine, a new limited edition variation on 2004’s Love in Paris fragrance.
It is described as a romantic spring-time floral…
Robert Piguet has reintroduced Baghari, a 1950 fragrance created by Francis Fabron. Baghari is described as a “soft oriental” and was the last fragrance introduced by Piguet before the house closed in 1951…
Chinatown is the latest fragrance release from Bond no. 9. It was created by nose Aurelien Guichard, and has notes of peach blossom, bergamot, peony, gardenia, tuberose, orange blossom, patchouli, cardamom, vanilla, cedar, guaiac wood, sandalwood.
Chinatown starts out as a sweet floriental, but the sweetness calms considerably as the top notes fade. The floral notes are prominent for the next 20 minutes or so. I cannot make out the orange blossom at all, and the peony is very faint. The gardenia & tuberose are more in evidence, but they are very much tempered by the base notes: this does not smell like a heady white floral…