Coming in October, a new trio of fragrances from Esprit: Esprit Connect Her, Him and Us.
Esprit Connect Her was developed by perfumer Bernard Ellena, and features watermelon, pineapple, freesia, fresh water, jasmine, peony, water lily, raspberry wood, sandalwood and musk…
Pierre Cardin will launch a new duo of fragrances, Pierre Cardin Pour Homme and Pierre Cardin Pour Femme, this coming September. Perfumer Benoist Lapouza developed both scents, which share a common note of Pink Lady apple.
Pierre Cardin Pour Homme features notes of bergamot, lemon, melon, pineapple…
French ready-to-wear clothing line Cyrillus has launched their debut fragrance, Eau Fraîche de Cyrillus. The new unisex scent was created by perfumer Benoist Lapouza under the creative direction of Rami Mekdachi, and includes notes of mandarin, orange, lavender, vetiver, orange blossom, bergamot and musk.
Eau Fraîche de Cyrillus will be available in 250 ml, look for it in early June on the Cyrillus website. (via fashionmag.fr)
I have spent much of this morning searching in vain for my decant of Tan Giudicelli Annam, and have come to the conclusion that I need a new storage system for my perfume.
Annam, for anyone who has never tried it, was a wonderful fragrance from designer Tan Giudicelli, who launched his own fashion label in 1984. It was created by perfumer Benoît Lapouza, and smelled like a creamy-milky rice pudding, lightly spiced, with floral & woody undertones. It was a gourmand scent, but not overly sweet, and it had a kind of Asian feel in keeping with Giudicelli’s background (he was born in Indochina). It was very reasonably priced at ccb-paris, but was discontinued some time ago…
Today I am trying the signature scent of the French dance club Le VIP Room. The fragrance was created by nose Benoist Lapouza under the direction of Rami Mekdachi, and features notes of tiare flower, bergamot, tangerine, pineapple, sandalwood, vetiver, birch, iris root, leather, styrax, amber, vanilla, and musk.
VIP Room starts off sweet and tropical, with tiare and pineapple. There is also a slight hint of something like scorched rubber, but it is short lived; the rubber is gone, along with the tropical notes, inside of 20 minutes…