Italian niche line Eau d’Italie will launch Jardin du Poète, a unisex fragrance inspired by Sicily, next month…
Parfums MDCI La Belle Helene ~ fragrance review
I like pears, and I like apples, but as a general rule, I don’t like either in my perfume. Whether that’s because of how they’ve typically been used — from Donna Karan Be Delicious to Viktor & Rolf Eau Mega to Jo Malone English Pear & Freesia — or because I just plain don’t care for the smell, is hard to say.
La Belle Hélène, the latest from Parfums MDCI, promised the pears (and the violets) from the dessert Poires Belle-Hélène, minus all the fun stuff calories (vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce). On the plus side, it also promised osmanthus, one of my favorite floral notes, and the perfumer in question, Bertrand Duchaufour, is responsible for one of the few perfumes with (noticeable) apple that I like: L’Artisan Parfumeur Traversée du Bosphore. Oh, and plus he is responsible for quite a few other fragrances I was willing to pay real money for. So I was looking forward to La Belle Hélène, even though it costs more money than I would ever spend on a perfume. So far…
The Different Company Pure Virgin ~ new fragrance
The Different Company has launched Pure Virgin, a new musky floral unisex fragrance:
Pure Virgin is born from a simple idea: create a simple…
Parfums MDCI La Belle Helene ~ new perfume
Parfums MDCI has launched La Belle Helene, a new fragrance named for the French dessert Poires Belle-Hélène:
Osmanthus is one of the most unusual floral essences in the perfumer’s palette…
Marc Atlan Petite Mort ~ new perfume
Creative Director Marc Atlan will launch Petite Mort, a new limited edition fragrance, in April.
Inspired directly by the only bodily fluid secreted solely through desire and brain chemistry, Petite Mort (Parfum d’une Femme) embodies the elusive substance that is created by a woman when she is about to climax…