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By Kilian Imperial Tea & Sacred Wood ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 18 February 2014 20 Comments

By Kilian Imperial Tea & Sacred Wood ad visual

Niche line By Kilian will launch Imperial Tea and Sacred Wood in April. The fragrances are the fourth and fifth (and last) in the Asian tales collection (see Bamboo Harmony, Water Calligraphy and Flower of Immortality). Imperial Tea and Sacred Wood were developed by perfumer Calice Becker.

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Tom Ford Velvet Orchid ~ new perfume

Posted by Robin on 10 January 2014 25 Comments

Tom Ford Velvet Orchid

Tom Ford will launch Velvet Orchid, a new fragrance for women, in March. Velvet Orchid is a followup to 2006’s Black Orchid, and will join the Tom Ford Signature line. Other recent fragrances from Tom Ford Signature include Sahara Noir.

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By Kilian Flower of Immortality ~ fragrance review

Posted by Jessica on 13 September 2013 27 Comments

peach blossom

Last April, niche line By Kilian launched Flower of Immortality as the third fragrance in its Asian Tales collection. Like the other two fragrances in the collection, Bamboo Harmony and Water Calligraphy, Flower of Immortality was developed by perfumer Calice Becker. It is an homage to the peach blossom, a symbol of immortality and hospitality in Asian folklore, and was inspired specifically by the Chinese story “A Tale of the Fountain of the Peach Blossom Spring.”

Flower of Immortality is a fruity floral with notes of white peach, carrot, iris, blackcurrant bud, rose crystal, tonka bean and vanilla bean. It does what it promises, balancing those “smooth and juicy” fruit notes with its “sweet and powdery” florals. Don’t let the carrot scare you off: it’s not identifiable as a separate note. What you’ll really experience is the peach, and plenty of it…

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By Kilian Playing with the Devil ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 7 August 2013 22 Comments

By Kilian Playing with the Devil

Niche line By Kilian has launched Playing with the Devil, the latest addition to the In The Garden of Good and Evil series (see In the City of Sin, Forbidden Games and Good Girl Gone Bad)…

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By Kilian Flower of Immortality ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 13 February 2013 7 Comments

By Kilian Flower of Immortality

Niche line By Kilian will launch Flower of Immortality in April. The fragrance is the third in the Asian tales collection that debuted in 2012 with Bamboo Harmony and Water Calligraphy. Flower of Immortality celebrates peach blossom, a symbol of immortality in Asian folklore…

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