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Lucky Number 6, Caron Eau de Reglisse, Alfred Sung Bijou & more new perfumes

Posted by Robin on 21 April 2006 32 Comments

Lucky Number 6 fragrance for womenLucky Number 6 fragrances for men and women will launch this fall from Lucky Brand Jeans, a Liz Claiborne company.

The women’s Lucky Number 6 fragrance (shown) was created by Loc Dong, Laurent LeGuernec and Pascal Gaurin, and features tiger lily, osmanthus, peony, lotus leaves, jasmine tea, lychee, shiso, amber, cashmere woods and musk…

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Caron L’Anarchiste: men’s fragrance review

Posted by Marlen on 22 December 2005 14 Comments

Caron L'Anarchiste cologne for men

A towering copper Serge Mansau sculpture housing a unique and striking composition by Richard Fraysse, L’Anarchiste is Caron’s 4th fragrance for men. It has notes of orange blossom, mandarin, cedar leaves, cedarwood, sandalwood, vetiver and musk.

Orange clouds at sunset, red and yellow autumn leaves swirling and brushing against the tall trees where pomanders of clove and orange sway in the breeze…

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He says/she says: Caron Narcisse Blanc perfume

Posted by Robin on 1 November 2005 25 Comments

Caron Narcisse Blanc urn

Narcisse Blanc was created by perfumer Ernest Daltroff specifically for the American market and released in 1923. Caron described the fragrance as Narcisse Noir “reinterpreted in a far more sober register”. The notes are orange blossom, neroli, petitgrain, orange, jasmine, rose, linden, iris, amber and musk.

He says: You’ve just emerged from a relaxing shower and a faint echo of orange blossom soap emanates from your slightly damp skin…

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Perfume of the day: Caron Narcisse Noir

Posted by Robin on 31 October 2005 31 Comments

Caron Narcisse Noir

Parfums Caron launched Narcisse Noir in 1911. It was created by Caron founder and perfumer Ernest Daltroff, and features notes of orange blossom, bergamot, petitgrain, lemon, rose, jasmine, jonquil, Persian black narcissus, musk, vetiver, civet, and sandalwood.

Narcisse Noir was not Ernest Daltroff’s first fragrance, but it is the earliest of his creations that is still in production today. According to perfumer Guy Robert, it was Daltroff’s first big fragrance breakthrough:

An immediate success in France, it was a sensation in the States. Its phenomenal success allowed Caron to compete on equal terms with Francois Coty, who had already conquered North America with L’Origan (1905)…

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Caron Alpona ~ perfume review

Posted by Robin on 29 September 2005 20 Comments

Caron perfume urn

Parfums Caron was established in 1904 by Ernest Daltroff. Alpona, one of Daltroff’s many fragrance creations, launched in 1939, and has notes of lemon, grapefruit, bergamot, rose, orange, jasmine, orchid, thyme, patchouli, myrrh, cedar, sandalwood, musk, and oakmoss.

Alpona starts with citrus fruits, but don’t look for fresh-squeezed juice here — Caron describes the citrus as “crystallized”, and that is exactly what it smells like: sugared preserved fruit…

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