Jo Malone will launch the Cologne Intense Collection in August. The Collection includes four fragrances, Amber & Patchouli, Oud & Bergamot, Rose Water & Vanilla and Iris & White Musk, “inspired by the great fragrance traditions and ingredients of the Middle East”. All four scents were developed by perfumer Christine Nagel…
Blugirl, the youth-oriented line from Blumarine (see Blumarine Bellissima), will launch Jus No. 1 in April. Jus No. 1 was developed by perfumer Christine Nagel…
Lalique will launch Encre Noire Pour Elle, the feminine counterpart to 2006’s Encre Noire, in September. Encre Noire Pour Elle was developed by perfumer Christine Nagel:
Because Lalique does not spend on advertising, preferring instead to invest in the fragrance itself…
L’Eau Par Kenzo Eau Indigo are new flankers to Kenzo’s L’Eau Par Kenzo Pour Femme & Pour Homme:
As night falls, L’eau par Kenzo becomes Eau Indigo, a pair of sensual fragrances for him and her inspired by the seductive dance of color and scent as dusk sets on water.
It is customary when reviewing a flanker to compare it to the original pillar scent, but I’m operating in the dark here: I tried the original L’Eau Par Kenzo fragrances (Femme & Homme) a very long time ago, and only on paper. I did take notes, but they’re cryptic at best: about all I can say is that I didn’t feel the need to own either one. If memory serves, both were lighter fragrances than the new Eau Indigo duo, with a considerably greater emphasis on aquatic notes. Maybe we’ll get lucky and someone who has tried the originals and the flankers will comment.
L’Eau Par Kenzo Eau Indigo Pour Femme was developed by perfumer Christine Nagel (the notes: bergamot, mandarin, jasmine, orange blossom, ylang ylang, tonka bean and amber). Eau Indigo Pour Femme is described as a sensual floral, and while it starts out soapy-clean, it does get arguably “sensual” near the end…
Lolita Lempicka will launch Si Lolita in August (the US in 2010). The new spicy floral perfume for women was “inspired by a four-leaved clover” and hopes to reach “a more mature” audience than the original Lolita Lempicka.
Si Lolita was developed by perfumers Christine Nagel and Benoist Lapouza…