In Black is the latest fragrance release from the Spanish design house J Del Pozo. The fragrance was created by nose Christine Nagel and features pink grapefruit, rose, black cherry, black lily, peach wine, jasmine, violet, vanilla, musk, patchouli, cedar and liquorice wood. No word on when this will be in stores…
Baby Phat Goddess by Kimora Lee Simmons' Baby Phat line will launch in September. The fragrance, described as a “passionate floral bouquet”, was created by perfumer Jean-Claude Delville and has notes of gardenia, white rosebuds, cedrat flower, blue lily, hyacinth, black pepper, seringa, musk and exotic woods. Baby Phat Goddess is an Eau de Parfum and is available in 50 and 100 ml (the bottle features a removable rhinestone ring) and in matching body products.
Also coming in September: Shania by Stetson, created by Carlos Vinals with notes of…
It is yet another unreasonably cold day here, and so I am reaching for one of my favorite winter comfort scents. Theorema was launched by Fendi in 1998, and the narrow-shouldered bottle was inspired by the shape of the classic Fendi handbag. It was developed by perfumer Christine Nagel, and the notes are tangelo, jasmine, thai shamouti (orange), osmanthus, spices, cinnamon, pink pepper, sandalwood, guaiac wood, amber, macassar, sweet cream, and musk.
The top notes are cheerful, with a very bright and juicy orange underscored with strong, dusty spices. The cinnamon is pronounced, and there are other spices as well — possibly nutmeg, possibly cardamom? It settles into a soft, lightly spicy scent with woody base notes. The sweet cream gives it a milky, almost vanillic feel, and there is tiniest whiff of something like dusty cocoa, however it is by no means overly sweet and it is only slightly foody. The floral notes are very muted, and the woody amber base is more pale than not…
Thierry Mugler is preparing to launch new floral interpretations of his best-selling Angel fragrance, the Angel Garden of Stars (Jardin d’Etoiles).
Three perfumers were invited to work a single floral note into the original oriental gourmand formula…