Joop! will introduce Joop! Thrill, a new duo of fragrances for men and women, this coming February. The scents aim to capture the excitement of an urban adventure by night.
Joop! Thrill Woman was developed by perfumer Alexandra Kosinski, and features fresh dew, peach, lily, mimosa, iris, vanilla, tonka bean and sandalwood. It will be available in 30, 50 and 75 ml Eau de Parfum and in matching body products…
Coming from Pucci next March will be Vivara Variazioni, a trio of new flankers to last year's Vivara fragrance for women. The three fragrances are meant to represent sea, sand and sky, but the scents themselves are intended to be seasonless.
Vivara Acqua 330 ~ in blue, with violet, jasmine, frangipani and musk…
Jesús Del Pozo has launched Halloween Kiss, a new flanker fragrance to 1997's Halloween. Halloween Kiss is meant to be a sexier, more seductive scent, and to evoke an urban atmosphere at night: neon, music, noise.
Halloween Kiss was developed by perfumer Christophe Raynaud, and the fruity oriental gourmand includes notes of orange, pear, red fruits…
As long as I'm buying a perfume anyway, I'd just as soon have it in a pretty bottle — I mean, why not? And if I'm dithering over whether or not to buy something, a pretty bottle might just push me over the edge. Still, I'm not what you'd call a bottle hound. I've never bought anything just for the bottle before, and ultra-luxe packaging doesn't generally interest me beyond the fun of oohing and aahing over the picture. I'd certainly never pay extra for it if the scent was available in a cheaper version, and fragrances that are only available in ultra-luxe trappings set off my worst cynical leanings. I'm not entirely immune to “must have it” perfume packaging, though: turns out all you have to do is suspend 5 molded plastic doll's heads inside a cardboard gift box with a clear plastic top, and I'm a goner.
Yep, I'm here to admit that I smelled all five of Gwen Stefani's new Harajuku Lovers fragrances, found them generally wanting, took a good look at the coffret of solid perfumes and had one paid for, wrapped in tissue and ready to go in a matter of minutes…
Benetton will launch Essence of United Colors of Benetton next month. The new fragrances are meant as a “more sophisticated offer designed to emphasize the fragrance’s link with the fashion label”.
Essence of United Colors of Benetton Woman is a fruity floral developed by perfumer Alexandra Kosinski…