Bunch o’ limited edition collector bottles 2008, part 10

Posted by Robin on 7 November 2008 21 Comments

More limited edition collector fragrance bottles, with the usual disclaimers: in most of these cases, the juice is unchanged, just the bottle is “special” (or not, as the case may be), and some of these may not be available in the US.

For the 2008 holiday season and the 180th anniversary of Guerlain, the brand presents Shalimar, L'Instant Magic and Insolence in “the legendary bottle of L'Heure Bleue”, with “the unmistakable round label of anther [sic] legendary scent, Mitsouko, to symbolise the timeless refinement of the House of Guerlain”…

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Comme des Garcons + Stephen Jones ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 6 June 2008 30 Comments

Stephen Jones fragrance with Comme des Garcons

Comme des Garçons will follow this year's collaborative fragrance with Monocle with a new fragrance created in conjunction with British milliner Stephen Jones. According to Italian Vogue, Jones is “the maker of the most beautiful hats in the world”.

Stephen Jones has described the new fragrance as “futuristic but rococo” and “a violet that's been hit by a meteorite”. It was developed by perfumer Antoine Maisondieu (who also created the Monocle scent and Luxe Patchouli for Comme des Garçons)…

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Comme des Garcons Series 8: Energy C Lemon, Lime & Grapefruit ~ fragrance review

Posted by Robin on 29 May 2008 24 Comments

Comme des Garcons Series 8 Energy C fragrances

They're mighty busy over at Comme des Garçons this year: we've already had 888 & Monocle + Comme des Garçons Scent One: Hinoki, and we've still got a number of collaborative scents to come (with Daphne Guinness, H&M, Jun Takahashi & Stephen Jones). The latest launch is Series 8: Energy C, three new fragrances promising a “vitamin rush based on citrus fruit” to “wake up, feel positive, be positive”.

Comme des Garçons has done citrus before, most notably with Series 4: Cologne. To my mind, Series 4 is underrated, and not least of all by me…

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Dover Street Market (Comme des Garcons) ~ shopping for perfume in London

Posted by Guest Shopper on 20 April 2008 — 0 Comments — Comments are closed

Comme des Garçons is a fashion house with a serious determination to be different. In an area of London where designer shops proclaim their names as noticeably as possible — Chanel, Prada, Gucci, Armani, Dolce & Gabbana, Yves Saint Laurent, Hermès and countless others — Comme des Garçons hides their status in a rather utilitarian-looking shop with no mention of their name at all. You could walk past Dover Street Market and assume it’s a charity shop (which is what thrift stores are called in the UK).

Inside, the utilitarian feel prevails, with rough wooden floorboards and a general feel that the goods have been hastily unpacked from a cardboard box…

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Comme des Garcons Series 8: Energy C Lemon, Lime & Grapefruit ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 19 April 2008 39 Comments

Comme des Garcons Energy C Series 8 Lemon, Lime, Grapefruit perfumes

Comme des Garçons has launched Series 8: Energy C, comprising three new fragrances with a “vitamin rush based on citrus fruit” to “wake up, feel positive, be positive”.

Energy C Lemon features notes of bergamot, citron, lemon, cardamom, angelica, incense, musk and vetiver…

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Bunch o’ limited edition collector bottles 2008, part 10

Comme des Garcons + Stephen Jones ~ new fragrance

Comme des Garcons Series 8: Energy C Lemon, Lime & Grapefruit ~ fragrance review

Dover Street Market (Comme des Garcons) ~ shopping for perfume in London

Comme des Garcons Series 8: Energy C Lemon, Lime & Grapefruit ~ new fragrances