Coco Monoi is the debut fragrance collection from Beauty of Bathing, an upscale offshoot of The Thymes. The collection includes Eau de Parfum and a range of bath & body products.
Coco Monoi is inspired by an age-old Polynesian tradition. In an island ceremony of languid beauty, heady white blossoms of intoxicating gardenia scent the humid night air. Gathered by moonlight, these most voluptuous and feminine of flowers are steeped in sumptuous oil to release their sensual fragrance and energy…
Trendy boutique chain Scoop NYC has launched two new fragrances: Scoop NYC for women and Scoop Kids (shown):
Scoop for women balances a floral bouquet of pear blossom and tangerine zest with notes of white peony, jasmine, and pink freesia…
Being a huge fan of Creed, it was with excitement and some trepidation that I tested Original Santal, one of Creed’s two launches for 2005 (the other being Love in White). I was quite disappointed with Creed’s previous launch, Original Vetiver, mostly due to the fact that it was anything but original (though truth be told, I’m considering buying a bottle anyhow) and word of mouth has not been much better for this new scent.
Original Santal is a 21st century interpretation of a scent created by Creed for Emperor Franz-Josef of Austria Hungary in the 19th century. It is an Eau de Parfum housed in a beautiful red-orange, typical Creed bottle. It has notes of cinnamon, coriander, juniper berry, lavender, rosemary, ginger, mandarin, neroli, orange wood, Mysore sandalwood, cedar, benzoin, vanilla and ambergris…
Creed will debut Love in White in the United States this September, starting in Neiman Marcus (where several people have already reported seeing it), Bergdorf Goodman, and the NYC Saks, then moving on to other Saks stores in October. Creed will donate a portion of the sales for Love in White to UNESCO…
Tuberose fans take note: the long rumored tuberose scent by Dominique Ropion for Frederic Malle is currently scheduled for launch in mid-September, and will be called Karnal Flower. Oops, make that Carnal Flower! (via Luis Cavallo, Frederic Malle Counter Manager, Barneys NY) Update 2: see a review of Frederic Malle Carnal Flower…