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.
First up, above left, the John Galliano “Rose Gold Charm Bracelet with Solid Perfume Charm”, which “tells the story behind his floral and woody signature scent”. The “medal locket charm” contains the solid perfume. £79 at Harrods in the UK…
Tommy Hilfiger will launch the 2009 limited edition versions of Tommy Summer and Tommy Girl Summer this month. This year's bottles are decorated in a summer plaid.
Tommy Summer ~ “the freedom and energy of summer”, with bergamot, orange blossom and juniper berry.
Tommy Girl Summer ~ with cassis sorbet, mandarin, watery freesia, rose and sandalwood…
Davidoff will launch Adventure Amazonia, a limited edition flanker to their recent Davidoff Adventure fragrance for men, next February. The new fragrance was inspired by “one of the most breathtaking places in the world” and “the largest wilderness on earth”: the Amazon region. The scent is intended for the “true adventurer”…
“For Davidoff Adventure, my inspiration has been what I dream about adventure…a dream of wild nature where bright colors and hot spices blend with the humid freshness of the rainforest and the sensuality of exotic woods,” Antoine Lie, perfumer*
I don’t know how much traveling Lie has done, but with Adventure, he’s stayed on the beaten path and only dreamed of wild places and rough journeys. Davidoff, who may have reined in Lie’s more daring ideas, makes many claims in its Adventure ad campaign: Adventure “explores uncharted fragrance territory” “is daring and elemental” and was “inspired by … wildernesses and raw, masculine emotion.” “Rainforest,” “wild earth,” “intense thrill,” “discovery,” “exoticism,” and “challenge” are reference points for the aura Adventure aspires to capture. This is all reminiscent of Ralph Lauren’s ad campaign for its Polo (armchair) Explorer fragrance…
Davidoff will launch two new limited edition Cool Water fragrances in March, Cool Water Freeze Me and Cool Water Woman Freeze Me.
Davidoff Cool Water Freeze Me for men was developed by perfumer Philippe Bousseton, and includes notes of limone, mandarine, grapefruit, sea accord, basil, sage, mint, gin, geranium, amber, frankincense and musk. It will be available in 125 ml Eau de Toilette…