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.
From Comme des Garçons, Comme des Garçons 2 in the Glitter Special Edition…
If I could stuff my mattress and bed pillows with one fragrant material, they would not be stuffed with rose petals, powdery sandalwood dust, dried herbs or even beloved vetiver — they would be stuffed with delicious-smelling black tea leaves. A favorite black tea of mine, Kalmi Gulabi, comes from India, and I get as much pleasure from sniffing the tea box containing it as I do sipping the brewed tea. Whenever someone mentions a “great tea fragrance,” I run — to the store or to a perfume sample supplier — and try it.
For those of you familiar with my perfume tastes and longings, pardon my mentioning ONCE MORE the late, great Comptoir Sud Pacifique Thé Eau de Parfum (its black tea note was rich and true). I would do almost anything for a bottle (or two…or three…) of Thé. I continue to mention Thé on this blog in the hopes I’ll open my email one day and read: “I have a case of the stuff in my basement; how much do you want and…what’s it worth to you?” I would reply: “All you have! Where do I ship my kidney?” Comptoir Sud Pacifique reformulated and renamed Thé…
Christian Dior will launch Fahrenheit Absolute, a darker, “more intense” version of 1988’s Fahrenheit fragrance for men, this August (and see also: 2007’s Fahrenheit 32).
The fragrance notes include violet, myrrh, incense and oud…
Ever wonder why it costs so much to launch a new fragrance? Here's one clue: watch as Dior takes a group of journalists on a 3 day trip to Pondicherry to launch Dior Escale à Pondichéry. It's about 7 minutes long; if all you want is information on the fragrance, skip to about the 4 minute mark, when François Demachy, Director of Olfactory Development at Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy, starts to talk about the scent itself. Many thanks to Kevin for the tip!
Update: the video has been removed from YouTube, sorry!
French actor Alain Delon in the latest ad for Christian Dior’s iconic fragrance for men, Eau Sauvage. According to Dior, Delon is a “living myth” and thus a perfect fit for the enduring classic.
Delon was born in 1935; the photo used in the ad was taken in 1966, the year Eau Sauvage launched…