Christian Dior has launched Dior Homme Intense, the third fragrance in the trilogy that started with Dior Homme, followed by Dior Homme Cologne.
Dior Homme Intense is a stronger, Eau de Parfum version of the original woody floral fragrance, and is intended for evening wear…
More limited edition collector fragrance bottles for holiday 2007 (if you missed the first post, see Bunch o' limited edition collector bottles):
At Nordstrom, Missoni's Acqua, “dressed in colorful Missoni fringe”. 100 ml Eau de Toilette for $85…
Eva Green for Christian Dior Midnight Poison. Suits the fragrance, no? Courtesy of YouTube and found via Les Tuileries. You can find the song lyrics here.
Midnight Poison is the fifth fragrance in the Christian Dior Poison saga, which began with the release of the original, now-iconic Poison fragrance in 1985 and continued with Tendre Poison in 1994, Hypnotic Poison in 1998 and Pure Poison in 2004. This year’s entry was created by perfumers Jacques Cavallier and Olivier Cresp, and features notes of mandarin orange, bergamot, black rose, patchouli, amber and French vanilla.
The fragrance is fronted by actress Eva Green, best known for her recent starring role in Casino Royale:
Green said she dislikes what she considers strong “old lady” scents and often goes without fragrance, but noted she’s smitten with Midnight Poison. “It’s quite fresh compared to the other Poisons – it’s younger, fresher, like the commercial,” she said. (via Women’s Wear Daily, 6/1/2007)
“Younger” and “fresher” aren’t necessarily positive attributes in my book, but in the event, I found Midnight Poison much less young and fresh than Pure Poison…
Years ago, while perusing Larousse Gastronomique, I saw a beautiful photo of a cherry clafoutis. The clafoutis had been baked in an emerald-green provençale dish and had been placed on a black-and-cream-colored toile de Jouy cloth that covered a shady spot beneath an ancient olive tree; an antique tin bucket, full of sparkling ice and a bottle of wine, had been set on the ground next to the clafoutis. It all looked so delightful! I had to eat clafoutis! So I made clafoutis (several times) and each time I wondered: how can fresh eggs, butter, milk, sugar and sweet cherries turn into THIS mess, this eggy, soggy pile that becomes inedible just minutes out of the oven? Being tempted to buy a perfume you have not smelled is a lot like finding a new recipe: you read the ingredients, look at a gorgeous illustration, and think “I love everything in this! It sounds and looks delicious!” Acting on a hunch that everything will work out fine, you prepare the recipe (or, as the case may be, buy the perfume). Sometimes you relish the result. Sometimes you become nauseous.
I’ve had decades to learn my perfume lessons. I know I shouldn’t buy a fragrance without sampling it beforehand…