The summer limited editions are starting to appear in force. Here are a few scents you can look forward to using (or not) in the heat of August:
First up, CK One Summer 2008 from Calvin Klein, a unisex fragrance developed by perfumer Harry Fremont and featuring notes of watermelon, watermint, hedione, cucumber, cardamom, moss, blonde woods and musk…
DKNY Delicious Night is the latest from Donna Karan, and it takes its apple-shaped bottle design from her popular Be Delicious (2004) and Red Delicious (2006) fragrances. Those of you who share my almost rabid dislike of apple-based perfumes will be happy to hear that despite the bottle, this one isn't about apple; the rest of you will presumably be disappointed.
There is still plenty of fruit, though. Delicious Night is a floriental “inspired by the sexy buzz of New York City at night”, and it has the notes to match: frozen pomelo, crushed ginger, chilled blackberry martini accord, purple freesia, night-blooming orchids, satin jasmine petals, purple iris, molten amber, incense, myrrh extract, patchouli and velvet vetiver….
Donna Karan has launched Donna Karan Gold Sparkling, a new shimmer edition of last year’s Gold fragrance:
Donna Karan Gold Sparkling Eau de Toilette radiates with a luminous effervescence…
It's that time of year: tons of fragrance coffret sets and limited edition collector bottles for holiday gift giving. Here are just a few of the collector bottles available this year. In most of these cases, the juice is unchanged, only the bottle is worth getting excited over (or not).
Please note that a few of these may not be available in the United States…
From Yves Saint Laurent, theYoung Sexy Lovely Collector Edition. $60 for 50 ml at sephora…
Donna Karan will introduce DKNY Delicious Night this October. The “sexy floriental” fragrance…
…opens with frozen pomelo, crushed ginger and a chilled blackberry martini accord. The heart features purple freesia, night-blooming orchids, satin jasmine petals and purple iris. The scent’s drydown is of molten amber, incense, myrrh extract, patchouli and velvet vetiver…