L’Occitane has launched Pivoine Flora, a new fragrance for women:
There is a Mediterranean legend of a beautiful nymph named Paeonia…
Amouage Memoir Woman ~ fragrance review
To spin an old maxim, there are two kinds of people in the world: minimalists and maximalists. (You also might say the two types of people in the world are those who think there are two types of people and those who don’t.) Minimalists cleave to the simple and pure. Minimalists keep a tidy house, have matching coffee mugs, and tend closets with white, button-down shirts hanging in the same direction. This doesn’t mean a minimalist is boring. Beautiful things stem from a few, synergistic ingredients. Think of a green apple on a white plate. Or Jean-Claude Ellena.
Maximalists, on the other hand, walk around with pet hair adhered to their hind ends. They sing with Maria Callas on the stereo while pushing away wine glasses on the counter from two nights ago to make room for the mango they are massacring for a recipe they jotted down from a seafood vendor they met on the bus. Maximalists hang taxidermied trout on the wall next to a tiny 19th-century oil painting they bought at auction, all looking down on a collection of swirling Murano glass ashtrays blown in Elvis’s heyday.
Amouage traditionally appeals to the maximalist…
Amouage Memoir ~ new fragrances
Amouage will launch Memoir Man and Memoir Woman at the end of September:
Inspired by the decadent mien and genius of the 19th Century French poet, Charles Baudelaire…
Morgan Psychedelice ~ new fragrance
Parfums Morgan has launched Psychedelice, a new sparkling fruity perfume for women:
A feminine, modern fragrance with a touch of that irresistibly daring independence that makes Morgan what it is. Around the vanilla core, a fresh and fruity cocktail brings an exquisitely light and refreshing touch…
NellyRodi Scent Factory: Part 2
For an introduction to this set of 8 oriental fragrances by trend-spotting firm NellyRodi, see yesterday. Today I am trying the second half of the set…
Parfum 5 is Gingembre by Richard Ibanez of Robertet, and has notes of grapefruit, saffron, baie rose, nutmeg, ginger, incense, patchouli, vanilla, and amber. I love the effervescent top notes: tons of ginger and pink peppercorn, and a bright, sparkling grapefruit softened by the saffron. Although they have nothing in common other than the citrus and peppercorn, it is reminiscent of Hermès Rose Ikebana, but softer and spicier. It calms quickly to a lightly spicy fragrance with a hint of resins. The grapefruit lasts well into the dry down, but the sparkle is gradually obscured by sweet notes. This one was a close call, if it were a bit drier I would have loved it…