French niche line Diptyque will launch Volutes, a new fragrance for women…
Diesel Fuel For Life L’Eau ~ new fragrance
Diesel has launched Fuel For Life L’Eau, a new limited edition flanker to 2007’s Diesel Fuel For Life Homme…
Biotherm Eau Oceane ~ new fragrance
Biotherm has launched Eau Océane, the latest in their series of perfumed body sprays (Eau d’Energie, Eau Vitaminee, Eau Pure and Eau de Paradis)…
Reminiscence Crazy Rem ~ new perfume
French jewelry brand Reminiscence will launch Crazy Rem, a new limited edition summer flanker to their 1996 aquatic fragrance, Rem. Crazy Rem was inspired by the colors of Miami…
Quick sniffs: fragrances from Diptyque, Lush, Katy Perry & Soivohle’
Once again, I am lacking a theme, unless you call “fragrances I tried recently” a theme. So without further introduction, here are quick reviews of Diptyque’s Eau Particulière & Eau Mage, Dear John by Lush, Meow! by Katy Perry and Soivohle’ Jasmine Summer.
Diptyque Eau Particulière & Eau Mage
Both of these fragrances are part of the limited edition Les Invités du Trente-Quatre collection celebrating Diptyque’s 50th anniversary. Eau Particulière (shown above center) is a “multi-use” fragrance from perfumer Olivier Pescheux — you can use it on your body, as a room or linen spray, whatever. It features rose, musk and mint, and it’s pleasant, but it suffers from the tendency of mint-heavy fragrances to smell like toothpaste, or in this case, mouthwash. It’s subtle (and fresh) enough that it doesn’t smell like much of anything for very long. Unisex, in 240 ml Body & Home Spray, $135.
Eau Mage (above left) is a conventional (i.e., personal) fragrance from perfumer Fabrice Pellegrin…