John Varvatos has launched Dark Rebel Rider, a new fragrance for men. Dark Rebel Rider is a flanker to 2015’s Dark Rebel…
Chloe Fleur de Parfum ~ new fragrance
Chloé has launched Chloé Fleur de Parfum, a new flanker to the 2008 version of Chloé Eau de Parfum…
Yves Saint Laurent Mon Paris ~ perfume review
Yves Saint Laurent updated their 1983 classic rose, Paris, with Parisienne, a vinyl-accented modern rose, in 2009. I liked Parisienne, but I don’t think it ever gained any sort of major traction with consumers despite the steamy Kate Moss advertising. So now for 2016 we have Mon Paris, which is “about vertigo, love that makes you lose your senses”. The advertising features plenty of kissing, but little if any writhing, and Crista Cober keeps her clothes on — it takes Mon Paris a small step closer to the original underpinnings of Paris as a fragrance about roses and romance.
There are no roses in the 2016 advertising, though, which is your first clue that Mon Paris, the juice, isn’t an updated version of Paris, the juice…
Viktor & Rolf Bonbon Couture ~ new perfume
Viktor & Rolf will launch Bonbon Couture, a new flanker to 2014’s Bonbon fragrance for women. Bonbon Couture reportedly intensifies “the original’s gourmand notes for an intense and luxurious effect”…
Dunhill Icon Elite ~ new fragrance
Dunhill has launched Icon Elite, a new fragrance for men. Icon Elite is a flanker to 2014’s Dunhill Icon, and follows 2015’s Icon Absolute…