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It was small because we had limited resources

Posted by Robin on 21 March 2017 Leave a Comment

If there’s a product I can’t do myself because we don’t have the know-how, it means that I can have an idea and LVMH will have the expertise to explore new territories and products. I’m not afraid of being bigger, but I think you need the right people to implement what I am creating.

Marc [Chaya, co-founder] and I never thought we were niche. When you start a company, you start small. We were privately funded from the two of us, as well as a third party, so it was small because we had limited resources.

— Perfumer Francis Kurkdjian on the LVMH acquisition of Maison Francis Kurkdjian. Read more at Perfumer Speaks on Rare LVMH Acquisition at Business of Fashion.

Elie Saab Le Parfum Resort Collection 2017 ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 20 February 2017 5 Comments

Elie Saab Le Parfum Resort Collection 2017

Elie Saab has launched Elie Saab Le Parfum Resort Collection 2017, a new limited edition flanker to 2011’s Elie Saab Le Parfum…

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Nina Ricci Rose Extase ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 17 February 2017 3 Comments

Nina Ricci Rose Extase

Nina Ricci will launch Rose Extase, a new flanker to 2015’s L’Extase…

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Burberry My Burberry Black ~ fragrance review

Posted by Jessica on 10 November 2016 19 Comments

Lily James for My Burberry Black

We’ve had the usual wave of “dark” and “noir” flankers this fall, and here’s another one: Burberry’s My Burberry Black, a flanker to My Burberry (2014). Like the original My Burberry, My Burberry Black was developed by perfumer Francis Kurkdjian. It’s described as “an intense and sensual reinterpretation…a London garden amidst a gathering storm; heavy rain contrasting with the warm and captivating flora,” and its notes include jasmine, candied rose, peach nectar, amber and patchouli.

I tried My Burberry when it was released and it didn’t make much of an impression on me. I just revisited it and it still seems to me like an inoffensive sweet pea perfume, easy to wear to work or brunch. My first impression of My Burberry Black, on the other hand, is that it’s best reserved for evening wear…

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Kenzo World ~ perfume review & a quick Kenzo poll

Posted by Robin on 1 November 2016 60 Comments

Margaret Qualley for Kenzo World

Ok perfumistas, give us a vote on Kenzo as a perfume house. Are you a fan? Not a fan? Or, like me, do you have nostalgic warm fuzzies for the good old days of dependable if not earth-shattering fragrances like KenzoAir and Kenzo Amour (or even farther back: Jungle L’Elephant), but look with some dismay on what seems lately to be little more than an endless stream of Flower and L’Eau Par Kenzo flankers?

Wherever you fall on the spectrum, the new Kenzo World is not likely to radically shift your outlook…

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