French tablewear company Astier de Villatte launched a range of scented candles, soaps and colognes late last year. There are three Eaux de Cologne, all developed in collaboration with perfumer Françoise Caron:
L’Eau Chic (shown) ~ “A genuine Françoise Caron original, under its tame exterior lies an explosive character. A subtle balance of white flowers (Ylang-Ylang, sensitive rose, mysterious tuberose) and nervous, fresh intensity from rosemary, thyme, petitgrain citronnier, and lavender…”
Two of my favorite rosewood-scented products, SABÃO PAU ROSA, Brasil (a soap) and Bois de Rose Eau de Toilette, “disappeared” about 10 years ago. I can’t remember the names of their manufacturers, but I remember their fragrances and have been searching for replacements ever since. The rosewood soaps were bright-red glycerin ovals wrapped in lime-green paper with black-and-white lettering. Bois de Rose was made in Provence and came in pale pink boxes decorated with an old-fashioned drawing of a rosewood tree.
The last time I wore Bois de Rose perfume was on a summertime New Mexico vacation with my friend Susan. I vividly remember our Bois de Rose-scented holiday adventures. After we checked into our rooms at a Taos inn, the owner, while delivering fresh towels, assumed we had switched rooms — SURELY, no man would have so many toiletry items lined up on the bathroom counter mere minutes after arrival…
To honor the 15th anniversary of his iconic Angel fragrance, Thierry Mugler has launched Angel La Part des Anges:
Aged in the same way as a fine cognac in cherrywood barrels, the Angel La Part des Anges Extrait de Parfum adds a new starry dimension to the heavenly fragrance of Angel…
New from La Perla: J’aime, a fragrance developed by perfumer Françoise Caron.
The notes for the floral chypre scent include bergamot, pepper, lychee, jasmine, water lily, raspberry, musk, caramel and patchouli.
La Perla J’Aime is available in 30, 50 and 100 ml Eau de Parfum and in matching body products. It has launched overseas…
Salvatore Ferragamo will launch Incanto Shine in March: “Incanto Shine is a fruity, floral fragrance, composed by Karine Dubreuil of Mane, and the bottle is decorated with pink flowers and a dragonfly motif…”