Nomenclature is a new niche line from Karl Bradl of Aedes de Venustas and designer Carlos Quintana. They debut with four fragrances: adr_ett, efflor_esce, iri_del and orb_ital…
Rihanna Rogue Man ~ new fragrance
Rihanna will launch Rogue Man, her first fragrance for men (and the masculine counterpart to last year’s Rihanna Rogue), in September. The advertising features Rihanna with model Daniel Ness…
Natori Josie ~ new fragrance
Lingerie house Natori will launch Josie,* a new fragrance named for designer Josie Natori, and the brand’s Josie lifestyle collection. It is Natori’s first fragrance under new licensing arrangements with Luxe Brands; the prior Natori fragrance with Parlux, Natori Eau de Parfum, has been discontinued…
Le Labo Limette 37 ~ fragrance review
Early this year, Le Labo launched Limette 37, one of its city-exclusive fragrances; this time, the city that inspired the perfume, and the only place you can buy it, is San Francisco.1 I live close enough to San Francisco (in “air miles/minutes”) that I don’t need much of an excuse to fly down, even for a day. Mostly, I travel to San Francisco for art; soon I’ll be visiting to see two exhibits: David Hockney: A Bigger Exhibition at the de Young and (also at the de Young) Modern Nature: Georgia O’Keeffe and Lake George. As luck (the dates of these exhibits) would have it, that means I’ll have to go to San Francisco TWICE before spring! Woo-Hoo!
If Le Labo Limette 37 is really good, I can always grab a bottle at the Le Labo boutique on Fillmore Street…
Le Labo Benjoin 19 ~ new fragrance
Le Labo has launched Benjoin 19, the new city-exclusive fragrance for Moscow. The scent was inspired by the moment in Tolstoy’s novel when Anna Karenina first saw Count Vronsky at the railway station in Moscow…