Givenchy will launch Gentlemen Only Intense, an assertive but subtle new flanker to 2013’s Gentlemen Only fragrance. Like Gentlemen Only, it will be fronted by Simon Baker. Other recent introductions from Givenchy include Very Irrésistible L’Eau en Rose…
A round up of new fragrance advertising (25 ads in all) — most of these are for fragrances recently released in stores or just about to be released…
Givenchy will launch Very Irrésistible L’Eau en Rose in March. The new fragrance for women is a flanker to 2003’s Very Irrésistible Givenchy and celebrates that scent’s 10th anniversary. Recent flankers to Very Irrésistible include Very Irrésistible Edition Croisière, Very Irrésistible Givenchy Electric Rose and Very Irrésistible Tropical Paradise…
Brief reviews of two 2013 fragrances: Penhaligon’s Vaara and Givenchy Dahlia Noir L’Eau.
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Penhaligon’s new Vaara has a great backstory: it was a private commission by His Highness Maharaja Gaj Singh II for his granddaughter Vaara. Perfumer Bertrand Duchaufour reportedly traveled through India looking for the perfect ingredients “to create a scent fit for royalty”. Of course, he’s already done much the same — albeit probably without leaving home — for the four India-inspired fragrances he created for Neela Vermeire Créations (Trayee, Mohur, Bombay Bling and Ashoka), but Vaara stays squarely in what I think of as Penhaligon’s territory…
Givenchy will launch Dahlia Noir Le Bal later this month. The new fragrance for women is a limited edition flanker to 2011′s Dahlia Noir…