Givenchy will launch Dahlia Noir L’Eau, a new brighter and fresher variation on 2011’s Dahlia Noir fragrance for women…
Bunch o’ limited edition collector bottles 2013, part 2
More limited edition collector fragrance bottles, with the usual disclaimers: in most of these cases, the juice is unchanged, just the bottle is “special” (or not, as the case may be), and some of these may not be available in the US.
From Lancôme, Trésor Midnight Rose in the In Love edition — note the thorns on the “stem”. At Sephora in France, in 50 ml Eau de Parfum…
Top 10 Winter Fragrances 2013
Over the years I’ve built a stable of favorite cold-weather fragrances and have only added and dropped off a few each year. To spare you a recap of perfumes I mention all the time, I’m grouping ten perfumes I like into ten winter-activity categories. I hope you’ll chime in with your own favorites, and be sure to check out more winter favorites at Bois de Jasmin :: Grain de Musc :: Perfume Posse :: Perfume Smellin’ Things.
Après-ski
This category is kind of a joke since I don’t know how to ski, and, frankly, the whole deal sounds like a good excuse for a broken collar bone. But après ski? Sign me up. When I picture après ski, I think of an early 1960s lodge in Gstaad — like the one in the Pink Panther movie — with women in sweaters and bulbous mink hats and men in turtlenecks and dark glasses. Everyone drinks from brandy snifters and speaks several languages. It’s glamorously ridiculous. Serge Lutens Santal de Mysore is my après-ski perfume choice. It’s boozy, woody, and warm, and would be a terrific accompaniment to a shoulder-high fireplace and a copy of Valley of the Dolls…
Givenchy Gentlemen Only ~ new fragrance
Givenchy will launch Gentlemen Only, a new fragrance for men, in April. Gentlemen Only was inspired by the 1974 scent Givenchy Gentleman, and will be fronted by actor Simon Baker…
Givenchy Eaudemoiselle Bois de Oud & Un Air d’Escapade ~ new fragrances
Earlier this year, Givenchy launched two limited edition fragrances for women, Eaudemoiselle Bois de Oud and Un Air d’Escapade…