Whenever I have a bout of insomnia on terra firma, I do not count sheep or backwards from 1000, nor do I imagine myself on a deserted beach in a comfy hammock; I imagine myself on an airplane, high in the sky, at night. Put me in a window seat with my neck-rest, pillow, eye mask, blanket and earplugs and you will behold a man who can sleep from Seattle to Bangkok. I do love “flying,” especially at night; on an airplane, the engine’s hum and vibration, the isolation, and the suspension of physical activity all induce drowsiness and serenity.
Guerlain’s Vol de Nuit (Night Flight) was (supposedly) inspired by the 1931 novel of the same name by aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. I read Vol de Nuit and assume Guerlain loved its title and figured out a way to incorporate the story into Vol de Nuit’s advertising. Vol de Nuit, le parfum, in no way conjures up the sense of danger and high altitude excitement the novel depicts…
I’ve written before about my search for the perfect orange fragrance for summer (I already have 2 for cold weather: Fendi Theorema and i Profumi di Firenze Spezie de Medici). There are any number of contenders (L’Occitane Ruban d’Orange, L’Artisan Mandarine Tout Simplement, Maître Parfumeur et Gantier Sanguine Muskissime, Guerlain Orange Magnifica, Hermès Eau d’Orange Verte, Calypso Tangerine, among others), but so far, nothing is exactly right for orange…
Daisy Fuentes will launch So Luxurious at Kohls this July:
…So Luxurious has top notes of wild honeysuckle, beach flower accord, mandarin and watery quince; a heart of magnolia, orange flower and Living Glorious Flower of Cuba accord, and a drydown of driftwood, amber and honey. “So Luxurious actually has its roots in the development process for Dianoche,” said Fuentes. “It was born from a finalist for Dianoche…”
Guerlain has launched Quand Vient La Pluie, a new fragrance developed by perfumer Thierry Wasser in collaboration with Sylvaine Delacourte. Inspired by the smell of nature after the rain, the scent includes notes of heliotrope, violet, rosemary, sambac jasmine, and “un soupçon” of praline…
