Earlier this year, Guerlain launched Cour des Senteurs Versailles, an exclusive green floral fragrance for the brand’s store and collaborative garden* at Château de Versailles…
Shalimar is a story
Top 10 Fall Fragrances 2013
I’ve experienced autumn in several places. When I was growing up in the ‘tropics’ (Virginia), the arrival of autumn was marvelous — no more steamy heat or mosquitoes. One of the first signs of autumn was the arrival of glass jugs of amber-colored fresh apple cider, for sale at orchard stands along almost every road. I tried to find an apple scent for this post (and for my perfume “collection”) in honor of apples and cool weather, but I was unsuccessful. Any suggestions? (Donna Karan DKNY scents need not apply.)
My early college life in New York City proved the Big Apple was not much different from Virginia in summertime, except for the added smells of simmering garbage on the streets. But autumn in New York was great; all the food cart aromas, even the exhaust fumes, smelled nicer mixing with the cool, marine air surrounding Manhattan, and the autumn leaves in Central Park added a dry, “woodland,” hay-like scent to the crisp air.
When I lived in L.A., autumn was pretty much like any other season (warm and sunny), except for days when the ferocious Santa Ana winds made autumn feel like I was standing in front of an open oven door…and the oven temperature was at 450° Fahrenheit. I’ve never in my life been more lethargic than during hot weather in Southern California, nor have I reached for cooling Eaux de Cologne more, applying them morning, noon and night.
Now I live in the Pacific Northwest…
Bunch o’ limited edition collector bottles 2013, part 17
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.
More Estee Lauder solid perfume compacts for 2013 (you can see more of the collection here): at left, the Midnight Scarab with Beautiful perfume ($195); top right, the Sparkling Wishbone with Pleasures perfume ($125) and at bottom right, the Glittering Cricket with Tuberose Gardenia ($250). All at Saks Fifth Avenue…
La Legende de Shalimar
The new full length short film (almost 6 minutes) for Guerlain Shalimar, shot on location in India and inspired by the story of Shah Jahan and Empress Mumtaz Mahal. You may remember that Shah Jahan had the Taj Mahal built in her memory.
Brief partial nudity, and some bathing and some writhing. Also, elephants and horses.
With Natalia Vodianova (she was also in the NSFW 2011 ad for Shalimar Parfum Initial) and Willy Cartier. Directed by Bruno Aveillan (you can see more of his work here). When I posted the teaser, someone noted the resemblance to the Cartier Odyssey promo — yes, he directed that also. Music by Hans Zimmer.