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Top 10 Winter Fragrances 2012

Posted by Jessica on 14 February 2012 104 Comments

Snow in New York City

This winter has been an unpredictable one, so far, in the Mid-Atlantic region: no snow, mild temperatures, weirdly fluctuating humidity. It happens to suit my current state of mind: for me, the year opened on several notes of personal and professional disappointment, when nothing turned out quite as I expected it to.

However, wearing (and writing about!) perfume is always a reassurance to me. And over the past week or two, the temperature has finally dropped (and stayed low); we even received a light (if fleeting) layer of snow one night. Maybe something, even if it’s just the weather, will get back on track. Here, then, is my highly subjective list of ten fragrances that have been keeping me company during this season.

In the past I’ve thought of Guerlain Après l’Ondée as a springtime fragrance, but this year I realized that it’s also a good fit for where-is-winter days that alternate between chilly rain and pale sunlight…

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An imbecilic remark

Posted by Robin on 10 February 2012 49 Comments

The elegant 75-year-old [Jean-Paul] Guerlain told the court it was an “imbecilic” remark. “I am from another generation,” he said, so part of the remark was “a common expression at the time.” He also said he did so during a TV interview because he “wanted to make the journalist laugh and I regret it.” “I was anything but racist,” he said, standing before the court with the help of crutches.

— Perfumer Jean-Paul Guerlain, who was on trial in France yesterday for a racist remark he made in an interview in October 2010. Read more at Guerlain perfume heir accused of racism in trial at Yahoo.

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Guerlain Attrape-Coeur & Vol de Nuit Evasion ~ fragrance review

Posted by Angela on 6 February 2012 82 Comments

Guerlain Guet-ApensGuerlain Attrape-Coeur

The archetypal image of Valentine’s Day is a heart-shaped box of chocolates. Done right, the box is wrapped in lightly padded vermillion satin, and the chocolates are rich and silky smooth — no grainy cherry filling here. Of course, next to the box is a lush bouquet of fragrant flowers. It’s romantic, timeless, and sure to melt the coldest heart. To me, its perfume equivalent could only be Guerlain Attrape-Cœur.

In 1999, Guerlain released Guet-Apens Eau de Parfum as a limited edition and named Mathilde Laurent as its nose. The fragrance was reissued in 2005 as Attrape-Cœur, this time credited to Jean-Paul Guerlain. (I’ve also seen Maurice Roucel’s name tossed in as a contributor to Attrape-Cœur.) In 2007, Guerlain released an Eau de Toilette formulation in duty free shops and named it, oddly, Vol de Nuit Evasion. (To make it even stranger, Vol de Nuit Evasion was packaged in a L’Heure Bleue/Mitsouko bottle, but labeled with the classic Vol de Nuit parfum logo.)

In French, guet-apens means “ambush.” I think Attrape-Cœur (“heart catcher”) is a more fitting name for the fragrance…

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Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Lys Soleia ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 6 February 2012 18 Comments

Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Lys Soleia

Guerlain will launch Lys Soleia, the latest addition to their Aqua Allegoria range, this spring. The new fragrance for women is meant to evoke the caress of the sun on the skin…

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Guerlain Shalimar Parfum Initial L’Eau ~ new perfume

Posted by Robin on 2 February 2012 26 Comments

Guerlain Shalimar Parfum Initial L'Eau

Guerlain has launched Shalimar Parfum Initial L’Eau, a flanker to last year’s Shalimar Parfum Initial, itself a flanker to 1925’s Shalimar…

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