Stetson will launch Stetson All American, a new fragrance for men fronted by Tom Brady, this coming March. Stetson hopes All American will attract younger men to the brand.
The woody aromatic scent was developed by perfumer Harry Fremont, and features notes of cedar leaf, guava, ginger, black suede, sage, nutmeg, fern water, amber wood, vetiver, patchouli and musk…
Donna Karan’s DKNY label has launched DKNY Men 2009, a new woody aromatic fragrance:
The DKNY man is as fearless as the city. A rebel in the truest sense, he’s his own man. DKNY MEN is modern and cool, like him. It is a combination of soul and spirit, of sophistication and speed, inspired by all the city has to offer…
As long as I'm buying a perfume anyway, I'd just as soon have it in a pretty bottle — I mean, why not? And if I'm dithering over whether or not to buy something, a pretty bottle might just push me over the edge. Still, I'm not what you'd call a bottle hound. I've never bought anything just for the bottle before, and ultra-luxe packaging doesn't generally interest me beyond the fun of oohing and aahing over the picture. I'd certainly never pay extra for it if the scent was available in a cheaper version, and fragrances that are only available in ultra-luxe trappings set off my worst cynical leanings. I'm not entirely immune to “must have it” perfume packaging, though: turns out all you have to do is suspend 5 molded plastic doll's heads inside a cardboard gift box with a clear plastic top, and I'm a goner.
Yep, I'm here to admit that I smelled all five of Gwen Stefani's new Harajuku Lovers fragrances, found them generally wanting, took a good look at the coffret of solid perfumes and had one paid for, wrapped in tissue and ready to go in a matter of minutes…
Waterford has launched Lismore, a perfume for women “that fills the heart with all the joy and love and laughter that befit the most romantic perfume in the world”.
Lismore was developed by perfumer Harry Fremont…
The David Yurman brand, “arguably the cash cow of American jewelry retailing”, according to Women's Wear Daily (5/2/2005), is launching their first perfume this month. The eponymous fragrance is geared towards the luxury market (no surprise there) and will be in fairly tight distribution, at least at the beginning.
I'll start with the bottle. It's that very rare thing, a fragrance bottle that looks even better in person than it does in pictures. It's gorgeous. I'm not in love with the cap — caps never look better in person, do they? — but the faceted gold “flask” floating inside the outer crystal bottle is really lovely. It looks expensive, and of course, it is.
On to the juice…