Nina Ricci will launch a new perfume, Nina, in July in France, in the US in September:
The fruity floral EdT, composed by Olivier Cresp and Jacques Cavallier of Firmenich, was developed with the Asian consumer in mind. Notes include lemon, apple…
Perfume review: Bvlgari Eau Parfumee au The Blanc, aka White Tea
Bvlgari followed up on the success of Eau Parfumée au Thé Vert with Eau Parfumée au Thé Blanc, or White Tea. It was created by perfumer Jacques Cavallier and released in 2003. The fragrance notes are artemisia leaves, white tea, ambrette seeds, white pepper, woody amber and musk.
Thé Blanc starts out mild, with soft citrus and a hint of aromatic bitterness from the artemisia. As that calms, we get the white tea and pepper as promised, but the overall effect is more that of a musky skin scent with woody undertones. It is clean, more warm than bright, and very smooth, with nothing like the refreshing crispness of Thé Vert…
Issey Miyake L’Eau Bleue D’Issey Pour Homme fragrance review
Issey Miyake’s 2nd men’s fragrance, a follow-up to 1994’s L’Eau d’Issey pour Homme, smells more like something that might have been created for Comme des Garcons than Issey Miyake. A far cry from the citrus-packed L’Eau of the early 90’s, L’Eau Bleue is an unusual mélange of mandarin orange, lemongrass, rosemary, elemi, star anise, nasturtium, may rose absolute, ginger absolute, palmarosa, patchouli, sandalwood, and musk mallow. It was created by perfumer Jacques Cavallier…
Roberto Cavalli Serpentine, Bogner Man, Caron Impact Pour Homme ~ new fragrances
Roberto Cavalli will launch a new fragrance for women, Serpentine, this fall. The fragrance, created by nose “Jacques Cavallier of Firmenich, is built around notes of mango flower combined with mandarin, tiare flower and amber.” (via cosmeticnews) Additional notes include artemisia, frangipani, black pepper and tolu balm. Roberto Cavalli Serpentine is an Eau de Parfum and is available in 30, 50 and 100 ml and in matching body products.
Bogner Man will be released this month in Europe…