Kate Spade will launch Walk on Air, a new fragrance for women, in March…
Bunch o’ limited edition collector bottles 2014, part 29
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. Today’s post includes collector items from Viktor & Rolf, Trish McEvoy, Roja Dove and Kate Spade.
From Viktor & Rolf, another holiday edition of Flowerbomb, this one “presented in a multi-faceted glittering bottle, creating an exquisite collectable gift for any fragrance lover. The bottle is encrusted with a delicate layer of gold dusting.” £73 for 50 ml Eau De Parfum at Harvey Nichols in the UK. (You can see the other holiday 2014 Flowerbomb bottles here and here)…
Bunch o’ limited edition collector bottles 2014, part 27
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. Today’s post includes collector items from Kate Spade, Robert Piguet, Burberry and Bond no. 9.
From Kate Spade, a special edition of Live Colorfully: “To truly make a night of it, kate spade new york has thoughtfully re-imagined the beloved rainbow-hued prism that normally houses its iconic live colorfully scent into a limited-edition inky, moody blue bottle that captures the endless possibilities above us. The sky’s the limit this season.” $95 at Nordstrom…
Bunch o’ limited edition collector bottles 2013, part 26
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.
From Frédéric Malle, the x Liberty collection, with new outer packaging (the bottles are the same!) using Liberty prints and celebrating the fifth anniversary of the Frédéric Malle brand at Liberty London. Shown are Lipstick Rose and Géranium Pour Monsieur. At Liberty of London…
Oscar de la Renta Something Blue & Kate Spade Live Colorfully ~ fragrance reviews, plus a quick poll
Either I am feeling extra jaded lately (a very distinct possibility) or there are even more frogs* than usual crowding the department store perfume counters this spring. Today, I’ve got quick reviews of two recent mainstream fragrances (Oscar de la Renta Something Blue and Kate Spade Live Colorfully), but as neither is likely to set perfumanity on fire, I’ll go ahead and put my quick poll question at the start: have you smelled any really great new mainstream scents this year? Do tell. If you can’t think of any, go ahead and tell us about a new fragrance that’s just comically bad.
Oscar de la Renta Something Blue
Something Blue is Oscar de la Renta’s bridal-inspired fragrance for spring 2013 — the tag line is ‘from this day forward’ and the bottle includes a removable ring — and as you’d expect, it’s a romantic floral. The opening focuses on one of my favorite floral notes, linden blossom, with accents of lily of the valley and stephanotis as it moves into the dry down…