Issey Miyake will launch Nuit d’Issey, a new spicy woods fragrance for men. Other recent fragrances for men from Issey Miyake include L’Eau d’Issey pour Homme Sport Mint and L’Eau d’Issey Pour Homme Yuzu…
Yves Saint Laurent Manifesto L’Eclat ~ new fragrance
Yves Saint Laurent will launch Manifesto L’Eclat in Spring 2014. The new fragrance for women is a variation on 2012’s Manifesto, and follows Manifesto L’Elixir…
Beyonce Rise ~ new perfume
Beyoncé will launch Rise, a new perfume for women, in February. Rise was named for Rise Up, her song from the Epic movie soundtrack. Rise is the star’s third pillar fragrance, and follows recent flankers Beyoncé Pulse NYC and Beyoncé Heat The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour…
Ann Taylor The Signature Fragrance ~ new perfume
Clothing chain Ann Taylor has launched Ann Taylor The Signature Fragrance, a new perfume for women…
Yves Saint Laurent Manifesto ~ perfume review
It’s tempting, after smelling Yves Saint Laurent’s Manifesto, to ponder what the brief for the perfume might have been, that is, what sort of declaration it is supposed to make. “Say as little as possible so as not to offend anyone”? “Say what everybody else is saying so you won’t stand out in the crowd”? And what is with Yves Saint Laurent these days, anyway? Have they got a bad case of the jitters after Elle and Parisienne?1
Manifesto is a sweet but clean floral musk layered over a dusky but likewise clean patchouli base with a dollop of vanilla cream…