Calvin Klein is expected to launch Euphoria for men this fall:
The top notes are crisp with spicy accents including ginger pepper cocktail, raindrop accord and chilled sudachi. Mid notes comprise black basil, cedar leaf and hydroponic sage…
L'Artisan Mandarine Tout Simplement & other new fragrances for Spring
L’Artisan has launched Mandarine Tout Simplement, a limited edition summer fragrance for 2006.
The Eau de Toilette was created by perfumer Olivia Giacobetti and features green mandarin, ginger, yellow mandarin, frangipani, red mandarin, and white cedar…
Two verbena fragrances: L’Occitane & Le Couvent des Minimes
I love the cheerful, summery scent of lemon verbena. Back when I used to garden, I always had a plant in with the other herbs. These days I settle for a nice splash of perfume. Today I am trying two bargain renditions of lemon verbena:
L’Occitane Verbena (Verveine in French; shown above) is a blend of lemon verbena, lemon tree and geranium. It has a nice fizzy start, mildly green and very crisp. The dry down is tart but sweet, and smells just like lemon sorbet. Just as I am starting to wish it was just a tad drier, the whole thing is over and it is time to reapply.
It is a simple fragrance, perfect for hot summer days, and if you can snag one of the glass spray samples, it is a great thing to keep in your purse…
L'Occitane Candied Fruit Solid Home Perfume
There are pleasant moments of discovery: a vintage fragrance at the thrift store, a twenty dollar bill in the coat pocket, and a home scent that lasts well without a product being burned, melted or crushed. A tin of L’Occitane Solid Home Perfume does just that as the little white cubes infuse the air beautifully and perceptibly. It is a pleasure to come home and be greeted by a wonderful scent.
Candied Fruit is inspired by a Provencal dessert. A honeyed sweetness bears traces of dried figs, apricots and vanilla. The luscious composition is drizzled with chocolate and dusted with patchouli. The scent is not unlike Thierry Mugler’s Angel, however it is more honeyed, with a rich plummy note….
New fragrances from Frederic Malle, J Del Pozo & more
Tuberose fans take note: the long rumored tuberose scent by Dominique Ropion for Frederic Malle is currently scheduled for launch in mid-September, and will be called Karnal Flower. Oops, make that Carnal Flower! (via Luis Cavallo, Frederic Malle Counter Manager, Barneys NY) Update 2: see a review of Frederic Malle Carnal Flower…