From Juicy Couture, candles in lily, tuberose or fig (there’s also a pink one with honeysuckle). $48 each at Saks Fifth Avenue…
Molinard 160, Creed Rosalie ~ new fragrances
Molinard has launched 160 Eau de Parfum (above left), a new feminine fragrance to celebrate their 160th anniversary:
It’s a beautiful bouquet sensual, floral, classical and modern. The fragrance comes in a superb deep black gala bottle made with CRYSTALLIZED ™ – Swarovski Elements.
Washington Tremlett MPH, Molinard Fleur de Chocolat ~ new fragrances
Washington Tremlett has launched MPH (Miles Per Hour), their fourth fragrance:
The place? The beautiful landscape of Sussex. The adrenalin of motor racing at Goodwood, the fascinating horse racing, the aesthetic features of cricket and golf, the natural scenery of the hunt. All this inspired MPH-Miles Per Hour-a tribute to speed and dynamic. A scent dedicated to the authentic and genuine British touch…
Temple of Scent
Aedes collaborated with Molinard to resurrect an old classic: Une Histoire de Chypre (pronounced SHEE-pr; not cheap). It’s heady and complex: an exorbitant fusion of bergamot, mandarin, iris, neroli, jasmine, Bulgarian rose, patchouli, oak moss, musk and amber, packaged in a black box with gold lettering and a Lalique bottle with a black spray-bulb.
The owner seemed to object to my description of it as pleasantly “after-shavey.”
— I object too. From Secrets From the Temple of Scent, an article about Aedes de Venustas in the New York Times.
Aedes de Venustas + Molinard Histoire de Chypre ~ perfume review
Sometimes the designation of a perfume as a “chypre” can feel mysterious. Guerlain Mitsouko, Carven Ma Griffe, and Paloma Picasso Mon Parfum are all chypres, for instance, but each smells so different. If you are stumped as to how a chypre really smells and need an olfactory benchmark — and a gorgeous one, at that — try Aedes de Venustas Histoire de Chypre.
“Chypre” is French for Cyprus and was linked with perfume in 1917 when Coty released a fragrance called Chypre. Coty Chypre was one of the first scents to move away from replicating something recognizable, like the smell of citrus or flowers…