Designer Dries Van Noten will launch a new beauty line this week, including 10 fragrances…
Summer roses x 4 ~ fragrance & body product reviews
How has your summer been going? Mine has been feeling very transitional, very limbo-like. Covid numbers have been going down in my city; or, wait, have they? I’ve been notified that I’ll be returning to the office on a “hydrid” schedule after Labor Day. I’m enthusiastic about socializing more now that I’m vaccinated, but I’m also out of practice at dealing with people face-to-face. And I want to go perfume-shopping, but many stores are still encouraging mask-wearing and/or keeping testers and blotters out of reach, so it’s not actually a fun activity yet.
Long story short: I’m in the mood to fall back on the familiar, which for me means rose fragrances; and I’m still relying on fragrance samples that I receive from friends or in the mail. Here are a few that are new to me and made me feel like I was in my comfort zone.
Les Parfums de Rosine Rose Griotte is a rose perfume for a certain type of summer day…
La Perla Signature & Haute Parfumerie Collection ~ new fragrances
Italian lingerie brand La Perla has launched a new version of their Signature fragrance, plus the Haute Parfumerie Collection, with eight new fragrances (About That Night, Invisible Touch, Just Give Me Roses, Let the Dance Begin, My Day, Once Upon A Garden, Possibilities and Villa Sorrento)…
Jo Malone Tangy Rhubarb & Elderflower Cordial ~ fragrance review
After a full year of living almost entirely in my own neighborhood, with my only “travel” being scattered visits to other essential destinations within a ten-mile radius (occasional check-ins at my workplace, a few doctor appointments, quarterly haircuts), I recently spent a warm April afternoon in Manhattan just for fun. My outing included my first in-person fragrance shopping since January 2019, including a well-timed trip to Sephora.
Jo Malone‘s Summer 2021 limited edition “The Brits: Marmalade Collection” was on my to-sniff list, so I was happy to spot testers of all five fragrances on Sephora’s fragrance wall…
Jo Malone Orange Peel & Tangy Rhubarb ~ new fragrances
Jo Malone has launched the limited edition The Brits: Marmalade Collection for Summer 2021. The set includes two relaunches (Blackberry & Bay and Elderflower Cordial), and three new fragrances: Rose Blush (announced here earlier this month), Orange Peel and Tangy Rhubarb…