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.
First up, above left, the John Galliano “Rose Gold Charm Bracelet with Solid Perfume Charm”, which “tells the story behind his floral and woody signature scent”. The “medal locket charm” contains the solid perfume. £79 at Harrods in the UK…
Model Matt Gordon for Paco Rabanne's upcoming 1 Million fragrance for men. The music is by the Chemical Brothers. Update: see the longer (33 seconds) version here.
Coming this August from Paco Rabanne: 1 Million, a new fragrance for men “blending sensuality and freshness” and symbolizing “the first number in a new way of thinking”.
1 Million was inspired by Rabanne's metallic fashions, and in particular a 1967 dress worn by singer Françoise Hardy. The fragrance was developed by perfumers Christophe Raynaud, Olivier Pescheux and Michel Girard…
One of the things that became clear to me as I worked on the recent 100 Fragrances Every Perfumista Should Try article was just how many perfume brands are entirely off my radar. It has been some time since I could claim to own anything that might be called a “working memory”, so I keep notes on every fragrance I test whether I mention the scent here or not. Under Paco Rabanne there is: nada.
I suppose I ought to start with a Paco Rabanne classic (surely I must have smelled Calandre at some point in my life?) but instead I’m starting with the latest release: Black XS For Her, the follow up to 2005’s Black XS For Him…
Paco Rabanne will follow up on 2005's Black XS For Him with a new fragrance for “trendy girls and rebel princesses”, Black XS For Her. The new scent is “feminine and sensuous, evolving from fruity to floral to woody notes”:
Emilie Coppermann and Marc Buxton (Symrise) built the fragrance around a heart of hellebore rose, with tamarind blossom, pink peppercorns and cranberry in the sharp, fresh top note…