Penhaligon’s has released a limited edition collector’s bottle of their popular Artemisia fragrance, in 500 ml Eau de Parfum…
Penhaligon’s Lily & Spice ~ perfume review
Lily & Spice is the latest fragrance release from Penhaligon’s; it includes notes of lily, saffron, patchouli and musk. It is meant to herald the “return to the essence of Penhaligon’s identity of traditional English perfumery”. (via princesssquare)
Lily & Spice is a rather forthright take on lily, miles away from the embellished approach of Serge Lutens Un Lys or Donna Karan Gold…
Penhaligon's Lily & Spice ~ new fragrance
Penhaligon’s has launched a new fragrance, Lily & Spice:
The White Lily petals express sensuality but also the light of the Renaissance with an undeniable Green freshness…
Penhaligon’s Lavandula fragrance review
Having never been much of a lavender fan, it was with some trepidation that I approached Lavandula. Reminding myself that I had been won over time and time again by Penhaligon’s other fragrances (Hammam Bouquet, Endymion, etc) I also faced the first sniff with a modicum of optimism: would this be yet another yawner, or something unique and surprising? The answer: Whoa! With notes of basil, canella, pepper, lavender, lily, clary sage, musk, vanilla, amberwood and tonka bean, Lavandula is like nothing I’ve experienced before.
Lavender. The word conjures images of satin eye pillows, Yardley soap, and bitter, buttery blossoms. Let’s face it, lavender hardly tops anyone’s list as most provocative note, especially as a main note. There are exceptions of course, most notably Caron’s Pour un Homme and Lutens Encens et Lavande, but lavender just seems so…well, dull to me. So you can imagine my shock when I tested Lavandula and found not another boring elixir, but a great, heady brew of herbs and musk that strikingly portrays this most mundane of notes…
Miss Carlota, Guerlain Bois d’Armenie and Penhaligons Lily & Spice ~ new fragrances
Miss Carlota is a new trio of perfumes from French beauty salon & spa Carlota. Lait Miel is a gourmand fragrance with notes of bergamot, peach, apricot, jasmine, violet, tuberose, heliotrope, tiare, monoi, honey, coconut milk, chocolate, vanilla, dried fruits and caramel; Ambre Musc Santal features citrus, floral notes, patchouli, sandal, cistus, vanilla, benzoin and musk; Rose Jasmin Fleur d'Oranger has the three floral notes of its name in addition to violet, ylang ylang and woody musk.(via osmoz & creassence)
Guerlain will launch the next fragrance in the L'Art et la Matiere line, Bois d'Armenie, in September…