Sean John has launched the Unforgivable Multi-Platinum Edition. It sounds like a new variation on Unforgivable, but it could just be a new packaging of the same scent — it is hard to tell from the description at Macy’s:
Limited Edition Platinum version of the original Unforgivable scent is a sensual combination of luxurious ingredients hand selected from the most superior harvests, blended seamlessly to create a sexy scent with a refined edge…
Sean “Diddy” Combs was to ring the bell that opens the New York Stock Exchange yesterday morning, but was detained by traffic and missed the opportunity. No matter: Unforgivable is now the no. 1 selling men’s fragrance in the country…
A Socialite’s Life recently reported their discovery that Sean “Diddy” Combs had been denied the trademark for Unforgivable, his debut fragrance release. The news was subsequently posted on a number of websites, including this one. However…
…reps for Sean “Diddy” Combs have revealed that the mogul’s Unforgivable fragrance does not infringe on any trademark…
Paying too much for perfume? The Conseil de la Concurrence, a independent agency responsible for regulating market competition in France, has fined 13 perfume makers and distributors for price fixing:
The Conseil de la Concurrence said famous cosmetic brands such as Chanel SA, Yves Saint Laurent and Guerlain agreed with perfume chains Marionnaud, Nocibe and Sephora to have their products distributed at the same price in the three stores of the three chains…
Sean John Combs (aka Puff Daddy, aka P Diddy) launched his first fragrance, Unforgivable, in 2005 under the slogan “Life without passion is unforgivable”. It is targeted at men in the 18 to 35 age group; per Combs, “There are millions of men taking my lead, and I have to take them to the promised land of sexy.” (via Daily News Record, 8/29/2005) It is probably no surprise that his idea of the promised land of sexy ruffled a few feathers.
The Unforgivable fragrance was created by perfumer David Apel and features notes of lemon, bergamot, tangerine, grapefruit, birch leaves, juniper, champagne accord, Mediterranean air accord, basil, iris, clary sage, lavender, cashmere accord, sea moss, sandalwood, rum, amber and tonka bean…