Artemisia Natural Perfume has introduced two new fragrances, Ondine and Rayon Vert:
Ondine (shown) ~ “Cool and soothing, the essence of water. Essences of narcissus and myrrh and sweet kewda attar relax the senses and unlock memories of river, lake and pond.”
Rayon Vert ~ “Deep green moss, wet roots, dark licorice. Intricate mosaic of scents…”
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.
From Jean Paul Gaultier, Le Mâle in “The iconic Le Male Gaultier bottle, with original scent, stars in a comic book-inspired story as Super Le Male…”
Leslie Blodgett of Bare Escentuals has launched the second fragrance in her limited edition Perfume Diaries series (see vol 1, Perfume Diaries Bare Skin), Santa Barbara:
Picture yourself sipping a cool drink on the pier…
Roxana Illuminated Perfume has launched six new natural chocolate perfumes in solid format, and plans to release more before Valentine’s Day:
A decadent and sensual delight for the senses has been debuted by Roxana Illuminated Perfume…
I recently complained about fragrances like Dolce & Gabbana Rose The One that disappoint me when they rely so heavily on predictable gimmicks of celebrity, sex appeal, and the status of a designer label (often to the neglect of the perfume itself). Companies like Crazylibellule and the Poppies, on the other hand, delight me when they present their fragrances with some light-hearted and allusive story-telling, an interest in the connection between scent and memory, and the reminder that you can wear fragrance just to please yourself.
The Les Bâtons de Parfum collection from Crazylibelulle is positioned (and priced) as a higher-end range, and its three scents are thematically linked with three times of the day. The Bâtons are twice the size of Crazylibellule’s core collections, the Crazysticks (10 grams, rather than 5 grams), and they’re packaged in nicely weighted metal tubes that close with a satisfying clicking sound, like high-end lipsticks. Their perfume solids are very slightly pearlized, to leave the faintest trace of shimmer on the skin…