Jil Sander will launch Sun Day, new limited edition summer flankers to 1989′s Jil Sander Sun and 2002’s Jil Sander Sun Men…
Paul Smith Rose 2013 ~ new fragrance
Paul Smith has launched the 2013 edition of Paul Smith Rose Limited Edition (formerly known as Paul Smith Rose Summer Edition)…
Davidoff Cool Water Into The Ocean ~ new fragrances
Davidoff will launch Cool Water Into The Ocean, the 2013 limited edition summer flankers for the brand’s Cool Water fragrances…*
Coach Signature Summer Legacy ~ new perfume
Coach has introduced Coach Signature Summer Legacy, this year’s limited edition summer version of 2007′s Coach The Fragrance…
Coach Summer Edition 2012 and Burberry Brit Summer Edition 2012 ~ fragrance review
This week at lunch, a coworker and I took a walk to enjoy the first of Portland’s summer weather. “Do you mind stopping at Nordstrom?” I asked her. “I want to see if I can get samples of some summer flankers.”
“Sure,” she said. We walked in silence for a few steps. “Sweetie —” she calls everyone “sweetie” or “gal,” “— I have to ask. What’s a flanker?”
Oh, how insular our little perfume loving world is. We even have our own jargon. I explained how fragrance companies sometimes release limited-edition summer versions of their most popular fragrances. Although I’ve fallen for a few flankers — Yves Saint Laurent Opium Fleur de Shanghai comes to mind — for the most part I don’t waste my time with them. Too many other fragrances beckon. But maybe I’d been missing out.
At Nordstrom, two flankers commanded prominent display: Coach Summer Edition 2012 and Burberry Brit Summer Edition…