La Prairie has launched Midnight Rain (see bottle at right), a fragrance with notes of guava, mandarin, pomegranate, freesia, white lily, vanilla orchid, plum flower, amber flower, patchouli, vetyver, cashmere woods and musk…
L’Homme Yves Saint Laurent & Lancome Miracle Forever: new fragrances
Yves Saint Laurent will launch L’Homme Yves Saint Laurent in September. The bottle was inspired by Bauhaus, and the target market is young men between 25 and 30. The fragrance was created by Anne Flipo, Pierre Wargnye and Dominique Ropion…
He Says/She Says: Yves Saint Laurent M7
Today Marlen and I are debating the merits of M7, the fragrance launched by Yves Saint Laurent in 2002. It was the line’s seventh fragrance for men, and the first under the creative direction of designer Tom Ford. M7 was created by perfumers Jacques Cavallier and Alberto Morillas, and includes notes of agarwood, Haitian vetiver, bergamot, mandarin, rosemary, amber and musk.
He says: I first tested M7 on a warm spring day in Kyoto and immediately thought, “Well this isn’t the best time of year to launch this.” The scent was heavy and rich, masculine and earthy. The most prominent feature was the centerpiece of vetiver…
New fragrances: Kouros Eau d'Ete & S de Scherrer
Yves Saint Laurent has released Kouros Eau d’Ete for men, a limited edition summer fragrance for 2006. Notes include artemisia, bergamot, blue mint, jasmine, rosemary, cedar and ambergris. (via cosmoty.de & osmoz)
Jean Louis Scherrer will launch S de Scherrer…
Summer fragrances 2006: Yves Saint Laurent Cinema Festival d'Ete & more
Yves Saint Laurent will debut Cinéma Festival d’Été in April.
The fragrance is a summer edition of Cinéma for women, and features notes of lemon, mandarin, almond blossom, tiare flower, amaryllis, jasmine, amber, white musk and vanilla. (via cosmoty.de)
La Prairie will launch Silver Rain Shimmer Mist in May…