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Moschino Friends Men & Parfum d'Empire Ambre Russe ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 5 September 2005 16 Comments

Moschino Friends Men fragrance

Moschino will launch Moschino Friends Men, a fresh citrus developed by perfumer Olivier Polge, in October in Europe. The bottle and advertising feature images of the Italian flag. (via cosmeticnews)

Update: Moschino Friends Men is an Eau de Toilette, and the notes include bergamot, tangerine, orange, Bourbon geranium, petitgrain, Mediterranean sea breeze accord, woods and musk.

Parfum d'Empire will launch Ambre Russe in October in France. The fragrance is meant to evoke Tsarist Russia and features notes of champagne, vodka, amber, tea, leather, spices and incense. (via france2)

Filed Under: new fragrances
Tagged With: moschino, olivier polge, parfum dempire

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  1. Anonymous says:
    5 September 2005 at 8:48 am

    The Russian scent sounds intriguing. Wonder what the bottle will look like?

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  2. Anonymous says:
    5 September 2005 at 9:05 am

    L: Go here and scroll down…

    http://cultureetloisirs.france2.fr/mode/beaute/12661598-fr.php

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  3. Anonymous says:
    5 September 2005 at 9:58 am

    The Moschino ad is horrible. It is KISS makeup… in italian colors.

    *shudders*

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  4. Anonymous says:
    5 September 2005 at 10:00 am

    A, I think they are supposed to look like Italian soccer fans? But you're right, it isn't attractive!

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  5. Anonymous says:
    5 September 2005 at 10:09 am

    Vodka? oh come one! *almost insulted* Well ok, I guess one may consider it a part of the Russian image, but honestly…vodka, amber, leather, incense and tea…sounds like too much for me, this may turn out to be perfumey, intense and overwhelming. No really, if they made Ambre Mexicano, would it have tequila in it? *rolls eyes*

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  6. Anonymous says:
    5 September 2005 at 10:26 am

    LOL — M, you are a tough customer! You're right, could be overwhelming. I'll try anything with incense though!

    I don't think they'll be doing Ambre Mexicano; the “Empire” part is serious. Their first perfume was Eau de Gloire, and was based on the fragrances worn by Napoleon. This one is the Tsars. I think they have another one coming for Josephine. You get the idea. Mexico will have to stick with Un Bois Vanille :-)

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  7. Anonymous says:
    5 September 2005 at 11:33 am

    LOL. I guess I am just in a bit of denial about vodka. Of course Tsars drank it by a gallon. As did (ok, still do) mere mortals :-) Now, Bourbon French have a wonderful perfume called Romanov, but that is all roses and honey and evergthing nice – fits my glorified image of tsars like a glove. :-D Crown Perfumery has Eau de Russe, apparently made for Nicolai II and that one is also a very harmeless SOBER scent, a delicate floral.

    Having said all that, of course I am dying to try Ambre Russe, vodka and all.

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  8. Anonymous says:
    5 September 2005 at 1:23 pm

    Hey, I adore Eau de Russe, harmless & sober though it may be. It is one of very few powdery fragrances that I love, and I will never forgive Clive Christian for discontinuing it.

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  9. Anonymous says:
    5 September 2005 at 1:40 pm

    Oh I absolutely love it and am dying for a full bottle of it. Mr Christian should be tried for his crimes against perfumistas :-D

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  10. Anonymous says:
    5 September 2005 at 7:38 pm

    Tsarist Russia! What will it smell of: tyrannical despots, starving, illiterate peasants, pogroms? Oh, I so wish we would stop romanticize those horrible people. I could never wear a perfume that was supposed to evoke them.

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  11. Anonymous says:
    5 September 2005 at 9:29 pm

    J, maybe it needs a feature on Slap of the Day, LOL! Perhaps perfumes meant to evoke world empires are not PC?

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  12. Anonymous says:
    6 September 2005 at 7:47 pm

    LOL! Good idea! But it's not a question of being PC (I'm one of the least PC people around); it's a question of seeing only the glamour of those periods without thinking of the misery that came with it.

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  13. Anonymous says:
    6 September 2005 at 7:50 pm

    Oops! -cizing. “romanticizing”

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  14. Anonymous says:
    6 September 2005 at 9:21 pm

    I know J — but the glamour is what sells. Eau de Serfdom would not go over well on the marketplace ;-)

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  15. Anonymous says:
    8 September 2005 at 10:31 am

    Eau de Serfdom!!! ROTFL! Brilliant!

    Btw, congratulations on the NY Times success. Well-deserved, imo. :-)

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  16. Anonymous says:
    8 September 2005 at 10:40 am

    Thanks J!

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