Mandarina Duck for women, the first fragrance by the Italian leather goods company Mandarina Duck, launched yesterday in France. The notes are yellow freesia, bergamot, white pepper, honeysuckle, gardenia, jasmine tea, cedar, musk and ambrette seeds, and the fragrance was created by perfumer Nathalie Lorson.
Mandarina Duck for women is an Eau de Toilette (50 and 100 ml). It is available in Italy, Spain, and in Mandarina Duck boutiques; a men's fragrance is due for launch later this year. (via cosmeticnews, fraganciasycosmeticos.es)
Coming in October, Flower Oriental by Kenzo, with violet, rose, vanilla, Sichuan pepper, and incense derived from agar wood. (via parfumessence) Update: see a review of Kenzo Flower Oriental.
Ted Lapidus has released Silk Way, a fruity floriental with notes of citron, apple, peach, cedarwood atlas, sambac jasmine, cinnamon, peony, incense, white musk, amber and vanilla. Now available at escentual in the UK.
Coming from Yves Saint Laurent in October: two limited edition bottles, Cinéma Gold Collector and Opium Edition Prestige. (via moodiereport)
Fragonard has released Juste un Baiser, with mandarin, pear, violet, blackberry, wild strawberry, vanilla, amber, and musk.
I will admit to wearing fragrances with a lot of weird names, but I do not think I could wear one named Mandarina Duck 🙂 Cool looking bottles though…
Oh, Flower Oriental sounds really interesting. I love the notes, and of course the mention of agarwood incense is all I need. 🙂
I am so glad to hear Ted Lapidus has a new scent. I think it's been awhile. My mum used to love one of his scents (cannot remember which, one of his first) and I must get her a bottle of Silk Way now.
Ooh, I love those cute, happy-looking yellow bottles! And the notes sound interesting, too. This is something I would try, even if the name is a bit wacky, I mean quacky! Yuck, yuck. 🙂
Also, except for the wild strawberry, I love the notes in the new Fragonard. I wonder what a mandarin, pear, violet, blackberry mix would smell like?
A, I don't know how popular this brand is in Italy, but I think they are considered fairly trendy. Agree it sounds odd in English…and don't know when/if this is coming to the US.
Yes, I am not a huge fan of Kenzo Flower but the incense part is intriguing.
R, The packaging is lovely, and I'll try anything with jasmine tea! Suspect the Fragonard will be too sweet & fruity for me, but will certainly try it too…although Fragonards are going to be much harder to get now that they're not selling in retail stores here.
M, I don't think I've ever tried anything by Ted Lapidus!
I tried the MD last week and found it quite pleasant – kinda sunny and fruity in the topnotes and with a warm sweet resinous base. Could definitely be unisex and might just be bottleworthy…and that's saying a lot coming from Mr. Snob…er, I mean…me.
The Kenzo sounds interesting…I'll give it a try – the others…”eh”.
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marls
M, hope the MD makes its way to the US eventually, that sounds very much worth trying!
Mandarina Duck is out here- and is so very disappointing. It's a perfumey mess that is too strong on ozonic and metallic notes. Yuck !
I think the Mandarina Duck looks adorable! I 'm eager to try it. Thanks for the report, Ms. NST.
I am such an inveterate goofball that I immediately thought “Duck a la Orange” with that name, and got hungry.
Thanks for commenting — ozonic is a warning sign for me 🙂
It is great packaging, Ms LL!
LOL — and people are seeing the new Youth Dew Amber Nude as “Amber Dude”. It must be that kind of day…
I actually found the Mandarina Duck on Strawberrynet.com at $43. for the 1.7 oz. EDT spray.
Ever ordered from Strawberrynet.com?
I have not — try a board search on MUA, I am sure I have read something about them but it might have been a mix-up with customs and not a problem with strawberrynet.