Hugo Boss will launch Pure Purple for women in January, followed by Boss Selection for men in May. Later in the year, look for Boss in Motion Black. Gucci will launch Envy Me 2 in April, and Valentino will launch Very Valentino for men in August. Christian Dior will launch a parfum version of Miss Dior Cherie in April, then a new travel retail scent, Forever and Ever Dior in July (the juice will be the same as the 2001 fragrance Forever and Ever). (via moodiereport)
Fragrance gift ideas, continued…
Another one for the men: a shaving set from Geo F. Trumper with a Warwick Mach 3 razor and matching stand, a badger hair brush, a bottle of their Sandalwood cologne, Sandalwood shaving cream, and Sandalwood Hair & Body Wash for £195…
Gaultier2 ~ aka Gaultier to the power of 2 ~ by Jean Paul Gaultier
Gaultier2 was launched this year by Jean Paul Gaultier, the French fashion designer. It is the first unisex fragrance in the Gaultier line. It was created by perfumer Francis Kurkdjian of Quest International, and features notes of ambergris, musk and vanilla.
Gaultier had said that he did not want Gaultier2 to have traditional top, middle and base notes, and in fact it is an essentially linear fragrance. The start is amber, musk and vanilla, with a blast of something fruity-floral and very sweet. That ‘something’ has been compared both to bubblegum and to Classique, Jean Paul Gaultier’s first fragrance. It has been some time since I have smelled Classique, but the bubblegum comparison is certainly apt…
Fragrance gift ideas, part 3: a few for the men
By request, here a few fragrance gift ideas for the male half of your shopping list:
From The Art of Shaving: a 50 ml Eau de Toilette in their popular Sandalwood fragrance, plus a 2.5 oz tube of sandalwood scented shaving cream. $40 at artofshaving…
On luxury perfumes, and other perfume news
The Times Online has an article offering a brief survey of luxury perfumes, leading up to the recent Clive Christian Imperial Majesty edition.
Can you guess which of the top selling perfume lines in France is actually a Korean company?