The readers of Elle Magazine have chosen their favorite fragrances for warm weather: Bobbi Brown Beach, Clinique Happy, Ralph Lauren Ralph, Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue and Guess for women. See the lineup at Elle (link no longer active, sorry).
Krizia My Afrika, Le Petit Prince & Bond no. 9 Fire Island: new fragrances
Krizia has launched My Afrika, a new fragrance for women featuring notes of ginger blossom, lime, jasmine, heliotrope, shea fruit, amber, ebony and ginger. The rings on the bottle neck and outer packaging were inspired by the traditional beadwork collars worn by Maasai women. (via cosmoty.de)
The Le Petit Prince range of fragrances for children, including Le Petit Prince, Le Petit Prince B612, La Rose du Petit Prince, Dessine Moi un Mouton and Les Triplés lines, is officially launching in the United States this month…
Fragrance shopping online
New at first-in-fragrance (Germany): the Parfumerie Generale line and Andy Tauer Lonestar Memories.
Deal from fragrancesandmore: get 10% off any purchase over $50 with coupon code nowsmellthis10. They now carry the Bond no. 9 line of fragrances and candles, and shipping is free on all orders of Bond no. 9, Creative Scentualization, Agraria, Kai, Monyette Paris and more.
Deal from gloss: get free shipping with coupon code JUNEPERK, good through 6/25.
New at nordstrom: Pink Sugar solid perfume.
New at scentiments: Tommy Bahama Very Cool for men and women.
New fragrances: Tommy 10 & Tommy Girl 10, Fragonard Eclat & F!
Tommy Hilfiger will launch Tommy 10 and Tommy Girl 10 in September. The scents are updated variations of the original Tommy and Tommy Girl fragrances:
Tommy Girl 10 has top notes of tart Nantucket cranberry, luscious Marion pear, sweet Pixie tangerine and Indian River grapefruit; a heart of Mississippi magnolia, California honeysuckle and Virginia water lily, and a drydown of Vermont cream, butterscotch and Rocky Mountain birch.
Tommy 10, for men, opens with notes of Seattle rain…
L’Occitane Eau des Baux fragrance review
I stopped in the L’Occitane store in the Pittsburgh airport the other day, really to do nothing more than kill time, only to be surprised by a host of new and re-released fragrances. Which was the scent that stole my heart and made the biggest impression? Easy: their newest fragrance for men, Eau des Baux; a blend of cypresswood and incense with hints of cardamom and coumarin.
Eau des Baux opens with an ambery blast that immediately reminds me of Nina Ricci Memoire pour Homme and L’Artisan Tea for Two…