Creative Scentualization has launched the “Comes From Within” trio of fragrances, including Love, Light and Peace:
Love is “designed to inspire that priceless love of self that makes one irresistible to others” and features clove, spicy carnation, rose, Tunisian amber, French vanilla…
L'Occitane has released a summer version of their popular Verbena fragrance. Citrus Verbena Summer is...
Enriched with organic verbena from Corsica, lemon oil from Sicily and grapefruit extract from Italy, this new summer fragrance tones and leaves the skin scented with an invigorating and fruity fragrance. (via loccitane)
Visit a L'Occitane boutique near you, and get a free Citrus Verbena Travel Candle (2.6 oz.) with any purchase of $55 or more. Print out the coupon here (offer expired, sorry!).
Hermès introduced Eau d’Orange Verte in 1979 (the original name was Eau de Cologne d’Hermès; it was renamed Eau d’Orange Verte in 1997). It was created by perfumer Francoise Caron and has notes of bergamot, lemon, mandarin, mint, jasmine, orange blossom, patchouli, moss and cedar.
Eau d’Orange Verte is a citrus chypre, along the lines of Ô de Lancôme or Eau de Rochas. It starts with a slap of citrus, very sharp and acidic. The sharpness fades into a very dry orange under a heavy veil of herbal green and what smells to me like petitgrain. There is a whisper of dry florals, and a lovely mossy woods base.
It is currently marketed as a unisex fragrance, but I believe it was originally introduced as a men’s. When I first tried it several years ago, I thought it too masculine to wear…
Mi Angelic is a new line from Danielle Igbanugo and Ashleigh Moss, the founders of Cameo Beauty Lounge in Minneapolis. There are two fragrances: Siren, shown at right, is "a beguiling tropical blend" with pikake, French vanilla and coconut; and Gypsy is "a powerhouse floriental" with tuberose, vanilla, amber and spices.
The fragrances are $70 for 10 ml of perfume oil in a roll-on bottle at luckyscent.
Ormonde Jayne Orris Noir will launch in a few weeks:
This dark, spicy Oriental scent is for those who want to leave their mark. A spellbinding perfume, Orris Noir is a rich, seductive aria of unmistakable individuality.
Top notes include davana…