Kissonline has begun counting down the days (20, if you care to keep track) until the KISS fragrances launch. Apparently you’ll find the scents at the following retailers: Belk, Boscovs, Dillards, Gottchalks, Parisians, Ulta and Virgin Mega; and yes, Gene Simmons will be making promotional appearances…
Sillage de la Reine fragrance now available
As previously reported, Sillage de la Reine, a Marie Antoinette fragrance, was recently recreated by perfumer Francis Kurkdjian. It is now available for sale at Versailles:
Indulging in a work of reinterpretation, Francis Kurkdijan [sic] has created a “ghost of a perfume” using only one hundred percent natural products. We discover the intensity of rose, iris, cut jasmine, tuberose and orange blossom. This fragrance is modulated by fine woody touches of cedar and sandalwood. To perfect the composition, two magnificent base notes were added…
Ormonde Jayne Orris Noir ~ fragrance review
Orris Noir is the latest fragrance from the London boutique Ormonde Jayne. Orris Noir is named for the Black Iris of Amman, Jordan’s national flower, and the notes feature davana (an aromatic herb also used in Ormonde Jayne Osmanthus), pink pepper, coriander seed, cardamom, bergamot, iris, jasmine sambac absolute, pimento berries, bay, saffron, incense, myrrh, patchouli, cedar and gaiac wood.
Orris Noir starts with a good dose of the pink pepper that appears in several other Ormonde Jayne fragrances, and is especially noticeable in Ta’if and Isfarkand. The spiciness picks up speed as it dries down and the other notes join in…
Fragrance shopping
Deal from kiehls: get free shipping on orders of $40 or more using coupon code ENJOY, good through 8/28.
New at macys: Tommy Hilfiger Tommy 10 is in store, but not yet online.
Deal from oldspice: sign up online for a free sample of the new OS Signature, no idea how long this offer will last.
Deal at theperfumeshoppe: get a free 15 ml Cedre with any purchase of Serge Lutens Chypre Rouge. Phone orders only.
In the news: niche fragrances, fall releases & more
Smell of Success in the Ventura County Star (link no longer working, sorry!) looks at the growing popularity of niche fragrances:
…more people are seeking fragrances as unique as themselves, sometimes paying a premium for a custom scent formulated specifically for their own skin, or they might search boutiques and online sites to find niche perfumes.
Columnist Allison Bruce talks to Victoria Sainsbury-Carter of Beautyhabit, Terri Weitzman of Fresh Scents by Terri and Marlene Stang of Creative Scentualization. Many thanks to Karen for the link!
And in the Hartford Courant (another broken link!), It's Beginning To Smell A Lot Like Christmas is a run down of the upcoming fall fragrance releases…