Deal at beautyhabit: get a 15 piece deluxe sampler (fragrances include Kai, Comptoir Sud Pacifique Vanille Amande, Le Petit Prince and assorted Delrae scents) with your order of $85 or more using coupon code CATALOG, good through 11/2 or while supplies last. You can also see the new fall catalog here.
New at first-in-fragrance: L'Essence de Mastenbroek Eau de Polder.
New at macys: Ralph Lauren Polo Double Black.
Mirra is a new fragrance from i Profumi di Firenze:
Cradle yourself in what is known as the scent of ancient humanity. The purest myrrh from Harrar, Ethiopia creates this meditative, delicate and mythic scent. Sumptuous opening notes of this exotic resin gently transition to caress with a subtle powdery finish that hints of vanilla, incense and wood.
Mirra launches on November 1 and will be exclusive to beautyhabit, where it is now available for pre-order.
I use ‘darling’ a lot. My mother calls me darling. I call my friends darling. It’s almost so old-fashioned it has come around again. It’s sweet, personal, loving and affectionate. It’s a term you can use for anyone — it’s not just for your lover or your child, you can use it for everybody. And it’s a little showbiz.
— Kylie Minogue explains how she came up with the name for her new fragrance…
Paprika Brasil is the latest fragrance to join the Hermessence Collection at Hermès. Like the others, it was developed by Hermès house nose Jean Claude Ellena. Paprika Brasil was reportedly inspired by the 1955 Claude Lévi-Strauss book Tristes Tropiques, which recounted his travels in the Brazilian interior. The fragrance notes include pimento, clove, paprika, iris, green leaves, reseda, ember wood (aka Brazilwood or Pernambuco) and woody notes.
My initial trials of Paprika Brasil cannot be described in any way other than disappointing, and the experience points to the dangers of building up expectations based on the fragrance name, back story and notes. I suppose what I was expecting was a deep woods scent with exotic spices, something that would evoke the jungles of Brazil before the impact of globalization, where Lévi-Strauss was said to have found “a human society reduced to its most basic expression”.
I wouldn’t necessarily know such a thing if I smelled it…
Deal at jomalone: get free shipping and a sample of Blue Agava & Cacao with any purchase using coupon code BLUEAGAVA5, good through 10/29 or while supplies last.
New at lessenteurs (UK): the Lorenzo Villoresi line.
New at luckyscent: Susanne Lang Tamboti Wood. Also see the new Fall sampler pack, including all 10 scents from Parfumerie Generale, Aroma M Geisha Marron & Susanne Lang Tamboti Wood, $30.
Deal at scentsandsprays: get free shipping on orders over $50 with coupon code shipping, good through 10/29.