Benetton has launched a new trio of fragrances, United Colors of Benetton, with three variations: Woman, Man and Unisex. All three are based around a cotton accord…
Finalists for German Duftstars (Fifi) Awards in fragrance announced
The Fragrance Foundation of Germany has announced the finalists for the 2007 Duftstars awards, the German version of the Fifi awards for best fragrances. The nominees are:
Women’s Exclusive
Bond no. 9 Chinatown
Creed Love in White
Marc Jacobs Summer Splash Collection
Narciso Rodriguez for Her Eau de Parfum
Estee Lauder Youth Dew Amber Nude…
Gwen Stefani: next celebrity perfume?
Gwen Stefani, the American rock singer who already has her own clothing label, L.A.M.B., is rumored to have signed a deal with Coty to launch her debut fragrance. (via cosmeticsint). The rumors aren't new; I had heard she would launch a fragrance under the L.A.M.B. label this fall.
Now taking votes: who is next?
Fleur de Cabotine & Ambre de Cabochard: new fragrances from Gres
Grès will launch two feminine fragrances next spring, both created by perfumers Jean Claude Delville and Jean-Pierre Béthouart:
Fleur de Cabotine…is described as a refreshing, feminine floral. The top notes include syringa flower and mandarin; the heart lily, orchid, peony and cactus blossom…
Comme des Garcons Harissa & Sequoia, from series 2: Red ~ fragrance review
Red was the second series of fragrances launched by Comme des Garçons, following the now sadly discontinued Leaves series. It debuted in 2001 with 5 fragrances, all revolving around the theme, obviously, of things that are or might be red. The series includes Harissa, Sequoia, Palisander, Carnation and Rose. Harissa and Sequoia are both by perfumer Bertrand Duchaufour (who also created Monday’s Dzongkha and Tuesday’s Méchant Loup) and those are the two under consideration today.
Harissa is named for the North African spice mixture; other fragrance notes include blood orange, red chili pepper, angelica, saffron, nutmeg, cardamon and tomato. The top notes are muy fabuloso: basically lots of orange and lots of hot pepper. As it dries down, other spice notes join in, and while cinnamon is not listed and there probably isn’t any, after 15 minutes or so it reminds me very much of Red Hots melting in fresh orange juice…