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Cacharel Liberte, Christian Dior Fahrenheit 32 ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 22 February 2007 11 Comments

Cacharel Liberte perfumeCacharel will launch a new fragrance, Liberté, this April, although it will not reach the United States until the second half of the year. Described as an "orange chypre", the scent was developed by perfumers Domitille Bertier and Olivier Polge. The notes include orange, bergamot, white flowers, vetiver and patchouli.

Cacharel Liberté will be available in 30, 50 and 75 ml Eau de Toilette. (via cosmeticnews and aufeminin)

Update: Cacharel Liberté was "...inspired by the small French cake, the Chamonix, whose zesty bitter orange sensation is followed by a delicate honey flavour smattered with spices." The white flowers in the heart are "dominated by the frangipani flower". (via moodiereport)

Christian Dior Fahrenheit 32 fragranceChristian Dior will launch a new fragrance for men, Fahrenheit 32:

...pillared as the olfactory opposite to its fiery predecessor Fahrenheit, which debuted in 1988.

Taking its name from the temperature at which water freezes, the juice is described as a fresh oriental and combines a top note of orange blossom with a heart of vetiver and base of vanilla.

Look for it in Eau de Toilette and matching body products this coming April. (via cosmeticsint.co.uk) Christian Dior Fahrenheit 32 is available in 50 and 100 ml; the perfumers were François Demachy and Louise Turner. (via sephora.fr, cosmeticnews) Update: see a review of Fahrenheit 32.

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  1. Anonymous says:
    22 February 2007 at 9:33 am

    OMG, a new Fahrenheit. Don't know how I feel about them creating an opposite of my beloved scent. I think I am feeling a certain irrational anger. I have such an emotional attachment to Fahrenheit, I feel like they are taking something from me by creating this new one. How silly am I.

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  2. Anonymous says:
    22 February 2007 at 9:34 am

    When I read orange chypre I thought perhaps the rind, interesting it's the blossom – neroli – instead. I shall have to sample this. I think an orange rind chypre would be smashing..must experiment.
    BTW, I'm probably very late in mentioning this, but I do love your new logo for NST!

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  3. Anonymous says:
    22 February 2007 at 9:41 am

    Its a great name though, Fahrenheit 32! If it is a great scent, you'll forgive it, but if it isn't, I know the feeling: they had no business naming it Fahrenheit anything.

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  4. Anonymous says:
    22 February 2007 at 9:45 am

    Thanks A, glad you like it!

    Both descriptions of the scent I've seen are so brief that I wouldn't make any judgments for sure. Could be rind, could be blossoms, could be anything. I've heard the “white flowers” are frangipani.

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  5. Anonymous says:
    22 February 2007 at 10:21 am

    Agree that Fahrenheit is a great scent but not for me – the smell of gasoline makes me nauseous, although I did wear it back in the day. The new scent though (why the same name if it's the opposite, I ask you) is definitely my cuppa tea, hoping however that vanilla is well-behaved 🙂

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  6. Anonymous says:
    22 February 2007 at 1:28 pm

    Why the same name — well, why not capitalize on an existing group of fans? I think that is why we see so very many flankers these days (see today's lead article for the rest of that rant). Anyway, this one sounds like it could be interesting — I will certainly give it a try.

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  7. Anonymous says:
    22 February 2007 at 1:49 pm

    Yes, you do have a point there. On the other hand, they could also have thought of a name that would ring similar to that of Fahrenheit. How about Celsius? Ok, I admit it sounds awful… 🙂

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  8. Anonymous says:
    22 February 2007 at 3:21 pm

    wasn't there a Farenheit 0 … the same temperature in celsius that water freezes.

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  9. Anonymous says:
    23 February 2007 at 10:36 am

    I don't know if there was a Fahrenheit 0, but there is a dupe of Fahrenheit called Celsius!

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  10. Anonymous says:
    3 August 2007 at 5:30 am

    Not so sure about Liberte. As the fragrance develops it has a few sweet notes in there that mixed with the strong patchouli have a touch of Angel about them. Fine if you like Angel – a little bit cloying and sickly if you don't. What is remarkable about the fragrance are the orange notes. They used three different oranges, seville, bitter and one other (which escapes me right now) but the result is a lingering orange scent that you can smell hours after you apply it.

    To many people it won't smell like a typical chypre. Instead of lemony top notes they used orange. And instead of oakmoss and labdanum they've used patchouli.

    Bit of a revisit of the 1970s.

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  11. Anonymous says:
    3 August 2007 at 10:31 pm

    I didn't love it, but didn't hate it either. Not sure it's the most interesting child of Angel, but it isn't the worst. Need to give it another try. And it is far too gourmand to be a chypre to me…

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