Over 90 years old, Acqua di Parma’s Colonia (no doubt tweaked over the decades) still smells ‘modern’ and its packaging designs are both decorous (black-and-white labels with simple lettering and the royal coat of arms of Parma, Italy) and lively (easy-to-spot, bright golden-yellow boxes and wrappings). These days, Acqua di Parma touts its rich and famous clientele — royalty, film stars and ‘aristocrats’ of the business world — but such name-dropping is unexpected from a company that once prided itself on its elegance and discretion. (LVMH bought the Acqua di Parma company in 2003.)
Acqua di Parma Colonia contains Sicilian citrus, lavender, rosemary, verbena, Bulgarian rose, sandalwood, vetiver, cedar and ylang-ylang; it starts off sharp with pungent citrus and verbena…
Coming this month from Britney Spears, Curious ♥ Heart, a new limited edition collector bottle of her popular Curious fragrance:
The bottle has the same multi-faceted glass silhouette, but is designed in a shade of pale pink. Along the rim are alternating fleur de lis and heart symbols, and embossed on the pale pink bottle is an image that resembles a tattoo: a heart with sprawling wings…
New at luckyscent: the Nasomatto and Cereus lines.
Deal at macys: get a free goody bag with any beauty or fragrance purchase of $75 or more (includes Philosophy State of Grace, Very Irresistible Givenchy, Marc Jacobs Daisy, Issey Miyake L'eau d'Issey, Sarah Jessica Parker Covet & Guerlain My Insolence). No coupon code needed, online only.
Ormonde Jayne has launched a new limited edition fragrance, Seraphim:
‘Seraphim’ is something very extra special – a unique scent created in only fifty 50ml bottles. Those lucky enough to own one of these 50 may re-order supplies of ‘Seraphim’ from Ormonde Jayne. 50 people in the world therefore will own their own unique scent forever.
The fragrance notes include bergamot, rosewood, ylang ylang, rose, violets, iris, musk, amber, vanilla and coumarin…