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Kenzo Peace by Kenzo Vintage Edition, XX by Mexx ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 4 March 2008 20 Comments

Kenzo Vintage Edition perfume

Coming this month from Kenzo, Peace by Kenzo Vintage Edition, a new limited edition fragrance celebrating the line's 20 years as a perfume house.

The fragrance notes include musk, heliotrope, cedar, tonka bean, vanilla and mandarin.

Peace by Kenzo Vintage Edition will be available in 100 ml (concentration unknown); the bottle is adorned with a peace sign and there are four different outer boxes decorated with "flower power" designs inspired by the artwork of the 1970s, the era when the Kenzo fashion house was established. (via lexpress.fr, aufeminin) Update: Peace by Kenzo Vintage Edition was developed by perfumer Annick Menardo, and will be in Eau de Toilette. (via osmoz) Update: see a review of Kenzo Vintage Edition.

Other recent launches from Kenzo: KenzoAmour Indian Holi.

XX by Mexx Nice & Wild perfumesMexx has launched XX by Mexx, a "girl power" duo of fragrances for both sides of a young woman's personality:

XX by Mexx Nice is for the playful and feminine side, and features notes of bergamot, red currant, limette, aquatic melon notes, peony, lily of the valley, apricot, cinnamon, sandalwood, amber and musk.

XX by Mexx Wild is for the fearless and seductive side, and includes notes of raspberry, bergamot, orange blossom, mallow leaf, rose leaf, frangipani leaf, vanilla, heliotrope and amber.

XX by Mexx Nice & Wild are available in 20, 40 or 60 ml Eau de Toilette and in matching body products. (via cosmoty.de)

Filed Under: new fragrances
Tagged With: kenzo, mexx

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  1. Anonymous says:
    4 March 2008 at 10:31 am

    Will skip Mexx and give Kenzo a try.

    Those Kenzo boxes look a bit desperate to me..

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  2. Anonymous says:
    4 March 2008 at 10:42 am

    Weren't the 70s a bit more than 20 years ago?

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  3. Anonymous says:
    4 March 2008 at 10:47 am

    OK, I get it–20 years as a perfume house, but a fashion house since the 70s. The whole thing looks kind of odd to me, given the sleek look of their current perfumes.

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  4. Anonymous says:
    4 March 2008 at 10:56 am

    Oh, I like the boxes!

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  5. Anonymous says:
    4 March 2008 at 10:57 am

    The bottle is sleeker than it looks in that picture, but still, you're right that it has a very different feel than the rest of the line. Could be a fun scent though, we'll see!

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  6. Anonymous says:
    4 March 2008 at 11:22 am

    Think you're richt sonar. Their fashion existed already since the '70s but their perfumes since the '80s.. In that case graffitti would have been more appropriate..wouldn't it?

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  7. Anonymous says:
    4 March 2008 at 11:40 am

    Robin, this sounds very similar to the “time for peace” limited editions frags, specially the men's (according to the basenotes description of the notes).

    Near my house there is a bottle of “time for peace” ona perfume shop, unopened..I think I will check out ebay to see if I can make a difference on that one :D

    Regards

    P.

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  8. Anonymous says:
    4 March 2008 at 11:46 am

    I do, too, though at first, quick glance I thought they were cereal boxes (wasn't paying close attention:-)

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  9. Anonymous says:
    4 March 2008 at 11:57 am

    Cereal boxes, LOL!

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  10. Anonymous says:
    4 March 2008 at 11:58 am

    Ah, good call, I'd forgotten all about those. And never got to smell them…

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  11. Anonymous says:
    4 March 2008 at 11:59 am

    Really? I'm missing the link to the Armani.

    But yes, Hugo Boss did XX & XY.

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  12. Anonymous says:
    4 March 2008 at 12:00 pm

    Oh duh, for some reason, I thought you meant the Kenzo bottle was like the Armani. Yes, the Mexx bottles are!

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  13. Anonymous says:
    4 March 2008 at 12:35 pm

    Nice to see someone is tapping into the dissociative disorder market.

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  14. Anonymous says:
    4 March 2008 at 5:35 pm

    Nice and Wild? What about Nice and Mean? There needs to be more mean fragrances on the market.
    The Kenzo Vintage Edition packaging looks like Prince's dream image of his sequel to 3121. It looks like an 80's interpretation of the flower power era.

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  15. Anonymous says:
    4 March 2008 at 5:38 pm

    It's funny that the new frag is called “Vintage Edition.” Plus, do you think they want folks to buy more than one bottle to collect the boxes? If so, you'd think the bottles wouldn't be 100ml each! The notes sound interesting though.

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  16. Anonymous says:
    4 March 2008 at 8:45 pm

    LOL! Good one :-)

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  17. Anonymous says:
    4 March 2008 at 8:46 pm

    Nah, seriously don't think so — they'd have done 4 bottles if that is what they wanted. I think (?)

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  18. Anonymous says:
    5 March 2008 at 3:28 am

    Looking at thos boxes again and think they are actually quite nice. A bit in the Andy Warhol colours and style maybe.

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  19. Anonymous says:
    5 March 2008 at 1:08 pm

    I hope The Kenzo VE comes to Nordstrom… would love to try this.

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  20. Anonymous says:
    5 March 2008 at 8:13 pm

    Me too!

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