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Kate Moss will launch Velvet Hour, her second fragrance, this September under the tag line “Embrace the night”.
Velvet Hour was developed by perfumer Emilie Copperman, and features notes of blue pepper, freesia, cashmere incense, patchouli, nutmeg, sandalwood, amber, ebony and wood…
I love the richness and unabashed potency of Middle Eastern and Indian fragrances. One of my first ‘exotic’ fragrance purchases was a tiny jar of waxy sandalwood-amber paste from India; a few dabs of that dense perfume paste on my collar bone scented me all day long. The perfume paste also came in the scents of orange blossom, rose, lotus and jasmine, and the entire line was advertised using the image of a turbaned man applying the perfume paste to his throat. Slowly and, unfortunately, turban-less, I ventured into floral territory with my fragrance purchases. The simple, inexpensive Indian perfumes opened up a new world to me: I started reading about the history of perfumery, I created “to-smell lists” of individual plant and animal perfume notes, and I started burning incense and wearing fragrances from India, Nepal, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Morocco. Both Montale Red Aoud and Agallocha Tedallal Homme were inspired by Middle Eastern perfumery…
Lalique will launch Lalique White, a new fresh citrus fragrance for men, this month.
Lalique White includes notes of lemon leaves, tamarind, bergamot, violet, white pepper, nutmeg, cardamom, amber, cedar and musk. It was developed by perfumer Christine Nagel, who noted that the spices “…contribute to the freshness of the scent”…
Laura Mercier has launched Nuits Enchantées, a UK-only limited edition fragrance for women inspired by the stories from the One Thousand and One Nights.
Nuits Enchantées was developed by perfumer James Krivda, and is described as “the perfect sensual scent for evening”. The fragrance notes feature mocha, mace, cardamom, mandarin, ginger, rose, cedar leaf and amber…