Candie's has launched Candie's Luxe, a new perfume for women:
Sweet and refreshing. This women's Candie's perfume spray has an inviting floral scent. Perfect for any occasion.
The notes include cranberry cosmopolitan splash, bergamot, pomegranate, nectarine, honeysuckle, peony, orange flower, amber, sandalwood, vetiver and musk.
Candie's Luxe is available in 50 ml Eau de Toilette, and can be found at Kohls.
Sweet & refreshing doesn't go together.
I have horrid memories of the original CANDIES so I'll give this a miss…
Oh my god, everyone, every single brand is trying to go for that magical word: LUXE. When brands like hermes or comme des garcons launch luxury fragrances I can totally understand it, and it has it's reasons. But Candie's? What's next? Victorias Secret special luxe pink? Maybe Britney Spear's luxe fantasy?
I have never tried any of the line…
Hate the name and the fruits. If the fruits don't over power the flowers and base notes, it actually sounds like a nice mixture. But apparently fruit is a requirement for mainstream fragrances these days.
Cosmopolitan? That must mean cherry, sigh.
The *Luxe* must stand for “Look kids we've added even more fruit!”
double sigh 🙁
-Becca
It's funny, you know, but I bet that, in the hands of many a competent Nose, that basic list of notes could be pretty gorgeous. Imagine if vetiver came first, beefed up by sandalwood; the bergamot, orange blossom and honeysuckle filled in the middle while the base notes lingered on; and the fruit was just the freshest, cleanest counterpoint to the rest.
Of course, the result would make the average Candies purchaser drop the tester in shock, but you see my point.
I am finally understand niche, and there is NO going back.
Becca, I'd say fruit is “on the way out” — but it ain't gone yet 😉
Oh absolutely…you can even mix fruits and (my own dreaded) aquatic melon notes and make me love it: Frederic Malle Parfum de Therese.
One of my favorite scents is YSL Baby Doll and it has an opening of pomegranate and grapefruit-but they die down soon, And I like Annick Goutal's Petite Cheri, and she uses pear.
But it seems more and more fruit are the main notes instead of using them to enhance something. I like a bit of fruit, but I am tired of all the flies following me around ;D
LOL — the flies, the flies!