New at dillards: Christina Aguilera Inspire.
New at fresh: Patchouli Pure & Tobacco Caramel (relaunches).
New at harrods (UK): Givenchy Play Intense.
New at nordstrom: Ralph Lauren Notorious.
New at yves-rocher.fr (France): new Eau de Toilette versions of Rose Absolue & Voile d'Ambre.
The International Perfume Museum (Musée international de la parfumerie) in Grasse, France, will reopen on October 18th after 4 years of renovations:
Created in 1989, this one-of-a-kind museum is found in the highly symbolic City of Grasse, the cradle of the luxury perfume trade that began in France…
Luca Turin and Tania Sanchez have released the first of a projected series of quarterly updates to Perfumes: The Guide, and are offering the first issue as a free download:
Each newsletter reviews about 100 perfumes. The first free issue includes some fragrances missing in the original guide, as well as new brands. Future issues will discuss favorite discontinued perfumes and give our point of view on perfume history, culture, and developments.
You can find it here. My absolute favorite line after a very quick skim-through this morning, from the review of Guerlain's recent Cruel Gardenia:
Would be perfect if the spray button said "sucker" each time you press it.
Here’s the promo for David & Victoria Beckham’s new Signature duo:
Coming in November from niche line By Kilian, limited edition bottles (there will be a total of 50 made) featuring designs by artist Sophie Matisse.
The bottles can be filled with any of the 7 fragrances in the By Kilian line, and run 1000€ each. (via abc-luxe, bykilian)