Flora Nymphéa will be the 2010 addition to Guerlain’s Aqua Allegoria range. As always, the inspiration is said to be “nature”, in this case, more particularly a spring garden…
Sausage and sleep
I'm not selling 'John Mayer: the cologne'. If I did it would just smell like sausage and sleep. I don't look at my fans and think, 'Wow, they really like what I do musically. Imagine if I could get 60 more dollars out of them!'
— Singer John Mayer sounds off on celebrity perfumes. Read more at MAYER BLASTS PERFUME-PEDDLING POP STARS at Contact Music.
Serge Lutens Santal de Mysore ~ fragrance review
How unlucky for perfume lovers to live in an era when Mysore sandalwood has disappeared from fragrances. Let’s hope the over-harvested and endangered sandalwood trees of India are truly being protected and propagated for future generations. According to Serge Lutens P.R., the company bought its stash of Mysore sandalwood before stringent trade regulations went into effect, and it’s this “legal” Mysore sandalwood that supposedly enriches the Lutens perfume of the same name.
Santal de Mysore was developed by perfumer Christopher Sheldrake and released in 2001. I never smelled “original” Santal de Mysore so I don’t know how it compares to the new, surely reformulated, fragrance. Today’s Santal de Mysore contains, apart from Mysore sandalwood, “spices,” cumin, styrax balsam and “caramelized” Siamese benzoin.
Santal de Mysore starts off smelling edible, with a nougat-y and coconut-cream sweetness emanating from a faint “wood” note…
Avon + Ungaro U by Ungaro Fever ~ new fragrance
Coming soon from Avon: U by Ungaro Fever for Her, a new flanker to 2008’s U by Ungaro. The tag line: Do U play with fire?
Intriguingly sensual. Irresistibly addictive…
Heart to Heart for Haiti ~ custom perfume event in New York
Sue Phillips of Scenterprises will be holding a custom perfume event and auction, "Heart to Heart For Haiti", on Valentine's Day, February 14 from 11:30 to 3 pm. The event will take place at the Firebird restaurant in New York City and includes a 3 course brunch, seminar and custom perfume. The proceeds from the auction will benefit Red Cross efforts in Haiti. Tickets are $150 per person; for more information see the Scenterprises website.