Perfumer Francis Kurkdjian answers questions about his perfume line, Maison Francis Kurkdjian, and how he has learned from other perfumers. About 5 minutes.
Michael Kors Island Very Bali ~ new perfume
Michael Kors has launched Island Very Bali, the latest in his island series of fragrances for women (Island, Island Fiji, Island Hawaii, Island Capri, Island Bermuda, Island Palm Beach)…
Online fragrance shopping
New at colette (FR): Miller Harris La Pluie & La Fumee.
New at neimanmarcus: Creed 250th Anniversary Limited Edition.
Perfume in the magazines, November 2011: Allure, Details, GQ, Harper’s Bazaar and W
Perfume coverage in the November issues of Allure, Details, GQ, Harper’s Bazaar and W; please comment on any fragrance-related coverage you’ve seen in other fashion & beauty magazines:
Allure
Cover: Ashley Greene
Scent strips: Dolce & Gabbana The One, Calvin Klein Euphoria, Miss Dior, Juicy Couture Viva La Juicy, Oscar de la Renta Live in Love…
Penhaligon’s Juniper Sling ~ fragrance review
Penhaligon’s new Juniper Sling was “inspired by London Dry Gin and the gin-drinking Bright Young Things of the 1920s.” Nancy Mitford, Cecil Beaton and Evelyn Waugh were B.Y.T. in England, and let’s throw in some Americans, too: Louise Brooks, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Louis Armstrong will do. How far we’ve dimmed — “our” bright young things include the Kardashian sisters, Justin Bieber, Prince Harry and Pippa (not to mention hoards of reality TV cringe-inducers). Much less depressing to talk about perfume!
Juniper Sling* does smell, upon first sniff, like a fragrant bottle of gin — there’s “booze,” citrus, angelica and vibrant cardamom (the opening is the best part of the fragrance). Under those head notes floats transparent iris and light-smooth leather…