Australian indie niche line Tommi Sooni has launched two unisex fragrances, Eau de Tommi Sooni I & II (shown above), and Jinx (shown below), a new fragrance for women…
The Monday Mail ~ help Michele find a new perfume
Today we’re helping Michele, who would love to find a new everyday fragrance and another for special occasions. She isn’t worried about price so long as she finds the right thing. Michele tends towards signature scents — she will find something she loves, and wear it exclusively for 4 or 5 years. Right now, she has been wearing Hermès Eau des Merveilles for about 4 1/2 years, and she is ready for a change.
Here is what we know about Michele:
She’s in her early 40s and lives in Dublin, where she works for herself in PR & marketing, in both fashion and art.
She has two young children.
She says she is a kind, creative person, and although classic in style, she also has a bohemian, alternative side.
Michele loves to read, travel and eat, but her passions are fashion and art.
Michele doesn’t really know what notes she likes or dislikes. In the past, she has worn Cerutti 1881 (1995 peach colour bottle), Carolina Herrera 212 for women, Ralph Lauren Romance and Narciso Rodriguez for Her…
It is no longer mine
But his vision for a perfume, he explains, "stops the moment it is put on the market."
"From that point onwards it is a child setting off on its own. Its [sic] is no longer mine to own -- people make it theirs, and that is fine by me."
— Perfumer Jean-Claude Ellena, from Meet Jean-Claude Ellena, 'scent writer' for Hermes at Yahoo News.
Mad as a hatter
A short film made by artist Katerina Jebb in support of the New Perfume by Comme des Garçons. Below the jump, a bit of an explanation, if it helps you any.
Online fragrance shopping
Deal at 99perfume: take 15% off with coupon code NOVEMBERXPZ, good through 11/1.
New at houseoffraser.co.uk (UK): Etro Paisley, Armani Diamonds Black Carat.
New at luckyscent: Juliette Has A Gun Vengeance Extreme.
New at nordstrom: Viktor & Rolf Flowerbomb Extrait de Parfum.
New at ulta: Ed Hardy Villain, Yves Saint Laurent L'Homme Libre.