Paul Smith has launched the 2013 edition of Paul Smith Rose Limited Edition (formerly known as Paul Smith Rose Summer Edition)…
Online fragrance shopping
New at beautyhabit: Lollia At Last.
New at escentual (UK): Roberto Cavalli Just Cavalli, Davidoff The Game, Jimmy Choo Flash.
New at houseoffraser (UK): Roberto Cavalli Just Cavalli, Davidoff The Game.
New at loccitane (FR): Cerisier aux Papillons / Spring Cherry.
Deal at luckyscent: get free shipping on orders of $75 or more with coupon code february, good through 2/18. New items include Isabey La Route d'Emeraude.
New at macys: Versace Eros.
Bunch o’ limited edition collector bottles 2013, part 2
More limited edition collector fragrance bottles, with the usual disclaimers: in most of these cases, the juice is unchanged, just the bottle is “special” (or not, as the case may be), and some of these may not be available in the US.
From Lancôme, Trésor Midnight Rose in the In Love edition — note the thorns on the “stem”. At Sephora in France, in 50 ml Eau de Parfum…
Roger & Gallet Fleur de Figuier ~ new fragrance
Roger & Gallet will launch Fleur de Figuier, a new fresh and creamy fig fragrance, in March…
Marni by Marni ~ perfume review
Because it’s a perfume that’s quite individual, that doesn’t evoke anything in particular. It’s for a woman who dresses for herself, who doesn’t follow trends but is sophisticated and also maybe a little eccentric.1
That’s Consuelo Castiglioni, founder and designer of the Italian fashion house Marni, talking about the brand’s recently-launched debut fragrance.2 Marni has been around since 1994, but I had never heard of them — not unusual given how little attention I pay to fashion, and if the fragrance takes off, it won’t be the first time that a luxury designer is best known for an affordable perfume — Viktor & Rolf, anyone?3 The thing that caught my eye right away was the packaging, which is sophisticated and also maybe a little eccentric, and which is also excellent good fun; plus, it doesn’t remind me of any other bottle I can think of — how often does that happen now that we’re getting 1000+ new fragrances a year? Also a plus: Estee Lauder holds the license and the perfumer is Daniela Andrier. Double bonus points: Consuelo Castiglioni apparently doesn’t like fruit, flowers or sweet. I don’t dislike any of those, mind you, but we get plenty enough of them on the fragrance counters already.
Despite Ms. Castiglioni’s preferences, Marni starts with a little whoosh of fruit, tinged green and mingling with bright citrus, but it’s not sweet, and neither the fruit nor the flowers take over the proceedings…