A "ballet flash mob", sort of, at the Saks Fifth Avenue in San Francisco, to celebrate the launch of Penhaligon's Iris Prima.
Online fragrance shopping
L’Occitane Cedre & Oranger, Fleur d’Or & Acacia ~ new fragrances
For holiday 2013, L’Occitane will launch two more additions to the La Collection de Grasse series: Cèdre & Oranger and Fleur d’Or & Acacia. Both fragrances were developed by L’Occitane house perfumer Karine Dubreuil…
Celebrity perfume reviews: Rihanna Rogue, One Direction Our Moment, Nicki Minaj Minajesty
The year is nearly over, and even more so than usual, I’ve fallen way behind on the celebrity fragrance releases — if memory serves, Katy Perry Killer Queen was the only celebrity perfume I reviewed all year, although I did manage to try quite a few others quickly on paper. It’s too late to catch up now, but here are three I spent some time with recently.
If you’ve smelled anything fabulous from a celebrity in 2013, do comment! Otherwise, I’m going to assume that I didn’t miss much.
Rihanna Rogue
When a commenter said that Rogue, the latest from Rihanna, smelled like Bottega Veneta, it shot to the top of my “get” list, and I refused to be discouraged even by reports in the Daily Mail that it was closer to a “strong whiff of ripe peaches or peach jam, while it’s still bubbling in the pan on the hob”…
Maison Francis Kurkdjian Ciel de Gum ~ new perfume
Maison Francis Kurkdjian has launched Ciel de Gum, a new floriental fragrance exclusive to GUM Moscow and celebrating the store’s 120th anniversary (see also: Guerlain Place Rouge)…