Dear Rose is the new niche line of Chantal Roos* and her daughter Alexandra Roos. They debut in May with five fragrances developed by perfumer Fabrice Pellegrin: A Capella, Bloody Rose, I Love My Man, La Favorite and Sympathy for the Sun…
Online fragrance shopping
Deal at beautyhabit: get free ground shipping on orders of $35 or more with coupon code SOPRETTY, good through 4/24. New items include Ann Gerard Rose Cut.
New at dillards: Tommy Bahama Compass, Thierry Mugler Alien Eau Extraordinaire.
New at neimanmarcus: Diptyque Eau de Lavande & Geranium Odorata.
New at twistedlily: Olfactive Studio line.
Caudalie Parfum Divin ~ new fragrance
Skincare and spa line Caudalie will launch Parfum Divin, a fragrance inspired by their Huile Divine body oil, next month. The brand already produces an Eau Fraîche collection, including the newest, Figue de Vigne…
Les Fifis 2014 ~ the winners
The Fragrance Foundation of France has announced the winners of Les Fifis 2014, the French version of the Fifi Awards. And the winners are:
Best women’s fragrance: Hermès Jour d’Hermès
Best men’s fragrance: Paco Rabanne Invictus…
Anna Sui Sui Dreams & Sui Dreams in Pink ~ fragrance review
Sui Dreams, the second fragrance in the Anna Sui collection, was released in 2000. It’s a floral gourmand with top notes of bergamot, tangerine, nectarine and bitter orange; heart notes of peony, freesia, peach and rose; and base notes of vanilla, sandalwood, cedarwood and skin musks. It was developed for the brand by perfumer Philippe Romano.
According to the Anna Sui website, Sui Dreams “plays on a harmonious multiplicity that is warm and fresh, rich and transparent, sweet-scented and sparkling.” I’ll agree that it’s “warm,” “rich” and “sweet-scented”; some people may find it too sweet, but looking back, I admire Sui Dreams for arriving on the market long before the taste for caramel-musk-vanilla perfumes…