Estée Lauder will launch Pleasures Aqua, a new limited edition fragrance for women. Pleasures Aqua is a flanker to 1995’s Pleasures and follows recent flankers Pleasures Flower and Pleasures Florals…
Bloomatnight, part the second
A bottle-porn teaser (it does not really show the completed bottle) for the upcoming McQueen Parfum. (If you missed the floral-notes-related teaser, it is here.)
Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess 2016 ~ reissue
Estee Lauder's Bronze Goddess, the brand's yearly limited edition summer fragrance, is back. It is basically 2015 all over again: the same packaging, pretty much the same pricing although I think the Shimmering Body Oil is $2 more. (See our review of Bronze Goddess 2008. The 2013 and 2014 versions were likewise pretty much identical. They have not done a flanker since 2012's Bronze Goddess Capri.)
Annick Goutal Rose Pompon ~ fragrance review
Over the past two weeks I’ve immersed myself in the ten-fragrance Derek Lam 10 Crosby collection, so this week I’m treating myself to a springtime rose fragrance by one of my favorite niche houses — to cleanse my palate, if you will. Annick Goutal‘s new Rose Pompon was developed by Camille Goutal with perfumer Philippine Courtière, and is designed to evoke a “young Parisian woman” who “exudes joie de vivre.” Its notes include Bulgarian rose, taïf rose, peony, black currant, raspberry, pink pepper, cedar, patchouli and white musk.
I like Rose Pompon, although it doesn’t feel like much of a rose perfume on my skin…
Mauboussin Le Secret d’Arielle ~ new perfume
French jeweler Mauboussin has launched Le Secret d’Arielle, a new fragrance in collaboration with French-American singer Arielle Dombasle…