We’re celebrating Saint Patrick’s Day (it falls on Sunday this year) with our usual open thread poll. Talk about anything you like — the fragrance you’re wearing today, your favorite lucky green perfume, whatever.
Or, ask a question about fragrance, then see if anyone else has asked a question that you can answer…
Guerlain has launched Shalimar Souffle d’Oranger, a new fragrance for women. Shalimar Souffle d’Oranger is a flanker to 2014’s Shalimar Souffle de Parfum, which was a flanker to 1925’s Shalimar…
If they do this for Tiger's Nest, it will be even harder to resist (yet, resist I will). "Grab your hat. Place your bets. Prepare for the galloping of hooves. Memo Paris will be visiting the races in March 2018 to celebrate Irish Leather Day. Inaugurated last year, Irish Leather Day commemorates Memo Paris' iconic and best-selling fragrance Irish Leather, inspired by the Emerald Isle. The theme of 2019, "A day at the Races," explores Ireland's deep-rooted connection to horses and horse racing. Memo Paris will be recreating the ambiance and culture of the races through lively animations in-store, including a fairground-style game. To mark this special occasion, Memo Paris will release a limited edition green leather travel case decorated with a golden horse emblem, for customers [to] take with them on their travels." $160, holds a 10 ml travel spray, which is not included. At Bergdorf Goodman.
Paco Rabanne has launched Invictus Legend and Olympéa Legend, new limited edition flankers to 2013’s Invictus fragrance for men and 2015’s Olympéa fragrance for women…
Let the wave of new spring fragrances begin! Here’s one from Anna Sui, and it’s fit to be part of this seasonal “wave” (hah) for more than one reason: it’s a flanker to 2017’s Fantasia, named Fantasia Mermaid.
Have any of you tried the original Fantasia? I spritzed and sniffed it during a visit to Anna Sui’s Manhattan boutique, and it wasn’t my thing; too dessert-sweet, heavy on its “raspberry praline” accord. (I’ve heard that it’s selling very well, so you should never take my taste as any indicator of commercial success.) But I took a chance on Fantasia Mermaid, just to have the opportunity to play with the fun, mermaid-topped bottle, and I realized that it’s fairly dissimilar…