Valentino has launched Rock ‘n Rose, a fragrance “inspired by a new generation of young Valentino women….a Rose on the outside and a Rocker on the inside”…
Etat Libre d’Orange ~ new fragrances
As previously reported, Etat Libre d’Orange is a new niche line that will launch in France this September with six unisex fragrances. Here are more detailed descriptions of the scents:
Jasmin et Cigarette is by perfumer Antoine Maisondieu, and features notes of jasmine absolute, tobacco, hay, apricot, tonka bean…
Oscar Island Flowers, Salvador Dali Purplelips, Armani Summer Mania ~ new fragrances
Oscar de la Renta has launched Oscar Island Flowers (bottle shown at right), a fragrance with notes of orange, mandarin, dewdrops, hibiscus flower, freesia, vanilla, musk and cedar. It is available now at nordstrom.
Salvador Dali will launch Purplelips this September:
The perfumers for this latest venture were Antoine Lie and Guillaume Flavigny of Givaudan and notes include…
Burberry Brit Gold: Third time’s a charm
Brit Gold, the latest fragrance release from Burberry, was created by nose Antoine Lie and features magnolia, neroli, black currant, ultrafresh bergamot, pink iris, amber, vanilla, musk, and sandalwood. When I first tried the fragrance, it was a sniff of a tester in a department store. At that time, the only impression it made was “sweet vanilla”. I then tried a sample vial and had this to say:
Warm, powdery, amber-ish. It definitely reminds me of the current crop of powdery oriental fragrances like Flower Le Parfum, Kenzo Summer, i Profumi de Firenze Talco Delicato, Ormonde Jayne Tolu, Lea, etc. and really not that original…
New fragrances: Burberry, Michel Klein & more
Burberry will launch Brit Gold (shown above left) this September in Saks:
Gold, created by Givaudan’s Antoine Lie, opens with feminine, floral notes of magnolia and neroli, mixed with black currant and ultrafresh bergamot. The heart is drawn from pink iris, amber and vanilla…