Perfumers Antoine Lie, Geza Schoen and Killian Wells in a one-minute spot for the exhibit Perfume: A Sensory Journey Through Contemporary Scent, now open at Somerset House in London.
Friday scent of the day 6/2
Hey, it’s Antoine Friday! Our community project for today: wear a fragrance by perfumer Antoine Lie or Antoine Maisondieu, if you have one.
What fragrance did you pick? As always, do chime in with your scent of the day even if you’re not participating in the community project.
Me: double points, for Etat Libre d’Orange Rossy de Palma Eau de Protection (and I ought to get extra credit given how long it took me to find my sample), by both Antoines.
Reminder: 6/9 will be Fruity Friday…
Davidoff Cool Water Wave ~ new fragrance
Davidoff will launch Cool Water Wave, a a flanker to the brand’s popular 1988 fragrance Cool Water for men, next month. Cool Water Wave joins the recently launched Cool Water Pacific Summer Edition…
Etat Libre d’Orange Vierges et Toreros ~ fragrance review
Almost ten years have passed since Etat Libre d’Orange released Vierges et Toreros.1 I’ve never come across it in a store and no one ever gave me a sample of the fragrance. The only reason I just smelled it is that I got a tiny vial of the perfume along with the recent Etat Libre d’Orange Attaquer Le Soleil Marquis de Sade release. I ignored Vierges et Toreros all these years because bullfighter images aren’t my thing, and people I trust gave it lukewarm reviews. I never added it to my to-try list. Mistake!
As usual the Etat Libre d’Orange PR text is worth reading for a good laugh and head-scratch…
Courreges Hyperbole ~ new fragrance
French fashion house Courrèges has launched Hyperbole, a new fragrance for women. The fragrance is named for the brand’s ready-to-wear line, introduced by Andrè Courrèges in 1970, and purports to upset convention with masculine notes revealing ‘ultra femininity’…