British perfume house Atkinsons has launched two new fragrances: Her Majesty The Oud and His Majesty The Oud (and see also: 2013’s Oud Save the King and Oud Save the Queen)…
Atkinsons The Big Bad Cedar, My Fair Lily & Scilly Neroli ~ new fragrances
British brand Atkinsons has launched three new fragrances in the brand’s Contemporary Collection: The Big Bad Cedar, My Fair Lily and Scilly Neroli…
Bunch o’ limited edition collector bottles (& some other stuff) 2015, part 26
More limited edition collector fragrance bottles, with the usual disclaimers: in most of these cases, the juice is unchanged, just the bottle is “special” (or not, as the case may be), and some of these may not be available in the US. Today’s post includes collector editions from Atkinsons, Annick Goutal and Yves Rocher; plus a new Extrait de Parfum version of Alaïa Paris.
From Atkinsons, a special edition of 24 Old Bond Street: “This covetable-collectable marks the inaugural annual Atkinsons collaboration with the crème de la crème of Britain’s most talented designers to create a limited edition version of 24 Old Bond Street, the emblematic fragrance of the House…”
Atkinsons 1799 Love in Idleness ~ fragrance review
The British perfume house Atkinsons 1799 recently launched Love in Idleness, one of three new fragrances recreated from the company’s archives for its Legendary Collection. Love in Idleness is “a neo-Victorian love philter for those who believe in the magic of fragrance,” developed by perfumer Fabrice Pellegrin. Its composition includes notes of raspberry and violet leaves; violet, orris and heliotrope; and tree moss and patchouli.
This fragrance’s name was one of the factors that lured me into trying it. So poetic, right? It’s another name for the wildflower viola tricolor. And it turns out to be a literary reference, too — in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, love-in-idleness serves as a love potion. As Oberon, king of the fairies, says in Act II, “The juice of it on sleeping eyelids laid/Will make or man or woman madly dote/Upon the next live creature that it sees.” Love at first sight…
Atkinsons Amber Empire, The Excelsior Bouquet & Love in Idleness ~ new fragrances
British brand Atkinsons will launch a new trio in their Legendary Collection of fragrances resurrected from their archives. Amber Empire, The Excelsior Bouquet and Love in Idleness will join previous launches The British Bouquet, The Odd Fellow’s Bouquet, Fashion Decree, 24 Old Bond Street and The Nuptial Bouquet…