Jil Sander will launch Sport Fitness for women, a new fragrance created by perfumers Sophie Labbe and Beatrice Piquet, this coming February. The fruity floral features notes of grapefruit, mandarin, green apple, ginger, blackcurrant, peony, freesia, cedar, sandalwood and peach. Sport Fitness comes in All Over Energizing Fragrance, Cooling & Firming Gel and Vitamined & Moisturizing Milk. (via cosmoty.de)
Baby Phat Golden Goddess, a quintet from Banana Republic & Dunhill Pure for men ~ new fragrances
Kimora Lee Simmons will launch the second perfume in her Baby Phat line, Baby Phat Golden Goddess, in September. The fragrance “…is a floral gourmand scent by Firmenich with a top note of bubbling champagne; a heart of seringa, blue lilies and night orchid, and a drydown of caramel, vanilla flower patchouli and vetiver.”
Baby Phat Golden Goddess is an Eau de Parfum, and is available in 50 and 100 ml and in Shimmering Body Lotion. The fragrance bottles feature a removable ring with faux yellow diamonds. (quote via Women's Wear Daily, additional information via babyphatfragrances & osmoz)
Look for five new fragrances from Banana Republic this fall. The “Discover Collection” consists of three scents for women (Alabaster, Rosewood & Jade) and two for men (Slate & Black Walnut)…
David Beckham Instinct for men ~ fragrance review
Coty has paired with superstar athlete David Beckham to produce his first men’s fragrance, Instinct. A sporty and fresh scent, Instinct was created by perfumers Alain Astori and Beatrice Piquet and has notes of bergamot, orange, mandarin, star anise, cardamom, red pimento, vetiver, patchouli and white amber.
Though I didn’t have high hopes for this one, being both a product of Coty and another “celebrity” scent, I’ll admit that it’s pleasant. Reminding me of Dior Higher Energy with main notes of citrus, vetiver and musk, Instinct opens with a rather nondescript citrus accord, sweetened by white amber. Though the olfactory notes would suggest something darker, and slightly spicy, the fragrance basically stops here, continuing on the skin as a sweet citrus. The pimento makes a brief appearance, though really doesn’t bring much to the composition other than a slightly watery green edge. The scent has very little sillage and 2 full sprays to the left arm lasted about 2 hours. I keep wondering where the patchouli and anise are, expecting this scent to take a dark turn…but to no avail…
New fragrances: David Beckham Instinct, Fresh Memoirs of a Geisha & more
David Beckham’s new fragrance, Instinct, will debut in Europe in September, in the US in 2006:
Instinct’s feugere [sic] juice was concocted by International Flavors and Fragrances’ Alain Astori and Beatrice Piquet. Its top notes include Italian bergamot, orange and mandarin. At its heart are star anise, cardamom and red pimento notes…
Benetton Cumbia Colors, Disney That’s So Raven ~ new fragrances
Benetton will launch Cumbia Colors fragrances for women and men this September:
Cumbia Colors for women, created by IFF’s Béatrice Piquet and Alain Astori, starts with a red fruit accord, followed by a floral note (cyclamen, lily) and ending with a sensual woody, vanilla, musky dry down. Its men’s counterpart [shown], signed by Drom’s Barbara Zoebelein, begins with a spicy celery, anise accord, with a melon and eucalyptus mix in the heart, while woody and musky notes closes the olfactory phrase. (via cosmeticnews)
Disney will launch a new fragrance, That's So Raven, this September to tie-in with its hit show of the same name. The fragrance features vanilla bean, white lily, lemon zest, and musk. (via Yahoo Finance link expired, sorry!)