Spanish line Tous will introduce a new fragrance for babies, Tous Baby, in October. The bear-shaped bottle recalls the brand’s signature bear charm…
Love, Chic Baby ~ new fragrances
Love, Chic Baby is a new line of fragrances for babies, and debuts with two scents, one for boys and one for girls:
Love, Chic Baby for boys (shown) “tickles the senses with a light burst of tootie fruity freshness”. The notes include mandarin, orange, pink grapefruit…
Le Petit Prince, Le Petit Prince B612 and La Rose du Petit Prince ~ fragrances for children
Perfumes for young children have long been popular in Europe, but are only recently making inroads in the United States. Sales are expected to increase over the coming years as “childhood is increasingly going couture“. The idea has yet to catch on in my own house: my son has no interest whatsoever in fragrance, much less couture fragrance, and could not even be tempted by Spongebob Eau de Toilette. If Nickelodeon cannot make a scent to please him, it is a hopeless case.
I suspect that many of the children’s fragrance purchases in the US are intended as gifts, in which case you could do no better than one of the fragrances by Le Petit Prince, which are as heavy on the charm factor as anything you’re likely to encounter in a perfume store. The line is, of course, based on the much beloved 1943 novel by Antoine de Saint Exupéry, and if you are a fan, you cannot fail to be entranced by the adorable packaging…
Alberto Morillas on Bvlgari Omnia, fragrances for children, and fragrance-free curling
Perfumer & Flavorist talked to some of the winners of last year’s Perfumer’s Choice Awards. Alberto Morillas had this to say about Bvlgari Omnia:
Omnia is a representation of femininity and sensuality; it plays on a contrast between the freshness of spices and the sensuality of musk. This Bulgari fragrance is very avant-garde — there is nothing else on the market in a similar genre. The aim was not to create a fashionable perfume, but one that would stand the test of time…
Fragrance gift ideas, part 3: a few for the men
By request, here a few fragrance gift ideas for the male half of your shopping list:
From The Art of Shaving: a 50 ml Eau de Toilette in their popular Sandalwood fragrance, plus a 2.5 oz tube of sandalwood scented shaving cream. $40 at artofshaving…