Niche line Le Labo has introduced three fragrances for Paris boutique Colette: Colette 19, Colette 25 and Colette 34. All three were developed by perfumer Frank Voelkl…
Edward Bess + Colette In A Scent ~ new fragrance
Cosmetics and skincare line Edward Bess has launched In A Scent, a new fragrance for the Paris boutique Colette…
Vilhelm Parfumerie A Lilac A Day & Colette x Vilhelm ~ new fragrances
Niche line Vilhelm Parfumerie has introduced two new fragrances, A Lilac A Day and Colette x Vilhelm…
Colette ~ shopping for perfume in Paris
Colette, the über-trendy fashion store in central Paris, is actually quite easy to walk right past. It’s a modern shop on the corner of rue St. Honoré, with a small and modest sign on the wall outside. Only the presence of a bouncer at the door (I’m not sure he’d count as a doorman), alerts you to the fact that there’s something a bit different here.
Inside, it’s packed with customers, and even it wasn’t it would still look busy; mannequins (of the plastic kind) people the shop floor at random. The ground floor is devoted to fashion, and Colette intends for you to be positively immersed in that fashion.
Downstairs, there’s a café, which must be excellent, as a dense queue was curling up the stairs to the ground floor at the time of my visit.
However, perfumistas should head upstairs, where there’s yet more fashion, and the perfume department…
Givenchy Harvest Collection 2007, Indult C16 ~ new perfumes
Givenchy has launched the “Les Millésimes de Givenchy” harvest collection for 2008. The three fragrances, Amarige, Organza and Very Irresistible, have the same cubed bottle design as last year, and feature floral harvests from 2007…