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Costume National So Nude ~ new perfume

Posted by Robin on 2 July 2012 12 Comments

Costume National So Nude fragrance bottle

Italian house Costume National will launch So Nude, a new fragrance for women, in July. The scent hopes to “evoke female beauty au naturel”…

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Costume National Pop Collection ~ new perfume

Posted by Robin on 19 April 2011 17 Comments

Costume National Pop Collection

Costume National has launched Pop Collection, a new fragrance for women:

Sparkling notes of Pink Grapefruit and bittersweet Raspberry Pulp mingle with Blackcurrant Absolute to make a joyful and energizing start…

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Best new fragrances for men ~ 2009-2010 edition

Posted by Kevin on 17 November 2010 72 Comments

As the “publish” button was pressed for this post, I heard the frantic, desperate opening words of Etta James’ Stop the Wedding swirling in my head: “Wait!…WAIT!”

But it was too late…there was no turning back.

Choosing ten men’s fragrances that have been released in the last couple years and deeming them “the best” was difficult. I’ve certainly owned and sampled more than my share of perfumes over the years, and I’ve reached a Perfumed State of Grace (i.e.: I’m jaded), but I’ve certainly not smelled every masculine fragrance released in 2009-2010. Has anyone? (Many of these unsniffed perfumes loom large in my imagination: Miller et Bertaux Om, Christian Dior La Collection Couturier Parfumeur, Honoré des Prés We love NY scents, and The Different Company De Bachmakov.)

My list of best new fragrances for men is personal, and it isn’t categorized with available spots for citrus, chypre, sport, “dressy,” mainstream, or niche perfumes; I’ve simply included what I like. If you can’t believe a certain fragrance is on, or is missing from, the list: GOOD! I’d hate to think I’m predictable.

Please comment if you feel a great fragrance is absent from this list, but if “top 10-type” lists drive you crazy and keep you up at night: “Wait!… WAIT!” … don’t torture yourself by reading mine…

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Costume National Homme ~ fragrance review

Posted by Kevin on 23 June 2010 30 Comments

Costume National Homme fragrance

I like Costume National clothes, but their perfumes haven’t thrilled me. When I read last year’s announcements regarding Costume National’s new men’s fragrance, Homme, I wasn’t excited and didn’t bother to order a sample of the perfume. As often happens in the fragrance world, others took it upon themselves to send me little vials of Homme, and I’m glad they did.

Homme, created by perfumer Dominique Ropion, is a close relative of Comme des Garçons Series 3, Incense fragrances (woody/resinous with sweet/spicy facets) and it’s practically a “twin” of Eau d’Italie Baume du Doge. Homme includes notes of grapefruit, bergamot, cardamom, cinnamon, thyme, clove, patchouli, sandalwood and labdanum.

Costume National Homme is a well-blended fragrance; the opening is a bit liquor-y with dense citrus melding quickly with spices: cardamom at first, then clove, cinnamon and dried thyme. I am not a fan of many clove/cinnamon scents; any perfume that smells overwhelmingly of clove/carnations or Red Hots will annoy and, for some reason yet to be figured out, depress me…

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Costume National Homme ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 15 October 2009 35 Comments

Costume National Homme fragrance packaging

Costume National launches their latest fragrance, Costume National Homme, this month:

CoSTUME NATIONAL HOMME is the traveller of a symbolic metropolitan jungle which seems made of emotions…

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