Mandarina Duck for women, the first fragrance by the Italian leather goods company Mandarina Duck, launched yesterday in France. The notes are yellow freesia, bergamot, white pepper, honeysuckle, gardenia, jasmine tea, cedar, musk and ambrette seeds, and the fragrance was created by perfumer Nathalie Lorson…
Orange blossom is one of my favorite perfume notes. Here are three I tried recently that were not included in earlier posts (see Italian Orange Blossom fragrances and Back to Orange Blossoms):
Bourbon French Orange Blossom: Bourbon French is a 160 year old perfumery located in the French Quarter in New Orleans…
Thanks to Vicky for letting me know that Fragonard has a new fragrance, Canisse:
An evocation of those early yet already warm hours of Mediterranean summer mornings when every fragrance is burgeoning: the spicy smell of basil and oregano, the sharp scent of tomato leaves, the delicate perfume of vineyard peaches, all wrapped in a full-bodied bouquet of white flowers dominated by jasmine.
Fragonard confirms that with the exception of some of the bath & body products, they will no longer be distributing their products to retailers in the United States. Customers may still order directly from their website. Let's hope they are planning to run more reduced cost shipping specials...
Update: by 2009, Fragonard was once again available in the US, see the listing for Fragonard under Perfume Houses for retailers.
Eau des Garrigues is another fragrance from the Naturals line at Fragonard (see yesterday’s Cerisier en Fleurs). It was released in 1997, and features notes of fig tree, bergamot, neroli, magnolia, honeysuckle, freesia, cardamom, nutmeg, pepper, and oakmoss…