Estée Lauder has launched White Linen Oud Legacy, a new woody floral flanker to 2024’s White Linen Legacy, which was a redo of 1978’s White Linen…
We had a conversation about a perfume by Guerlain called Nahema
We had a conversation about a perfume by Guerlain called Nahema and about the rose accord in it. My theory was that it was made in a certain way, Dominique's theory was that it was made in a different way. And then we sort of looked at each other like, oh, maybe we just take that rose accord and put a huge part of it in the product. It was the probably the biggest eureka moment in my thirty-plus years in perfumery. It was amazing, to completely turn the thing around.
— Frédéric Malle, on developing Portrait of a Lady with perfumer Dominique Ropion. Read more in History of the Hero: Frédéric Malle Portrait of a Lady at Harper's Bazaar UK.
The daily lemming
Frédéric Malle Portrait of a Lady, introduced in 2010 to celebrate the brand's 10th anniversary, will have its own 15th birthday next year, and here's a red bottle to celebrate. 100 ml for £290 at Liberty London.
Arquiste Venice Rococo & Frederic Malle Heaven Can Wait ~ fragrance reviews
I’m writing this review on the first day of autumn, and I have to admit that I started stocking up on my fall basics a few weeks ago. Although I don’t need more fragrance in the same way I might need more black tights or a new coat, I do think about updating my scent selections for cooler weather, and maybe adding something new to the mix. Even in the constant onslaught of new releases, there are a few brands that still get my attention; two of them are Frédéric Malle’s Editions de Parfums and Arquiste.
Last year, Frédéric Malle launched Heaven Can Wait, developed by perfumer Jean-Claude Ellena. I can’t believe it’s been a whole year since I first tried this perfume; I initially sniffed it from a lab bottle in a Editions des Parfums boutique, then sprayed it on myself at a launch event, then purchased a travel-size bottle…and somehow never got around to reviewing it, but it’s back in my rotation this fall…
Frederic Malle Hope ~ new fragrance
French niche line Frédéric Malle has launched Hope, a new fragrance in the Desert Gems collection (see The Night, Promise, Dawn, The Moon)…