From Frédéric Malle, the USB-rechargeable Fleur Mécanique II diffuser: "To create Fleur Mécanique II, Frédéric Malle concocted, like a mad scientist, a device that is both simple and wonderfully complex which adapts the scents to each person’s space and mood. The fan allows one to control the intensity, duration, and frequency of diffusion of one's favorite perfume. Using dimmers and timers, the perfume is diffused at the desired intensity. Effortless and instantaneous, the cartridge can be changed in the blink of an eye to adapt a home fragrance to one's mood. An immediate change of atmosphere." $730 at Saks; the cartridges (sold separately, available in Jurassic Flower, Café Society, Saints des Saints, Rosa Rugosa and 1er Mai) are $60.
A house for a little dog
Niche means a house for a little dog, meaning a house that’s so small it cannot grow. And in that word ‘niche’, which comes from marketing people who aren’t the most inventive by essence, there was a little bit of contempt. It was like, ‘Oh, that’s niche; it’s not going to become so big.’ And the same people who criticised us have joined, as one joins victory, and now the word has stuck. And it’s become a whole perfume category, which today has become completely overcrowded.
— Frédéric Malle, quoted in Legendary Perfumer Frédéric Malle On Expanding his Footprint in Asia at Prestige.
Acne Studios par Frederic Malle ~ new perfume
Frédéric Malle’s next designer collaboration (after 2013’s Dries Van Noten par Frédéric Malle and 2017’s Alber Elbaz par Frédéric Malle Superstitious) will be for the Swedish luxury fashion house Acne Studios. Acne Studios par Frédéric Malle will debut in mid-April…
Each of these perfumes has a specific world
Frédéric Malle talks about the new Estée Lauder Legacy Collection: Azurée Legacy, Estée Legacy, Knowing Legacy, Private Collection Legacy and White Linen Legacy.
The daily lemming
This has been in the comments several times recently, but for anyone who missed it: The Legacy Fragrance Collection Discovery Coffret from Estée Lauder. "Experience two extraordinary scent artists. Five ingenious sensorial experiences. Iconic scents, ingeniously evolved. Mrs. Estée Lauder, the creator of indelible masterpieces. Frédéric Malle, the acclaimed perfume editor who has reimagined our legacy fragrances for the 21st century." $30 at Estée Lauder.