If you missed them, see part 1 and part 2, or just scroll through the ‘summer’ tag to see more summer limited editions.
From Joop!, a summer version of Joop! Homme: “As edgy and sexy as ever, Joop Homme’s limited edition summer scent Sexy in Pink makes an impact with sparkling and sensual cocktail notes…”
Givenchy has launched this year’s Harvest Collection (aka “Les Millesimes de Givenchy”), including limited edition versions of Amarige, Organza, Very Irrésistible and Ange ou Démon, each enriched with a specific floral harvest from 2010…
Fall? Bah, humbug. I’m a summer person. The best thing I can say about fall is that at least it isn’t winter yet.
That’s me a couple of years ago, opening the Top 10 of Fall by complaining that it wasn’t summer. Imagine how I feel now. There is nothing good I can say about winter except that at least it’s already part of the way over. So, let’s move on to the perfume, shall we?
Citrus. Angie recommends avoiding citrus in winter; instead, she says you should find a good tropical fragrance to psych yourself out of the winter doldrums. She’s right that citrus doesn’t really have the same effect when you’re wearing several layers of warm clothing, but it cheers me up all the same — some winters, I wear an awful lot of citrus. I’m including two in this category. Dawn Spencer Hurwitz Pamplemousse is cheerful, reasonably long-lasting, and it doesn’t cost an arm and a leg. As an added bonus, it layers nicely with just about anything. Aftelier’s Candide costs more (and is perhaps more accurately termed a citrusy floral), but it’s so happy, it makes me smile just to think about it…
Model Eva Herzigová for Givenchy Hot Couture, way back when in 2000. The concept was "a provocative take on Givenchy's eccentric fashion" under then creative director Alexander McQueen. McQueen was replaced by Julien Macdonald the following year.
A very small bunch this time — these are the last stragglers for 2010. The usual disclaimers apply: in most of these cases, the juice is unchanged, just the bottle is “special” (or not, as the case may be), and some of these may not be available in the US.
First, from Comme des Garçons, the “Merry Happy Crazy Colour” bottle: the house’s standard bottle wrapped in bright paper maché and inspired by the work of assume vivid astro focus. Reportedly coming soon, in Comme des Garçons 2 and Wonderwood…