Nina Ricci has launched Nina Nature, a new limited edition ‘environmentally friendly’ flanker to 2006’s Nina…
Aedes de Venustas Corfu Kumquat ~ fragrance review
A few fragrance-friends and I were recently chatting in a group text about our favorite perfumes for very hot days. I’m pretty predictable — as usual, I mentioned Diptyque L’Ombre dans L’Eau and 4711 and last year’s Jo Malone Tangy Rhubarb Cologne. Then I remembered that I have a new summer-favorite scent to add to this list: Aedes de Venustas Corfu Kumquat.
Aedes launched Corfu Kumquat back in March 2022 as a fresh addition to its revamped in-house fragrance line, describing it as “a Grecian sun-drenched citrus marked by complexity and longevity.” This Eau de Parfum is named for the island of Corfu and for the small oval-shaped fruit sometimes known as “the golden orange”…
Aedes de Venustas Corfu Kumquat ~ new fragrance
Niche perfume boutique Aedes de Venustas has launched Corfu Kumquat, a new fragrance…
Calvin Klein CK One Platinum ~ new fragrance
Calvin Klein will launch CK One Platinum, a new flanker to 1994’s CK One, in August…
Eric Buterbaugh Florals Nick’s Sunflower ~ fragrance review
Nick’s Sunflower is based solely around the Sunflower, or what a sunflower would smell like if it had a scent…The scent is delicate, fun and happy, yet an intriguing choice for a fragrance as the sunflower actually has no scent.
[…] Nick’s Sunflower is an abstract interpretation of a summer moment. Think yellow flowers following the sun, blue skies, immense fields…1
So reads the press release accompanying EB Florals Nick’s Sunflower. As the press release further informs us, EB Florals’s founder Eric Buterbaugh is a “globally renowned floral designer” who “embarked on an exciting venture to return perfumery to its refined luxury status” by paying “homage to the sublime notes of highly coveted flowers.” Nick’s Sunflower was inspired by Venice, California, hat designer Nick Fouquet, who loves sunflowers, a flower Eric Buterbaugh admits he’s not wild about.
Now, back to this abstract interpretation of a sunflower. What might a sunflower smell like to you? I think of heat, earth, corn cobs and squirrel fur. (Good thing I don’t have my own perfume line, huh?) From sampling Nick’s Sunflower, I conclude the folks at EB Florals think of peppery musk…