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Jacomo Le Parfum ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 22 October 2014 8 Comments

Jacomo Le Parfum

Jacomo has launched Jacomo Le Parfum, a new spicy floriental fragrance for women…

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Jacomo Silences Eau de Parfum Sublime ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 16 October 2012 24 Comments

Jacomo Silences Eau de Parfum Sublime

Jacomo has introduced Silences Eau de Parfum Sublime, a new variation on their 1978 Silences fragrance…

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Jacomo It’s Me ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 28 January 2012 18 Comments

Jacomo has launched It’s Me, a new duo of smartphone-inspired fragrances…

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Jacomo Art Collection #02 ~ fragrance review

Posted by Kevin on 12 January 2011 25 Comments

Jacomo Art Collection 02

Three artworks by three different artists prompt three perfumes (or “aromatic illustrations”) in the new Jacomo Art Collection. Jacomo, the company, opened for business in New York in the late 1960s; it was founded by James Kaplan, art collector, and Gérard Courtin, French pianist. According to Jacomo PR, the company name was derived from “‘Ja’ for James, ‘co’ for Courtin, and ‘mo’ — to give the name a musical touch.”

All three Art Collection fragrances are well done, but I like Art Collection #02 best (it was influenced by the work of Cecilia Carlstedt). Art Collection #02 is described by Jacomo as “sensual, bohemian and a little bit wild.” It was inspired by an “enigmatic muse depicted in Cecilia Carlstedt’s work — a mysterious girl who could have escaped Carlstedt’s New York studio, leaving a trail of gum, leather and modeling clay scents in her wake.” (Let’s hope Carlstedt is not really imprisoning her muses.) Art Collection #02 includes fragrance notes of bergamot, amaryllis, tonka bean, vanilla, suede accord, amber, and patchouli.

Art Collection #02 starts with a powdery, yet slightly “aquatic” (how can that be?) “gum” accord — a mix of ‘rubber cement’/old-fashioned Play-Doh aromas, tonka bean, and a diffuse leather note…

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Jacomo Art Collection, Jacomo de Jacomo Deep Blue ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 4 March 2010 7 Comments

Jacomo Art Collection perfumes

Jacomo has launched four new fragrances, including a trilogy for women called Art Collection, and a new scent for men, Jacomo de Jacomo Deep Blue.

The Art Collection is styled as “an intimate conversation between fragrance and artist”, in which well-known artists were invited to illustrate the outer packaging…

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