Kiehl’s has launched Patchouli & Fresh Rose, a new addition to their Aromatic Blends collection…
Holiday fragrance gifts 2012, part 6
Our series of holiday gift posts continues with more travel sizes and coffrets. There are two more posts to go: budget options / stocking stuffers and luxury items. Hopefully we’ll wrap it all up (pardon the pun!) by Monday.
If you missed them, check out part 1 (scented body products), part 2 (travel sizes & coffrets), part 3 (home fragrance), part 4 (gifts for men) and part 5 (solid perfumes).
From Penhaligon’s, a miniature sterling silver perfume bottle on a 35″ chain, to be filled with the scent of your choice (my pick: Penhaligon’s Elixir). $150…
Kiehl’s Aromatic Blends collection ~ fragrance review
Last month, Kiehl’s launched a new family of products called Aromatic Blends, “Pure Scents from Around the World.” I was initially uninterested in trying them, since I have bad memories of Molton Brown’s similarly travel-themed “Navigations Through Scent” line (harsh compositions, ugly bottles and prices even more ridiculous than their names). However, I do enjoy visiting the Kiehl’s counter once in a while, and once I’d sniffed the Aromatic Blends, I was ready to adjust my original reaction.
The four “blends” in this line are Nashi Blossom & Pink Grapefruit, Orange Flower & Lychee, Fig Leaf & Sage and Vanilla & Cedarwood. I’m not really sure how “naturally derived” or “sustainably sourced” they are, but I do think their simple, landscape-inspired arrangements suit the overall Kiehl’s aesthetic. They’re nicely made (with one possible exception), they’re simply and attractively packaged, and they’re reasonably priced — in other words, they do what they set out to do. Here are a few quick thoughts on each fragrance, from lightest to richest.
Nashi Blossom & Pink Grapefruit: Let’s get this one out of the way first…
Kiehl’s Aromatic Blends collection ~ new fragrances
Kiehl’s has launched the Aromatic Blends collection, with four new fragrances: Fig Leaf & Sage, Vanilla & Cedarwood, Orange Flower & Lychee and Nashi Blossom & Pink Grapefruit…
Bunch o’ limited edition collector bottles 2011, part 17
More limited edition collector fragrance bottles, with the usual disclaimers: 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.
From Chantecaille, special order bottles decorated with crystals: “This season Chantecaille introduces hand-decorated Swarovski® embellished fragrance bottles. Exclusive and luxurious, these bottles are the creations of the renowned artist Cimon. His fanciful Swarovski® adorned sculptures are collected all over the world. Like a couture gown, each exquisitely decorated bottle may be special ordered in the [sic] and will be received in four weeks.” Available in all of the Chantecaille fragrances; Frangipani is shown. $600 each at Neiman Marcus…