Frederic Malle has launched a new fragrance, Outrageous, to be sold exclusively at Barneys and Barneys Coop stores. The new scent was developed by perfumer Sophia Grojsman.
The notes: caipirinha, clean laundry, green apple, orange blossom, amber and Texas cedar.
Frederic Malle Outrageous is available at Barneys in 100 ml for $110…
Lalique will launch Amethyst, a new fragrance for women, this coming September, although it will not reach the US until 2008:
Nathalie Lorson of Swiss flavors and fragrance company Firmenich created Amethyst, a fruity musk juice. Its top note of blackcurrant and blackberry continues with a floral bouquet…
An elderly woman from central New Jersey was given a $50 bottle of Lalique perfume as a gift in 1939 by her husband, who bought it at Saks Fifth Avenue. It was called "Tresor de la Mer" -- treasure of the sea.
In the ensuing years, she never used it. The perfume itself is long gone, and only the bottle and its box remain.
The price for the bottle at auction last week? $216,000. Read the rest at nj.com (link no longer working, sorry!).
The latest Lalique limited edition fragrance bottles have been released. This year’s bottle for women is called Commedia; the bottle for men is Louxor and is featured in this month’s Wallpaper magazine:
The crystal bottle, named ‘Louxor de Lalique’ is inspired by the Art Deco vase, Jaffa…The flacon is reason enough to invest, but those partial to perfume will be interested to know that Lalique has chosen to fill this exquisite edition with its 10-year-old fragrance, Le Faune…
Lalique has launched Encre Noire for men, a fragrance developed by perfumer Nathalie Lorson.
Notes include two kinds of vetiver (Bourbon and Haitian), cypress, cashmere woods and musk…