L'Occitane house perfumer Karine Dubreuil talks about their new fragrance, Néroli & Orchidée.
L’Occitane Neroli & Orchidee ~ new fragrance
L’Occitane has launched Néroli & Orchidée, a new addition to the brand’s La Collection de Grasse series. Néroli & Orchidée was developed by L’Occitane house perfumer Karine Dubreuil…
L’Occitane au Bresil Bromelia & Araucaria ~ new fragrances
L’Occitane has added two new fragrances to their L’Occitane au Brésil range: Bromélia for women and Araucária for men. Like the prior fragrances in the series (see Jenipapo & Mandacaru, Vitória-Régia Flor do Dia & Flor da Noite), the products are made in Brazil and based on aromatic materials local to the region. The range will reportedly begin appearing in other countries later this year…
L’Occitane Red Cherry / Cerisier Rouge ~ new fragrance
L’Occitane will launch Red Cherry / Cerisier Rouge, the brand’s yearly limited edition cherry blossom fragrance, in February. Prior scents in the series include Spring Cherry / Cerisier aux Papillons and Cherry Princess / Cerisier Princesse…
Best Men’s Fragrances of 2011-2012-2013 (Better Late Than Never)
Did I really skip 2011 and 2012 when it came to writing my annual best-of-men’s-perfumes post? (Wow…and the world kept turning — imagine that!) I’m two years behind so today I’ll catch up by picking my favorite men’s fragrances from 2011, 2012 and 2013 (you can see my picks for 2009 and 2010 here). Some of these perfumes are unisex, but with a masculine edge (to my nose anyway). Though I missed my fair share of fragrance releases, I’ve still smelled tons of perfume product in the last three years. I don’t feel that a masterpiece escaped my attention.
Every year, I tend to write about men’s fragrances that I either “love” or “hate” (using those verbs with feather-weight intent since I don’t cry over favorite perfumes gone missing or reformulated, and I don’t gnaw on my fingers when I encounter awful perfumes). I’m still, I believe, a Perfumista, but I’ve put perfume in its proper place…