Giorgio Armani has launched Rose D’Artiste, a new fragrance in the limited edition Les Éditions Couture series in the Armani Privé fragrance range. Rose D’Artiste was inspired by Armani’s spring/summer 2018 collection, and the rose in the name refers to the fuchsia pink in that collection rather than the flower or fragrance note…
Perfumers Amandine Clerc Marie, Christophe Raynaud and Marie Salamagne talk about the development of Mugler Aura.
Salvatore Ferragamo will launch Amo Ferragamo, a new fragrance for women, in February. Amo Ferragamo will be fronted by Suki Waterhouse…
Roberto Cavalli has launched Roberto Cavalli Florence. The new chypre amber fragrance for women was inspired by the Tuscan countryside and will be fronted by model Shlomit Malka…
Aura is the latest pillar from Thierry Mugler (I know, I know, it’s Mugler now, not Thierry Mugler, but my brain is not quite ready to make the switch). I have an ambivalent relationship with the brand’s feminine pillar fragrances. Their debut fragrance, 1992’s Angel, was a masterpiece, but not one I want to wear. I really like a few of the flankers, though, and have almost bought Angel Liqueur de Parfum any number of times. I thought Angel Eau Sucrée was fun and I thought Angel Muse was fantastic, but I didn’t buy either of those either.
The success of Angel is often attributed to its unusual (at the time) overdose of patchouli and candy; Alien followed in Angel’s footsteps with an overdose of jasmine, vanilla and cashmeran. I did not love Alien but I didn’t really hate it either. If I had found it more appealing than I did, I probably would have tried more of the flankers…