Anna Sui will launch Lucky Wish, a new fragrance for women. Lucky Wish is a flanker to 2005’s Secret Wish…
Miller Harris Vetiver Insolent ~ new fragrance
British niche line Miller Harris has launched Vetiver Insolent, a new unisex fragrance…
Kenneth Cole Blue ~ new fragrance
Kenneth Cole has launched Kenneth Cole Blue, a new fragrance for men. Blue was inspired by “the feeling of diving into Mediterranean waters on a hot summer day”…
Two from the purgatory basket: Etro Jacquard & HYLNDS Bitter Rose, Broken Spear
Two fragrances from my purgatory basket, which is where I put samples when I just can’t make up my mind about them and want to be sure to try them again, later, sometime. I swore I would clear out five last weekend, but only managed two: Etro Jacquard and HYLNDS Bitter Rose, Broken Spear.
Do comment if you’ve recently retried any samples that you just couldn’t decide about!
Etro Jacquard
The packaging and digital imagery for Jacquard, last year’s launch from Italian brand Etro, are perfect: I wanted to love the fragrance right away. And Jacquard starts with some promise…
Houbigant Iris des Champs ~ fragrance review
Houbigant Iris des Champs was released in fall 2014; it is the brand’s first launch since Orangers en Fleurs, a fragrance that I happened to enjoy quite a bit. Iris des Champs is described as “a heady, plush homage to iris,” with notes of bergamot, pink pepper, rose, lily of the valley, pear, iris, jasmine, ylang-ylang, sandalwood, amber, woody notes, vanilla and musk. It was developed for Houbigant by perfumer Mathieu Nardin.
I looked forward to trying this fragrance, especially since I like many iris fragrances — and how beautiful is that packaging, right? Unfortunately, Iris des Champs didn’t quite live up to my expectations. I’ve been sampling the Extrait de Parfum version this week. It begins in a promising fashion, with a rooty-green iris accord. Weirdly, that iris only lasts about a half-hour…