Van Cleef & Arpels will launch Midnight in Paris Pour Homme in August. The new fragrance for men is named for the brand’s Midnight in Paris watch…
Kenzo Homme Eau de Toilette Boisee ~ new fragrance
Kenzo will launch Kenzo Homme Eau de Toilette Boisée / Woody in September. The new fragrance for men is a flanker to 1991’s Kenzo Pour Homme (now known as Kenzo Homme or KenzoHomme)…
Longwood Gardens Always In Bloom ~ perfume review
It’s very nearly May Day. On May Day — May 1st — the French traditionally buy lily of the valley bouquets, and perfumistas traditionally wear lily of the valley perfume.
Your options, of course, are many. There are the classics: Christian Dior Diorissimo, Caron Muguet du Bonheur (I checked, they’re still making it), and Guerlain Muguet (they usually release a new version every year on May Day in Paris). There are the modern niche fragrances: Parfums Delrae Début, Van Cleef & Arpels Muguet Blanc, Parfums MDCI Un Coeur en Mai, and if you can get your hands on it, Annick Goutal’s now discontinued Le Muguet. There are the chain-store standbys: Crabtree & Evelyn, Woods of Windsor, Yardley, Taylor of London and Caswell-Massey all make lily of the valley soliflores. And of course, there’s the budget option: Coty’s Muguet des Bois (I checked, they’re still making that too and you can even buy it at Target). There are no doubt many others — please comment if you know of one I missed.
Longwood Gardens’ new fragrance, Always in Bloom, is likewise focused on lily of the valley…
It makes us feel good
A video promo for the new exhibit Making Scents: The Art and Passion of Fragrance at Longwood Gardens.
Includes a brief apearance by perfumer Olivier Polge, who developed the garden's new perfume, Always in Bloom.
Longwood Gardens Always in Bloom ~ new perfume
In conjunction with their exhibit Making Scents: The Art and Passion of Fragrance, Longwood Gardens has launched Always in Bloom, a new fragrance for women:
Designed by 2009 International Fragrance prize winner Olivier Polge…