More limited edition collector fragrance bottles, with the usual disclaimers: in most of these cases, the juice is unchanged, just the bottle is “special” (or not, as the case may be), and some of these may not be available in the US. Today’s post includes special editions from Thierry Mugler, Acqua di Parma, Estée Lauder and Ramón Monegal, plus a new Eau de Parfum concentration of Anna Sui La Nuit De Bohème.
From Thierry Mugler, Angel in the Glamorama edition…
Spanish niche line Ramón Monegal will launch Hand in Hand: Rose & Oudh, a new unisex floriental fragrance…
Spanish niche line Ramón Monegal has launched Very Private, a new fragrance exclusive to Bergdorf Goodman in New York City. Other recent launches from the brand include Dubai Next to Me…
Spanish niche line Ramón Monegal has launched Dubai Next to Me, a new fragrance exclusive to the Dubai Bloomingdale’s…
Samples of Ramón Monegal’s new perfume line, all fourteen fragrances, landed on my desk months ago. I was overwhelmed by the number of perfumes, but over the course of several days, and using each finger on both hands, and both wrists, and forearms, and even a friend at work, I tried them all. Some of the perfumes I immediately deemed unwearable (for me) — even applied in small quantity (they were hyper-feminine and sweet). The fragrance I had my female friend try, Kiss My Name, almost ruined our relationship; I applied only a drop to her wrist and this sent her sprinting to the sink where she furiously scrubbed her wrist with hot water and dishwashing liquid. Still, the fragrance persisted, nay, DOMINATED the office, because it was on the sleeve of her shirt. Her choices were few: walk around in her bra all day, shirtless (she said she seriously considered doing this), or grin and bear it till she got home and threw her shirt in the wash.
My overall reaction to the Monegal line was: “Ho hum.” Then I remembered what I’m always preaching: “To know what a perfume really smells like, don’t DAB, pour it on! Empty some samples vials!” There was no way I was going to devote two weeks of my life to Ramón Monegal fragrances (14 perfumes, 14 days) so I put all ten I’d consider wearing (deleting the “No way!” scents from the competition) on my dining room table, scattered them about, closed my eyes and picked five fragrances to wear over the course of a week…