Roger & Gallet has launched Gingembre Rouge Intense, a new fragrance inspired by a journey to Zanzibar. Gingembre Rouge Intense is a flanker to 2014’s Gingembre Rouge, which was a flanker to 2003’s Gingembre…
4 shower gels ~ quick body product reviews & a quick “what’s in your shower” poll
I love scented shower gels, and since I do use up every bottle I buy, I have way less guilt about buying plenty of them than I do about buying more perfume — I don’t even need Donatella’s absolution. Here are quick reviews of 4 current favorites (Roger & Gallet Rose, Weleda Sea Buckthorn, Lush Happy Hippy, EO Grapefruit & Mint) along with a quick poll.
Roger & Gallet Rose Gentle Shower Cream
I love cream-formula shower gels in winter: they may or may not be less drying, but they certainly feel less drying on my parched winter skin. A kind person gave me a tube of Roger & Gallet’s Green Tea Gentle Shower Cream, and I liked the gentle but decently-sudsing formula. The fragrance, however, was too aggressively clean for my taste. I figured I’d give the Rose a shot to see if it could be a decent winter alternative to Lush Rose Jam, which as we all know has chronic availability issues, and is not exactly a bargain…
Holiday fragrance gifts 2015, part 1
It’s Black Friday or Buy Nothing Day — but either way, we’re kicking off our annual string of holiday gift posts. Today: scent-related Christmas Crackers. As with advent calendars, they’re more popular in the UK than the US, but there are plenty to be found everywhere this year. More gift suggestions to come over the next few weeks!
Jo Malone’s 2015 Christmas Cracker: “Delight dinner guests with our Christmas Cracker, full of scented surprises. Tart-juicy Blackberry & Bay Cologne. Reviving Lime Basil & Mandarin Body & Hand Wash. Opulent Peony & Blush Suede Body Crème. Tied with mistletoe green ribbon to set the table with style.” $45 at Bergdorf Goodman…
Bunch o’ limited edition collector bottles (& some other stuff) 2015, part 6
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 collector bottles from Jo Malone, Lolita Lempicka, Prada and Christian Dior; plus a new Eau de Parfum concentration of Roger & Gallet Fleur de Figuier.
From Jo Malone, the Blue Skies & Blossom collection, with limited edition bottles of Plum Blossom, Osmanthus Blossom and Sakura Cherry Blossom, featuring matching colored caps and ribbons. Available for pre-order at Bloomingdales, $125 each for 100 ml…
Bunch o’ fragrance ads 2014, part 4
A slideshow round up of new fragrance advertising, print and digital, plus a few older ads (31 slides in all) — most of these are for fragrances recently released in stores or just about to be released…