Shiseido will launch Zen for Men this month. The new fragrance is the masculine counterpart to 2007’s Zen for women, and hopes to ‘unite uncompromising sensuality and modern elegance’.
The fragrance notes include kumquat, bergamot, Nashi pear, violet, rhododendron, nutmeg, leather, patchouli and musk…
Hugo Boss will launch Hugo XX & XY Summer Editions in April. The new fragrances are limited edition flankers to 2007's Hugo XX and XY; the tag line is “harmony is overrated, coolness is not”.
Hugo XY Summer Edition ~ with grapefruit, quince, cardamom, cinnamon and woods.
Hugo XX Summer Edition ~ with melon, jasmine, apricot and sandalwood…
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.
From Viktor & Rolf, this year’s limited edition version of Flowerbomb Extreme (you can see the 2007 bottle here). The description hasn’t changed: “In a bottle like a precious amethyst gemstone and dressed up with a bow, Extreme plunges straight into the heart of deep floral accords. Sambac jasmine, osmanthus, and rich vanilla unleash a sublime, sensual pleasure.” At Nordstrom, $135 for 50 ml…
Shiseido will launch the third incarnation of its Zen fragrance this September (prior versions were launched in 1964 and 2000). The new fragrance was developed by perfumer Michel Almairac, and is described as a “fresh, floral woody scent” with notes of grapefruit, bergamot…
Shiseido’s newest creation, by perfumer Nathalie Lorson, is their first major fragrance launch for women since Vocalise in 1997 and the recent re-release of Zen in 2000. Of course it remains to be seen if this scent will cross the great divide and land at a fragrance counter near you. A fruity floral perfume focusing on Bulgarian rose, other notes include red peony, blackberry, raspberry, Morrocan rose, iris, heliotrope, velvet musk and sandalwood. I’ve heard rumors that there is also a note of cacao, but have yet to find it listed anywhere.
Rose fanatics, listen up: this is nothing new…