Jean Paul Gaultier has launched La Belle Le Parfum, a new oriental gourmand fragrance for women. La Belle Le Parfum is a flanker to 2019’s La Belle, which was a flanker to 1993’s Classique…
Mugler Angel Nova ~ new perfume
Later this month, Thierry Mugler will launch Angel Nova, a new woody fruity floral flanker to 1992’s Angel…
Yves Rocher Bois de Sauge ~ new fragrance
Yves Rocher has launched Bois de Sauge, a new fragrance for men. Bois de Sauge was inspired by the ‘desire to withdraw from the urban jungle into the seclusion of pristine nature’…
Viktor & Rolf Magic Dancing Roses & Magic Salty Flower ~ fragrance reviews
Has the “luxury collection” trend died down yet? I started tuning it out a long time ago, certainly before Robin posted about the Viktor & Rolf Magic Collection three years ago. The original six fragrances in that line — “a collection of six transformative illusions in the spirit of an enchanting universe from fragrance magicians Viktor & Rolf” — arrived in stores in early 2017 and I never bothered to try them.
Since then, the collection has shuffled and expanded a bit. (The price also seems to have dropped substantially.) I received a sample of Salty Flower with a Sephora purchase and spotted a positive comment about Dancing Roses in a friend’s Instagram feed, so I tried that one too. Guess what? They aren’t ground-breaking or life-changing, but I liked both of them. And with the price drop, they suddenly made a lot more sense to me…
Jean Paul Gaultier Le Beau & La Belle ~ new fragrances
Jean Paul Gaultier will launch Le Beau and La Belle, new flankers to to 1995’s Le Mâle and 1993’s Classique respectively…