Rampaging floral perfumes and loud, honking, fruity scents are to be banned; traditional eau de colognes will rule: those barbershop constructs of bergamot, yuzu, lemon and orange, with neroli, pinches of vetiver and woodsy whiffs to trick the soaring Fahrenheit into shady glens and lazy breezes, then vanish into olfactory mirage.
— From Samurai Shopper | Summer’s Common Scents at The New York Times. Many thanks to Ruth for the link!
To me, perfume has a texture. Some fragrances wear like silk velvet, others like a practical gabardine, and still others — unfortunately — like double knit polyester. In summer, I want to wear perfume that feels like chiffon, linen, the fabric of a well-worn tee shirt, or even nothing at all. Here are the 10 fragrances I’ll be probably be wearing most this summer:
When it’s sizzling out, when lifting the bedroom window feels like opening the door of a convection oven, I want perfume that is crisp, cooling, and effortless. In short, I want perfume that wears like linen.
Christian Dior Eau Fraiche is a perfect linen-like fragrance. I have a bottle more than 40 years old that still sparkles and still has the warm chic of real oakmoss. I can wear it to work, after a bath, or while enjoying a gin and tonic at the neighborhood bar and feel fresh and even elegant, if I have to be.
Annick Goutal Folavril is another good linen substitute…
Yves Rocher has launched Aquarelles Végétales Eau Fruitée pour l’été, a new fragrance for their recently launched limited edition Aquarelles Végétales summer makeup range…
Joop! has launched their limited edition fragrances for summer 2010, Joop! Homme Hot Contact and Joop! Go Hot Contact.*
Joop! Homme Hot Contact ~ “All about sexual energy and teasing sensations!” With notes of grapefruit, bergamot, cyclamen…
Diesel has launched Fuel for Life Summer 2010, new limited edition summer versions of 2007’s Fuel For Life.
Fuel for Life Summer Pour Elle ~ a fruity floral with cassis, jasmine…