Lalique has launched three new additions to the luxury Les Compositions Parfumées collection: Blue Rise, Infinite Shine and Velvet Plum…
Dianne Brill Eau de Parfum ~ perfume review
When I first dabbed Dianne Brill Eau de Parfum on my skin, I thought, this really reminds me of something. I tore to my perfume cabinet and looked at the bottles. What could it be? Something insistently spicy and a little astringent. Something with tobacco, maybe, and I definitely smelled coriander. I sniffed Serge Lutens Fumerie Turque and Chergui and dismissed them. L’Artisan Parfumeur Tea for Two? No. Then I picked up a decant and lit on the answer: Kenzo Jungle L’Eléphant. Dianne Brill is nearly a dead ringer for L’Eléphant.
According to Chandler Burr’s review in the New York Times, Dianne Brill worked closely with Valérie Garnuch in developing the Dianne Brill fragrance. She wanted the fragrance to reflect the smell of an old piece of leather, a discontinued Kiehl’s body oil, wood from a construction site, sticky figs, a cigar box, and nutmeg (which Brill said reminded her of the smell of sweaty bodies at a disco in Mustique). Dianne Brill Eau de Parfum debuted in September 2008…
Bill Blass Couture 8 ~ new perfume
Bill Blass will launch a fifth fragrance in the Bill Blass Couture series (see Couture 1, 3. 6 & 7) this coming February. The fragrances were all inspired by designs from the Blass fashion line, which is currently undergoing a change in ownership.
The newest fragrance was inspired by a colorful red floral-print dress shown in Blass’ fall 2008 presentation…
Bill Blass Couture ~ new perfumes
Bill Blass has introduced Bill Blass Couture, “timeless couture translated into a luxury modern fragrance collection”. The first four scents in the series are:
Couture 1 ~ Includes white tuberose, mandarin zest, peach blossom, clove and orange blossom…