Dolce & Gabbana will launch Dolce Garden, a new fragrance for women. Dolce Garden is a flanker to 2014’s Dolce by Dolce & Gabbana and follows 2015’s Dolce Floral Drops and 2016’s Dolce Rosa Excelsa…
Desigual Fresh Bloom ~ new fragrance
Spanish fashion brand Desigual has launched Fresh Bloom, a new fruity floral fragrance for women. Fresh Bloom is a flanker to 2015’s Fresh…
L’Occitane Violette & Rose de Mai ~ new fragrance
L’Occitane has launched Violette & Rose de Mai, a new fragrance in the brand’s La Collection de Grasse…
Etat Libre d’Orange Dangerous Complicity ~ fragrance review
Poor Etat Libre d’Orange Dangerous Complicity has had a bit of a bum rap. It was launched at the same time as the fabulous The Afternoon of a Faun, which probably stole a bit of its thunder. Plus, Dangerous Complicity’s PR pap didn’t do it much of a favor by leaning heavily on unisex sensuality, inscrutable references to the Garden of Eden, a billing as a skin scent. As a result, the fragrance seems to have sunk into a hole.
To me, Dangerous Complicity is none of that. Instead, it’s an ultra-girly, elegant fragrance that broadcasts champagne, silk charmeuse and wrist corsages. But, when it wears down, it throws off all its retro associations for a comforting — or boring, depending on where you’re coming from — dry down of amber, cashmeran and wood…
Comptoir Sud Pacifique Voyages en Orient ~ new fragrances
Comptoir Sud Pacifique will launch the Voyages en Orient collection, a new set of five fragrances: Jasmin Poudré (shown), Épices Sultanes, Bois Royal, Oudh Sensuel and Oudh Intense…