Donna Karan will launch Donna Karan Gold (shown at right) in October. The new fragrance features Casablanca lilies “combined with fluid amber, sparkling acacia, white clove, jasmine templar, golden blossom and East Indian patchouli.” Gold will be available in Eau de Toilette, Eau de Parfum and Parfum. (via Women’s Wear Daily)
Update: see a review of Donna Karan Gold.
Vera Wang Princess will debut in July. The fragrance is aimed at the 18-24 year old age group and has “top notes of lady apples, water lily, golden apricot and mandarin meringue; a heart of ripe pink guava, Tahitian tiare flower, wild tuberose and dark chocolate, and a drydown of vanilla chiffon, pink frosting, precious amber and forbidden woods…” The removable neck and top can be used as rings. (via Women’s Wear Daily and Cosmetics International) Vera Wang Princess is an Eau de Toilette and is sold in 30, 50 and 100 ml.
Sonia Rykiel will launch Belle en Rykiel in Europe in September. The fragrance…
…is an aromatic oriental, developed by Jean-Pierre Bethouart of Firmenich, with opening notes of mandarine and lavender that lead to a heart of incense and heliotrope with patchouli, amber and acajou wood at the base. (via cosmeticnews)
Sonia Rykiel Belle en Rykiel is available in 40, 75 and 100 ml Eau de Parfum and in matching body lotion. Update: Additional notes include coffee blossom and vanilla. Belle en Rykiel will launch in the US in August 2007, and will be exclusive to Nordstrom though the end of the year. (via Women’s Wear Daily)
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That Donna Karan sounds unbelievely wonderful. I hope it is as scrumptious as the notes in it sound.
Donna Karan really does like those Casablanca lilies, doesn't she. That scent sounds good, but Belle en Rykiel sounds even better. As for Princess *rolls eyes*, I am almost 6 years too old for that feast of pink-ness…Thank god! LOL Pink frosting?? Euch.
Happily for me, it sounds like it will be too heavy amber-patch for me…
Lemming the new Donna Karan already. It's gotta be good.
I laughed at the pink frosting too…and given that, its no wonder that the woods are forbidden, LOL…
Oooooh, I just gotta have the Donna Karan Gold. I'm a bit extreme in my addiction to amber, and lilies are my favorite flowers. Just my luck it will smell awful on me! LOL
Hmm, Vera Wang Princess…pink frosting and vanilla chiffon? Ick! Make it stop!
….by the way, is that Keira Knightley's face as the model in the DK ad?
DK does a better job than many of the designer lines, so I hope it will be…
Princess sounds even younger than 18, doesn't it? More like a pre-teen scent.
Sorry, no idea!
Out of all of those, the Belle en Rykiel sounds like something I'd love. The Princess scares me a little. Sounds like something I'd eat in a pms rage. Except for the woods, flowers, and amber…
Heavens, that DK sounds good. I'm not sure about the name, though…after all, we've still got Brit Gold on the counters, and the notes sound just a little similar. The VW sounds revolting. 'Mandarin meringue…forbidden woods'….honestly!
I haven't been able to figure out what “lemming” means. Help? btw, it does look like Kira Knightly.
“Lemming” is a noun or a verb that means “everyone else is going to jump into this bottle of fragrance, so I have to, too,” or, if you prefer, “Oh god I want it I want it I want it!” I expect we're all familiar with that sensation.
I like it that there always seems to be intellect involved in DK fragrances … lilies and amber, clove and “jasmine templar” are intriguing. I am, however, disappointed that no one has made a snide remark about Vera Wang's Princess, whose removable neck and top can be used as rings. There has to be a Barbie joke in there somewhere. xoxo
LOL at “something I'd eat in a pms rage”…so true!
It is not a very original name, but the bottle does look nice. VW is not making many friends here today, LOL…
Jasmine templar sounds so nice that I didn't want to look it up and ruin my nice impression…
Can't believe you think nobody has been snide about VW…but you're right that so far she hasn't rated a Barbie joke
For me, big thumbs up for the DK and SR–can't wait! For those who love Casablanca lillies, try Antica Farmacista – Casablanca Le Parfum – lovely frag and drydown. Lasts a very long time. Those who love vanilla will appreciate it's base. Not too sweet or gourmand however.
Thanks for the info on the AF Casablanca, I haven't tried that one yet. Sounds nice!
Uhm, I took a sniff of Princess by Vera Wang the other day at Sephora. Not a fan! To me, it really didn't smell like anything special… Perhaps it was because of all of the other fragrances around me. But still, it was a disappointment. It seems like VW went from one extreme to another. Though, I still love her Vera Wang original, which will always be one of my main fragrances.
I am not hearing any good reports about Princess, but still haven't tried it myself.
I have spent 2 yrs debating purchasing either Veil or Vera Wang's original scent. Then came the debut of Princess…in a heart bottle no less (my favorite shape/icon). I like it enough but it is one more fruity scent that fades and is not inspired – considering it comes from an inspired designer. It is similar to Love by Ana Sui and my Flower Bomb, Paradise, …or even Marina de Bourbon (hope I got the names right).
In other words, it is not off-putting but it is sweet, typically fruity, (for me) lacks dimension and nuance, and all in all, not memorable nor sophisticated. It is, one of the nicer fruity scents but it is not Veil nor Chamade nor Allure or Goutal or Creed. If it was less pricey, I would buy it but it is up there. I Do like the feminine packaging and approach but for older 'princesses' (I am one – we are called goddeses), I don't think this is for me. Anyone have thoughts on Baby Phat perfume?
I have only smelled Princess briefly so far, and on a test strip at that, but it didn't attract me. I'd have to say the same for Baby Phat. For an older princess, I'd say this season's best release might be Guerlain Insolence, but of course there are many I haven't even had a chance to smell yet.
I have smelled the DK Gold and it is fabulous. I smelled all 3 concentrations and they are each a distinct smell. The EDT is basically a fresh bouquet of the Casablanca Lilly (which is DK's fave). The EDP is a balance of the fluid amber (a hazelnutty sensual kind of a scent) with the lillies. And the actual perfume is more the amber than anything else (which is how DK guesses gold would smell like it if had a scent). The EDP and the perfume will have a decorative hammered 24 karat like gold on a plate that covers both sides of the rectangular bottle.
This is the best fragrance of the year, times 3.
As to the Vera Wang, it is yummy if you like that sort of a scent. And pink frosting is a fancy way of saying vanilla because pink frosting is basically sugar, butter, powdered sugar, vanilla and red food coloring. But VW must know that many people get turned off when they hear the word vanilla.
Thanks for the review of Gold, hoping I'll get to smell it this week
I am a fan of Vera Wang's Princess! I like scents that smell scrumptious (I wear lotion that smells like buttercream frosting from Avon) and this sure is one! I am in love with it and it is on my Christmas list! By the way, I am 25 years old!!
You might also want to look at the Jaqua line, they've got some great frosting scents!