Coming this winter from Thierry Mugler, Dare the Metamorphosis, consisting of a new color cosmetics line called The Art of Metamorphosis and five fragrances under the name Miroir Miroir. According to Joel Palix, president of Thierry Mugler Parfums, “We gave carte blanche to our perfumers to create something unusual and original”…
Coming in October, a new quartet of Eaux de Parfum from L’Occitane, inspired by the company’s Provencal roots and using ingredients from around the Mediterranean region. The Notre Flore collection includes:
Myrte (shown) takes its cues from the myrtle plant of Corsica, and includes notes of mandarin leaf, bilberry, sea spray, myrtle, rockrose and patchouli…
Strange Invisible Perfumes has launched Moon Garden, a “luxuriant bouquet of tuberose, jasmine and pikake…bejeweled with African resins”, and inspired by the night gardens popular in the Victorian era:
These exquisite gardens were cultivated for men and women to appreciate by moonlight in order to preserve their fair skin from the sun…
Paris-based trend forecasting service NellyRodi was established in 1985, and is now jumping on a fragrance trend themselves with Scent Factory, a collection of 8 oriental-themed fragrances by noses from the major fragrance & flavor houses.
I will start right off by admitting that I was attracted to this line before I sniffed a single one of the perfumes. I like the concept. I like the packaging. I like the price — or at least, I’m not completely turned off by the price. I like the fact that I don’t have to spend hours on the internet searching for the fragrance notes or the names of the perfumers. NellyRodi is in the business of knowing what people like, and in this instance, at least, they’ve got me pegged. Almost pegged, anyway: oriental is not my favorite category. On to the scents…
Parfum 1 is Incense by Alexis Dadier of Mane, and features rosemary, cinnamon, nutmeg, incense, styrax, rose, vanilla, sandalwood. Incense starts as a sweet blend of herbal and resinous notes…
Stella McCartney in conversation with Alexandra Shulman (video, talks about new scent L.I.L.Y) http://t.co/VAKYigvK "French parfumier Guerlain on trial over 'race slurs'" article at Telegraph http://t.co/lVDxoZMi Vote for NST's Mood Board on FB and win a Zoya Nail Polish collection! http://t.co/MXHMN7I3