Posted by Robin
on
30 April 2013
More limited edition collector fragrance bottles, with the usual disclaimers: in most of these cases, the juice is unchanged, just the bottle is “special” (or not, as the case may be), and some of these may not be available in the US.
From Cartier, Baiser Volé in the Volé d’Amour edition: “Let the magic of an extraordinary lily transport you to the streets of Paris with Cartier d’Amour. The limited edition Baiser Volé, or stolen kiss, features an exquisite gold engraving of the Rue de la Paix.” 100 ml Eau de Parfum, $145 at Nordstrom…
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Posted by Robin
on
18 April 2013
Mother’s Day is coming up on Sunday, 12 May. Don’t procrastinate! Here are a few early gift ideas.
From Annick Goutal, a Les Colognes Discovery Set: “Annick Goutal twists the olfactory architecture of three representative in-house creations with temperance, timelessness, and intimacy offering three vibrant infusing but discrete colognes.” 50 ml each of Eau d’Hadrien, Vétiver and Néroli, $175 at Neiman Marcus…
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I can’t believe it’s been five years since my last Top Ten Spring Fragrances list, but yes, a look back confirms that fact. My tastes haven’t shifted much since then, yet I can somehow come up with plenty of new favorites. Of course, there are the fragrances that I consider part of my springtime “hall of fame”: Guerlain Apres l’Ondée and Chamade, Frederic Malle En Passant. These come into rotation every March or April, come rain or come shine (and lately, it’s been mostly rain). But, beyond these classics, I’m easily able to compile a list of other fragrances I’ve been wearing or will be wearing over the next month or two.
What to wear when the calendar says Spring, but the weather is still chilly and damp and dreary? I love to don Frederic Malle L’Eau d’Hiver during that indecisive kind of weather, perhaps because it walks a fine line between warm and cool, soft and crisp…
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Posted by Robin
on
20 March 2013
Annick Goutal is introducing a new collection, Les Colognes, consisting of three existing fragrances in new packaging: Eau d'Hadrien, Vétiver and Néroli. The scents will be available in 200 ml or in a limited edition coffret of all three in 50 ml; look for them to launch in May.
(via marieclaire.fr, fr.fashionmag)
Posted by Angela
on
25 January 2013
Over the years I’ve built a stable of favorite cold-weather fragrances and have only added and dropped off a few each year. To spare you a recap of perfumes I mention all the time, I’m grouping ten perfumes I like into ten winter-activity categories. I hope you’ll chime in with your own favorites, and be sure to check out more winter favorites at Bois de Jasmin :: Grain de Musc :: Perfume Posse :: Perfume Smellin’ Things.
Après-ski
This category is kind of a joke since I don’t know how to ski, and, frankly, the whole deal sounds like a good excuse for a broken collar bone. But après ski? Sign me up. When I picture après ski, I think of an early 1960s lodge in Gstaad — like the one in the Pink Panther movie — with women in sweaters and bulbous mink hats and men in turtlenecks and dark glasses. Everyone drinks from brandy snifters and speaks several languages. It’s glamorously ridiculous. Serge Lutens Santal de Mysore is my après-ski perfume choice. It’s boozy, woody, and warm, and would be a terrific accompaniment to a shoulder-high fireplace and a copy of Valley of the Dolls…
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