Avon has launched Christian Lacroix Absynthe for him, a follow-up to the Avon + Christian Lacroix Absynthe for Her fragrance that was introduced earlier this year.
Absynthe, a mysteriously mesmerizing 19th century potion known as the green fairy…
Coming soon from Avon, another collaboration with designer Christian Lacroix (see 2007's Avon + Christian Lacroix Rouge & Noir). The new oriental fragrance for women is Absynthe, inspired (obviously) by the green fairy.
The fragrance notes include absinthe, freesia, green anise, orchid, saffron, narcissus, ancient woods, ebony, musk, myrrh and amber…
Coach has launched their second feminine fragrance, Coach Legacy. Legacy follows last year’s eponymous Coach fragrance for women, and is described as fresh, flirty, casual and floral…
Christian Lacroix will launch a duo of mass market fragrances with Avon.
Christian Lacroix Rouge for women will debut in September. The “floral chypre” was developed by perfumers Laurent Le Guernec and Carlos Benaim…
Cedar, cedar and — can it be — more cedar? Christian Lacroix’s second foray into men’s fragrance delivers a successful woody aroma in a stunning indigo and silver bottle. With notes listed as Atlas, Virginia, Chinese, and Texas cedar, Tumulte Homme was created by nose Nathalie Gracia-Cetto.
There’s not much to tell about Tumulte, other than I love it. I detect the slightest hint of citrus at the opening and I want to say that the base also reveals a sandalwood note, but alas, I can’t find these listed anywhere. Slightly sweeter and not quite as dry as the Comme des Garçons Incense fragrances (think Kyoto or Avignon), with a nod to Diptyque’s Tam Dao, Tumulte certainly won’t win any awards for originality. But if you’d like to smell like an exotic temple, a carved wooden chest, or for those with less imagination, a shoe tree, Tumulte will make a great choice…
