
DSquared2 has two new fragrances coming up for spring: He Wood Ocean Wet Wood and She Wood Crystal Creek Wood. The scents are flankers to 2007’s He Wood and 2008’s She Wood…
But the industry is changing. There are more female noses now, even though you still have a macho attitude sometimes. I’ve been fortunate, though. I’ve wanted to do this since I was ten years old, when I used to collect miniatures and chase after women on the street to ask them what fragrance they were wearing. When I discovered the job of perfumer, it was magical.
— Perfumer Daphné Bugey, in an interview about the creation of the new a scent by issey miyake. Read the rest in Issey Miyake Is Back With A (New) Scent at Style.com's Beauty Counter blog.

Labor Day has come and gone, and here in Seattle we’re headed into autumn fast; this weekend was chilly and rainy. But down south (in the Southern Hemisphere) spring is about to arrive, and this winter many of us in the north will vacation in warmer climes to escape cold weather at home. As I sampled Lauder Men Brasil Dream for Him and Issey Miyake a scent by issey miyake this weekend, I was reminded it’s always toasty somewhere, and summery scents like these not only travel well to beach-y destinations but remind us of summer no matter where we are or what type of weather we’re enduring.
Lauder Men Brasil Dream for Him is reminiscent of older Comptoir Sud Pacifique fragrances (those developed before the Great Vanilla Wave splashed into every Comptoir Sud Pacifique perfume vat); Brasil Dream for Him reminds me of L’Eau du Gouverneur…but with more complexity. Brasil Dream for Him (perfumer unknown) contains kumquat, bergamot, coriander, cardamom, white pepper, neroli, nutmeg, cinnamon, oregano, patchouli, labdanum, jalapeño pepper, pimento and leather.
Brasil Dream for Him starts with the most delightful (but most fugitive) of citrus notes: kumquat…
Issey Miyake will launch a scent by issey miyake (yes, that’s the name: a scent by issey miyake) in August. The new fragrance pays tribute to the “poetry of minimalism”, and was inspired by the smell of the mountains in Japan.
A scent by issey miyake is a woodsy-floral-green-citrus fragrance…
DSquared2 will launch He Wood Rocky Mountain Wood next month. The new fragrance is the first of a projected series of flankers to He Wood and She Wood under the name Nature Always Wins.
Like the earlier DSquared2 fragrances, He Wood Rocky Mountain Wood was developed by perfumer Daphne Bugey…