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Tous L’Eau ~ new fragrances

Robin — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 13:45:52 +0000

Tous will launch Tous L’Eau, a collection comprising two new fragrances, one of them in two variations; according to Tous, they are “three fragrances, two aromas, one attitude”…

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DSquared2 He Wood Silver Wind Wood, She Wood Golden Light Wood ~ new fragrances

Robin — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 14:01:45 +0000

In February, DSquared2 will launch two new flankers for its He Wood / She Wood lines: He Wood Silver Wind Wood and She Wood Golden Light Wood…

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DSquared2 He Wood Ocean Wet Wood & She Wood Crystal Creek Wood ~ new fragrances

Robin — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:32:33 +0000

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…

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It was magical

Robin — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 15:47:57 +0000

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.

Tropical Duo: Lauder Men Brasil Dream for Him and Issey Miyake a scent by issey miyake ~ fragrance reviews

Kevin — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:15:16 +0000

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…

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Issey Miyake a scent by issey miyake ~ new fragrance

Robin — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:41:38 +0000

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…

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DSquared2 He Wood Rocky Mountain Wood ~ new fragrance

Robin — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:02:00 +0000

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…

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Flower by Kenzo Spring Fragrance, Kenzo Amour Florale ~ new fragrances

Robin — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:30:22 +0000

Kenzo has introduced warm weather versions of two of their popular fragrances for women:

Flower by Kenzo Spring Fragrance / Eau de Printemps 2009 (shown above left) is a new variation on 2000's Kenzo Flower, and follows last year's Winter Flowers. Developed by perfumer Alberto Morillas, the new scent is lighter and fresher than the original, and features notes of mandarin, litchi, ginger, violet, freesia and white musk…

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Kenzo Amour Le Parfum ~ perfume review

Robin — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:00:00 +0000

Amour Le Parfum is Kenzo's new limited edition Parfum (extrait) version of 2006's Kenzo Amour. It was inspired by the “gold of the Orient”, if that helps you in any way, and was developed by perfumer Daphne Bugey, who along with Olivier Cresp created the original Amour fragrance.

Amour Le Parfum does for Amour what Kenzo Flower Oriental did for the original Flower: it sticks with the main theme but tempers the sweetness with a darker, woodier base. Amour's pale opening of cherry blossom and rice steam (other notes in the original: white tea, frangipani, heliotrope, thanaka wood, incense, vanilla and musk) is amped up and winterized with warmer notes (amber, incense, benzoin and patchouli). It is very dusty-resinous in the early stages, later, it's flatter and more ambery-woody…

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Dsquared2 She Wood ~ perfume review

Robin — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 23:06:53 +0000

Some of you may remember the hoops Kevin had to jump through in order to get his hands on Dsquared2's debut scent, He Wood, last year. Thanks to the glory that is Nordstrom, my story is happier, but less entertaining: I just walked in, picked up the tester, and asked them to make me a sample. Done.

I've never been able to make up my mind about He Wood. I like it well enough and find it pleasant to wear, but I'm not wildly enthusiastic: the dry down is maybe a bit more clean and a bit less wood than I'd prefer. Regardless, it's certainly not the über-masculine concoction you might expect from the name and the packaging; in fact, He Wood apparently has plenty of female fans already, and Dean and Dan Caten, the founders of the DSquared2 label, took pains to point out that they weren't after something über-feminine with She Wood…

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