From Atelier Cologne, a "discovery set" in the Orange Sanguine fragrance: "Enclosed in an elegant Venetian blue gift box and tied with our signature aubergine leather ribbon" with Orange Sanguine Petite Cologne ( 30 ml) plus an Orange Sanguine Soap, a leather case, a miniature funnel and a sample pack. $65 at Neiman Marcus...

David Yurman has launched David Yurman Oud David Yurman Limited Edition,* a new limited edition fragrance for women...

David Yurman will launch The Essence Collection in February. The three wear-alone-or-layer fragrances were developed by perfumer Harry Fremont, and are meant to evoke tourmaline, peridot and citrine...

When Robin reviewed David Yurman’s eponymous Eau de Parfum, she wrote that it “smells like you’ve spent lots of money, and while you’re at it, you’d like everybody else in your immediate vicinity to know.” I had a similar response to it: it's a bit too rich and strong for me, and I don't wear many chypres anyway. On the other hand, I do respect David Yurman for releasing a sophisticated, “adult” fragrance. Like the jewelry, it doesn't fit my personal style, but I can see why other women would love it. David Yurman’s limited edition Luxurious Dusting Powder, on the other hand, is a product that I’d be able to work into my own fragrance routine...

From David Yurman, David Yurman Eau de Parfum in the Luxury Jewel Case edition...

The David Yurman brand, "arguably the cash cow of American jewelry retailing", according to Women's Wear Daily (5/2/2005), is launching their first perfume this month. The eponymous fragrance is geared towards the luxury market (no surprise there) and will be in fairly tight distribution, at least at the beginning.

I'll start with the bottle. It's that very rare thing, a fragrance bottle that looks even better in person than it does in pictures. It's gorgeous. I'm not in love with the cap — caps never look better in person, do they? — but the faceted gold "flask" floating inside the outer crystal bottle is really lovely. It looks expensive, and of course, it is.

On to the juice...

Lotus Blossom & Water Lily for day is "designed to energise the body", and includes notes of aquatic accord, grapefruit, bergamot, mandarin, lotus blossom, freesia, honeysuckle, water lily, jasmine, incense, amber, sandalwood, musk, aloeswood and guaiac wood...