Jil Sander will launch Sun Sorbet, a new limited edition fragrance for women, in March. Sun Sorbet is a flanker to 1989′s Jil Sander Sun and follows 2011′s Sun Eau de Soleil…
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Hermes Eau des Merveilles Au Bal des Etoiles ~ new fragrance
Hermès will launch Eau des Merveilles Au Bal des Etoiles in late February. The new fragrance for women is a flanker to 2004′s Eau des Merveilles, and follows Elixir des Merveilles (2006) and Eau Claire des Merveilles (2010)…
Guerlain Attrape-Coeur & Vol de Nuit Evasion ~ fragrance review
The archetypal image of Valentine’s Day is a heart-shaped box of chocolates. Done right, the box is wrapped in lightly padded vermillion satin, and the chocolates are rich and silky smooth — no grainy cherry filling here. Of course, next to the box is a lush bouquet of fragrant flowers. It’s romantic, timeless, and sure to melt the coldest heart. To me, its perfume equivalent could only be Guerlain Attrape-Cœur.
In 1999, Guerlain released Guet-Apens Eau de Parfum as a limited edition and named Mathilde Laurent as its nose. The fragrance was reissued in 2005 as Attrape-Cœur, this time credited to Jean-Paul Guerlain. (I’ve also seen Maurice Roucel’s name tossed in as a contributor to Attrape-Cœur.) In 2007, Guerlain released an Eau de Toilette formulation in duty free shops and named it, oddly, Vol de Nuit Evasion. (To make it even stranger, Vol de Nuit Evasion was packaged in a L’Heure Bleue/Mitsouko bottle, but labeled with the classic Vol de Nuit parfum logo.)
In French, guet-apens means “ambush.” I think Attrape-Cœur (“heart catcher”) is a more fitting name for the fragrance…
Banana Republic Wildbloom Vert ~ new fragrance
Banana Republic has launched Wildbloom Vert, a new flanker to last year’s Wildbloom perfume for women…
Guerlain Shalimar Parfum Initial L’Eau ~ new perfume
Guerlain has launched Shalimar Parfum Initial L’Eau, a flanker to last year’s Shalimar Parfum Initial, itself a flanker to 1925′s Shalimar…
