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Gianfranco Ferre In The Mood For Love Tender, In The Mood For Love Man ~ new fragrances

Robin — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 12:55:59 +0000

Gianfranco Ferré has launched two new fragrances in the In The Mood For Love series.

In The Mood For Love Tender (shown above), for women, is a flanker to 2009′s In The Mood For Love…

Gianfranco Ferre In The Mood For Love ~ new fragrance

Robin — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:53:32 +0000

Gianfranco Ferré has launched In The Mood For Love, a new fruity floral fragrance for women that celebrates love at first sight.

In The Mood For Love was developed by perfumer Maurice Roucel; the notes include bitter orange, magnolia, white rose, amber and wood…

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Ferre Rose Princesse ~ new perfume

Robin — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:03:00 +0000

Gianfranco Ferré will launch Ferré Rose Princesse, a new fragrance inspired by the Princesse de Monaco hybrid tea rose, in Japan by the end of the 2008. It will be distributed elsewhere next year…

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Trussardi Essenza del Tempo, Ferre Acqua Azzurra ~ new fragrances

Robin — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:51:00 +0000

Trussardi has launched Essenza del Tempo, a new fragrance inspired by Italy's “slow movement” (slow cities, slow food) and celebrating the true luxury: time.

Essenza del Tempo is a unisex EdT with a powdery, woody composition, created by IFF's Sophie Labbé, and comes in a bottle designed by Thierry de Baschmakoff, which is decorated with a leather strap to evoke the company's heritage.

The fragrance notes include bergamot, carrot seed, ginger, coffee, balsamic vinegar, amber, iris and cedar…

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Gianfranco Ferre dies

Robin — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 19:01:52 +0000

Fashion designer Gianfranco Ferré passed away yesterday at the age of 62. You can read full-length reports at New York Times or The Guardian (link no longer active).

GF Ferre Bluemusk, Mexx Fly High Woman & Fly High Man ~ new fragrances

Robin — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 19:24:00 +0000

Gianfranco Ferre will launch GF Ferre Bluemusk this month. The unisex fragrance was developed by perfumer Pierre Bourdon and is geared towards a young audience.

Bluemusk combines accords from the four elements: air, water, fire and earth. The notes include bergamot, mandarin, pineapple, melon, blackcurrant, jasmine, lavender, violet, patchouli, vetiver, mahogany, grey amber and gunflint.

GF Ferre Bluemusk will be available in Eau de Toilette, Body Lotion and Shampoo & Shower Gel. (via cosmeticnews, moda.it, crisalidepress.it)

Other recent releases from Gianfranco Ferre…

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Ferre Rose, Elizabeth Arden Mediterranean & Green Tea Tropical ~ new fragrances

Robin — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 17:37:42 +0000

Gianfranco Ferre will launch Ferre Rose in April.

The new fragrance was created by perfumers Alexandra Jouet and Francis Kurkdjian…

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Bond no. 9 Fire Island & Gianfranco Ferre Ferre for Men ~ new fragrances

Robin — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 19:09:49 +0000

As previously reported, Bond no. 9 will launch Fire Island on July 1. The fragrance was created by perfumer Michel Almairac, who also developed Bond's recent Scent of Peace. The inspiration? Lying on the beach at, obviously, Fire Island:

To make Fire Island authentic…

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Bergamotto Marino by Gianfranco Ferre ~ fragrance review

Marlen — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 04:47:00 +0000

Bergamotto Marino is a new unisex fragrance from the house of Gianfranco Ferré, intended for use as guest cosmetics by luxury hotels and for purchase by discerning customers. This Pierre Bourdon creation, housed in a Serge Mansau bottle, is highlighted by 25% Calabrian marine bergamot and blended with black currant, melon, lily of the valley, Tunisian orange blossom, Egyptian jasmine, mahogany, oakmoss, seaweed, ambergris and musk.

I’m a sucker for anything orange blossom and often find that the scent of bergamot ever-so-slightly reminds me of it. So often used as a top note, accenting the opening aroma of a thousand fragrances, in Bergamotto Marino Bourdon uses bergamot as a centerpiece, a starting point from which to introduce whispers of white florals set against a fresh marine accord of seaweed, ambergris, and musk…

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Space NK Melodrama, Compelling, Expression, Gianfranco Ferre for women & more new fragrances

Robin — Mon, 03 Oct 2005 19:01:47 +0000

New from Space NK, the UK-based apothecary: Melodrama, created by nose Christopher Sheldrake and inspired by the black & white movies of the 1930s.

The notes are bergamot, orange blossom, French lavender, pink rose, heliotrope, gardenia, jasmine, oakmoss, patchouli and vetiver…

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