Givenchy has launched the “Les Millésimes de Givenchy” harvest collection for 2008. The three fragrances, Amarige, Organza and Very Irresistible, have the same cubed bottle design as last year, and feature floral harvests from 2007…
Davidoff will introduce a new fragrance for men, Davidoff Adventure, next February. The ad campaign will feature actor Ewan McGregor:
“The fragrance is about what I’m about,” said McGregor. “My greatest passion is motorcycling, which I see as a huge adventure. This fragrance appeals to people’s sense of adventure…”
I’m pretty sure that I’ve said in the past that there can’t be too many variations on iris. The perfume industry seems determined to prove me wrong this year: iris fragrances are suddenly everywhere. I am sticking to my guns, but only partially: there can be too many too fast. Iris Pallida 2007, the newest entry in L’Artisan Parfumeur’s limited edition vintage harvest series, is by my calculation the most expensive of the lot.
Iris Pallida was developed by perfumer Anne Flipo, who also did the two prior scents in the Harvest series (Fleur d’Oranger 2005 and Fleur de Narcisse 2006). The notes include lily of the valley, orange blossom, Turkish rose, anise, violet leaves, cedar, vetiver, iris absolute, ambrette seed, white musk, gaïac wood and patchouli. It starts with bright citrus and floral notes…
L’Artisan Parfumeur’s 2007 entry in their limited edition vintage harvest series (see Fleur d’Oranger and Fleur de Narcisse) will be Iris Pallida, a powdery floral woods fragrance. As with the prior two harvest scents, the perfumer is Anne Flipo…
Givenchy will once again release a “Les Millésimes de Givenchy” harvest collection this year.
The fragrances are scheduled for launch in April, and the special harvests, all from 2006, include ylang ylang from Mayotte for Amarige, orange blossom from Nabeul for Organza, and rose from Grasse for Very Irresistible…
Another corpse flower has bloomed at Western Illinois U, & they're expecting 2 more... http://t.co/oRnROz6j (& they've got live video)