Coming in March from Bond no. 9 will be High Line, a new fragrance inspired by the New York City park of the same name that stretches along a former elevated track on Manhattan’s West Side…
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Michael Kors Very Hollywood ~ perfume review
Very Hollywood is the latest perfume for women from Michael Kors. It’s meant to evoke the idea of Hollywood glamour: the bottle (see detail below) recalls the flashbulbs on old-style cameras, and the ad spot features “stars” surrounded by paparazzi on the red carpet. Kors called it the “most glamorous, indulgent scent we’ve ever done”.1
Remember Michael by Michael Kors? It came out in 2000, very nearly eons ago in perfume-land, and for awhile it seemed like women everywhere were wearing it. I still smell it on the street occasionally, and I think it’s pretty, although as I said when I reviewed it, I prefer to smell it from afar and not on my own person. Anyway, they’ve updated it several times: there was Michael Sheer, and then Very Michael Kors, and then Michael Kors Very Pretty. I bring this up only because after smelling Very Hollywood, I’m tempted to think the brief called for “a version of Michael that young girls would wear in 2009″, since Michael is, after all, not really the sort of perfume young girls go for these days.
Very Hollywood was developed by perfumers Laurent Le Guernec (who created the original Michael) and Pascal Gaurin, and it’s considerably more au courant. The opening is bright, fruity, sparkly and pink…
Bond no. 9 Perfume ~ new fragrance
Bond no. 9 will launch Bond no. 9 Perfume, the line’s signature fragrance, this fall:
Since 2003, Bond No. 9 has advanced the art of perfumery with a riveting collection of New York neighborhood scents—from Wall Street to Chelsea Flowers to New Haarlem. But our latest fragrance, debuting in time for the holidays, takes a new direction…
Banana Republic Republic of Women, Republic of Men ~ new fragrances
Banana Republic is expected to launch Republic of Men and Republic of Women in late August or early September. The new fragrances are for the “sportier, khaki-pants guy and white-shirt girl”.
Republic of Men was developed by perfumer Laurent Le Guernec; the woody chypre features notes of clementine, plum, fig leaf, rosemary…
Bond no. 9 Brooklyn, Ormonde Jayne Zizan ~ brief fragrance reviews
Brooklyn, which launches next month, will be Bond no. 9's 33rd fragrance. As is the case with many of the brand's recent offerings, the packaging is half the fun; some people objected to the graffiti-covered bottle as a representation of Brooklyn, but I'm in love. Really, Bond ought to start letting their customers choose the bottle they'd like with their favorite fragrance, don't you think? And as long as we're dreaming, have all the empty bottles available in, say, 15 ml?
Brooklyn is a unisex fragrance from perfumer Laurent LeGuernec, and is pegged as a woody oriental. Overall, it's a much fresher scent than you might expect from that designation (the notes: grapefruit, cardamom, cypress wood, geranium, juniper berry, cedar, leather and guaiacwood). The opening is crisp, bright grapefruit, and a burst of cypress joins in shortly, along with a fair dash of spice. It's slightly green, and the juniper berry lends a sort of gin-cocktail vibe in the early stages…
