
Lolita Lempicka has launched Lolita Lempicka Eau du Désir, a new fragrance for women:
A new story is joining Lolita’s collection of fairy tales…

Lolita Lempicka has launched Lolita Lempicka Eau du Désir, a new fragrance for women:
A new story is joining Lolita’s collection of fairy tales…

As it is for many people, fall is my favorite time of year. Perhaps this is because around here it is the most fragrant season: the cool, damp leaves send up a sweet, cidery rot, I could swear there is always a tinge of woodsmoke in the air, and the evergreens seem sharper and straighter as the deciduous competition flames out. Early every morning, after bumping around and out of my pitch-dark apartment, I take a deep draw of cool air and wonder if this smell is a regular olfactory hallucination, since I live in an urban neighborhood with bylaws against bonfires and no apple orchards for miles. Whether I am susceptible to seasonal scent suggestion disorder or not, I love the colors and skies of autumn, and the weather is often invigorating enough for me to look fondly upon the hooting, rowdy herds of schoolkids that suddenly appear on every sidewalk. Even if fall doesn’t make you feel this disgustingly cheerful, you can still spend your season of mists and mellow fruitfulness in gorgeous perfumes. Please comment with your own fall favorites and let me know if you’ve sampled the new Serge Lutens Fille en Aiguilles. I haven’t tried it yet, and am wondering whether it will be added to my current autumn Lutens rotation of Chêne, Santal Blanc and El Attarine.
Etro Shaal Nur: Rather like a more contemplative, citrus-tinged Habanita, this is an airy, incense-smoke version of Molinard’s classic vetiver-vanilla. While not being particularly strong — it’s better sprayed than dabbed — Shaal Nur has impressive projection…
More limited edition collector fragrance bottles, with the usual disclaimers: in most of these cases, the juice is unchanged, just the bottle is “special” (or not, as the case may be), and some of these may not be available in the US.

From Czech & Speake, the No. 88 Limited Edition: “Czech & Speake presents its signature No.88 fragrance in a luxurious and distinctive hand blown and finely etched limited edition black crystal flacon. The 1930’s art deco and Lalique inspired design is superb with a unique yet subtle intertwining ‘88’ pattern and is finished with a classic white crystal stopper…”
A quick ad spot for Lolita Lempicka's new Si Lolita perfume for women, offering an interesting contrast with Yves Saint Laurent's ad for Parisienne. Will you take your Eiffel Tower with piano music and frou frou pastels, or do you prefer pounding guitars and black leather?
If you like the piano music and frou frou pastels, you can play around in the 'apartment' at the interactive Si Lolita website (in French).
Lolita Lempicka will launch Si Lolita in August (the US in 2010). The new spicy floral perfume for women was “inspired by a four-leaved clover” and hopes to reach “a more mature” audience than the original Lolita Lempicka.
Si Lolita was developed by perfumers Christine Nagel and Benoist Lapouza…