Azzaro will launch Azzaro Twin, a new duo of fragrances for “young adults”, exploring “seduction, sensuality and the idea of love as a game”.
Azzaro Twin Women (white bottle) ~ developed by perfumer Annick Ménardo and featuring rose, peach, almond tree flower, iris and musk…
Next up from Avon: Bond Girl 007, a fragrance produced in “collaboration with the James Bond entertainment franchise”. The scent will debut this fall in conjunction with the upcoming Bond movie Quantum of Solace, and will be fronted by actress Gemma Arterton (who plays Agent Fields in the movie). An Avon spokesperson noted that “the iconic Bond girls are one of the most widely known aspects of the films — they're empowered, feminine and glamorous, so we're extremely pleased to capture that essence in our newest fragrance”…
Jovoy Paris, a perfume house originally founded in 1923, has been resurrected by new owners and debuted in France last year with Les 7 Parfums Capitaux, seven new fragrances representing the main fragrance family classifications: Hespéridé, Fougère, Chypre, Marine, Poudré, Oriental and Boisé…
For an introduction to this set of 8 oriental fragrances by trend-spotting firm NellyRodi, see yesterday. Today I am trying the second half of the set…
Parfum 5 is Gingembre by Richard Ibanez of Robertet, and has notes of grapefruit, saffron, baie rose, nutmeg, ginger, incense, patchouli, vanilla, and amber. I love the effervescent top notes: tons of ginger and pink peppercorn, and a bright, sparkling grapefruit softened by the saffron. Although they have nothing in common other than the citrus and peppercorn, it is reminiscent of Hermès Rose Ikebana, but softer and spicier. It calms quickly to a lightly spicy fragrance with a hint of resins. The grapefruit lasts well into the dry down, but the sparkle is gradually obscured by sweet notes. This one was a close call, if it were a bit drier I would have loved it…
