
Robert Piguet will be launching Calypso, a re-worked version of a late 1950s fragrance, later this summer:
Acclaimed perfumer Robert Piguet created Calypso…

Robert Piguet will be launching Calypso, a re-worked version of a late 1950s fragrance, later this summer:
Acclaimed perfumer Robert Piguet created Calypso…

From By Kilian, the Edition Artistique de Carole Midy. The limited edition set includes a box and refillable bottle with the By Kilian fragrance of your choice. The set was designed by Carole Midy of Pietra Dura and features onyx and hematite cabochons. Available at Bon Marché in France, 1000€…

“Futur” is a cheeky name for a perfume. After all, is it a fragrance or a fortune teller? On smelling Robert Piguet Futur, the name seems even less fitting — Futur smells like something from a different era. On the other hand, Futur also smells like springtime condensed: optimistic, brash, fresh, and jarring in the best way. Read like that, Futur is about hope. Suddenly its name is entirely appropriate.
According to the Piguet website, Piguet Futur was first released in the 1960s. Perfumer Aurélien Guichard reworked the original fragrance, which was released this summer as a Harrod’s exclusive. Futur’s notes include bergamot, neroli, violet, jasmine, ylang ylang, vetiver, cedar, and patchouli.
The first minute of Futur on skin smells intensely green, like crushed dandelion stems bolstered by aldehydes…



Robert Piguet has reintroduced Futur, a fragrance for women:
She is witty, outspoken, and supremely confident. Her style is effortless. Her fragrance is intensely feminine. Her perfume is Futur de Robert Piguet. Futur, Robert Piguet’s romantic green floral woody fragrance…
What did Courtney Love and the late Isabella Blow have in common? Robert Piguet's Fracas. Read more at Coco A-Go-Go at the New York Times, and thank you to Ruth for the link!
While you're at the Times, check out Chandler Burr's latest column, Wood Wins. On Dolce & Gabbana's Light Blue: "One of the most perfectly executed perfumes of the past decade, it is almost insanely good."