
Stella McCartney has launched Stella Summer, a new limited edition flanker to 2003′s Stella. Stella Summer follows last year’s Stella Summer Rose…

Stella McCartney has launched Stella Summer, a new limited edition flanker to 2003′s Stella. Stella Summer follows last year’s Stella Summer Rose…

Stella McCartney has launched L.I.L.Y Absolute, a new stronger version of last year’s Stella McCartney L.I.L.Y…

A few weeks ago, Robin posted an update to her much-loved post 100 Fragrances Every Perfumista Should Try, adding twenty-five more fragrances worth seeking out. Angela has pitched in with a tempting selection of 25 Vintage Fragrances Every Perfumista Should Try, while Kevin has expanded our view with a list of 50 Masculine Fragrances. And what’s my “beat” here on Now Smell This? I’ve always gravitated towards florals, particularly rose-based perfumes, so I’ll do my part with a run-down of some must-try rose scents.
Annick Goutal was one of my “gateway” houses into perfume obsession, partially because it offers several rose-inspired fragrances. Rose Absolue is the most “true” rose of the group. It brings together essences of six different roses (May, Turkish, Bulgarian, Damascus, Egyptian, and Moroccan) into a radiant bouquet…
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 Stella McCartney, another trio of “Print Editions” of the original Stella Eau de Parfum (you can see the 2011 trio here): “Taken from the runway, each 30ml collector bottle is dressed in a geometric print from the Stella McCartney 2012 summer collection.” £38 each at Selfridges in the UK…

Stella McCartney will launch Stella Summer Rose in April. Stella Summer Rose is a flanker to 2003′s Stella, and presumably replaces the annual summer version of Stella Sheer…