Niche line Washington Tremlett has launched three new London-inspired fragrances:
Notting Hill Carnival (shown above) ~ ” The festival is held each year on a 5km stretch of road in West London where the participants, dressed in colourful costumes, dance to various Caribbean bands and rhythms of reggae, jazz, soul, hip-hop and funk…”
Washington Tremlett has launched Clove Absolute:
The thrilling and complex character of clove shines through in Washington Tremlett’s latest creation, which blends the precious clove absolute with honeyed florals and dry resins…
Washington Tremlett has launched two new fragrances, Iris Absolute and Neroli Absolute; both feature Swarovski crystals inside the bottle to “play a glittering and enticing game that makes this trendy, yet glamorous perfume truly unique”…
Rose and saffron make such a perfect combination; it is no surprise that perfumers return to the theme over and over. There is L'Artisan's lovely Safran Troublant, Dawn Spencer Hurwitz's Cimabue, Agent Provocateur and Ormonde Jayne Ta'if, among others. Then there are the numerous rose + saffron + agar wood (aka oud or oudh) combinations, such as the much-loved and much-missed Dark Rose by Czech & Speake (I keep hearing rumors it will relaunch, but then it never does), and A.MAZE by The Peoples of the Labyrinths, and of course, the many variations by Montale. Washington Tremlett's Black Tie is thus only one of many, and when I first tried it, it got tossed unceremoniously into my purgatory basket — not because I wasn't sure if I liked it (I liked it right away) but because I thought I ought to try it next to its most obvious cousin (or at least, its most obvious cousin in my collection), A.MAZE, and I wasn't in the mood at the time.
As sometimes happens, Black Tie lingered in the basket far longer than I anticipated, but I finally fished it out over the weekend and tried it next to A.MAZE. Agar wood is not listed in Black Tie's notes (saffron, walnut, galbanum, salvia, rose, geranium, tuberose, sandalwood, patchouli, vanilla, musk), but the two fragrances are certainly similar…
Washington Tremlett has launched MPH (Miles Per Hour), their fourth fragrance:
The place? The beautiful landscape of Sussex. The adrenalin of motor racing at Goodwood, the fascinating horse racing, the aesthetic features of cricket and golf, the natural scenery of the hunt. All this inspired MPH-Miles Per Hour-a tribute to speed and dynamic. A scent dedicated to the authentic and genuine British touch…
Stella McCartney in conversation with Alexandra Shulman (video, talks about new scent L.I.L.Y) http://t.co/VAKYigvK "French parfumier Guerlain on trial over 'race slurs'" article at Telegraph http://t.co/lVDxoZMi Vote for NST's Mood Board on FB and win a Zoya Nail Polish collection! http://t.co/MXHMN7I3