Posted by Robin
on
26 July 2011
Marc Jacobs’ new Oh, Lola! flanker launched fairly recently, and has already ended its brief exclusive-to-Bloomingdales period and is available nearly everywhere. The original Lola fragrance (2009), if you remember, was meant to be Daisy’s (2007) older sister. Oh, Lola! is supposed to be “lively and playful”, and sweeter than Lola, so I’m assuming it’s the middle sister, perhaps? It’s fronted by Dakota Fanning (see above), who is around 17, if that helps you place Oh, Lola! on the target market time line.
Oh, Lola! is exactly as advertised. They’ve toned down the floral notes in the heart and amped up the fruit notes in the opening; the base is a slightly paler version of Lola’s woody-musky trail…
Read the rest of this article »
Posted by Robin
on
23 May 2011
Marc Jacobs will launch Oh, Lola!, a new flanker to 2009′s Lola fragrance for women, in July. Oh, Lola! is described as lively and playful…
Read the rest of this article »
Posted by Robin
on
23 January 2011
Marc Jacobs will launch his latest set of limited edition Splash fragrances, the Splash Cocktail Collection, in March. As the name implies, the inspiration comes from tropical fruit summer cocktails. There are three fragrances: Curacao, Ginger and Cranberry…
Read the rest of this article »
Posted by Robin
on
18 December 2010
The Affliction clothing brand has launched their debut fragrance for men, Affliction Cologne:
Affliction is designed for the guy who demands attention…
Read the rest of this article »
Posted by Robin
on
19 November 2010
Just as everyone’s clothing wardrobe benefits from a few low-key, comfortable items to pull on without thinking, perfume wardrobes need the same.
It is present, yet close to the skin — me, but better. I almost feel it rather than smell it.
But if you want a perfume to rest lightly around you, like a second skin…you could do a lot worse.
Those lines were pulled from Angela’s review of Mythique, by Parfums DelRae. Now let’s say that all sounds awfully good to you, but Mythique wasn’t exactly the second skin you were after (as was the case with me: I thought Mythique was lovely, but it did not move me). You’ve got your second chance with Panache, the brand’s latest release. It’s named for a line from Edmond Rostand’s play, Cyrano de Bergerac:
One thing is left, that, void of stain or smutch, I bear away despite you … My panache.
Panache is meant to be a unisex fragrance “centered around” vetiver. I don’t think your average vetiver fiend will find it passes muster as a vetiver scent, and by the same token, if you hate vetiver you needn’t necessarily cross Panache off your list…
Read the rest of this article »
