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J’adore puts on its holiday best

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:15:21 +0100

Dior’s floral classic has 10 candles on its cake this year. For the occasion, the fragrance has gotten all gussied up, in a collectible bottled adorned with golden threads and a medallion, which also appears on the packaging. Collectible Eau de parfum, 1 oz. 81 euros.

Pin on some Daisy

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:09:54 +0100

Which one makes the best gift for the holidays: jewelry or perfume? With Marc Jacobs, you don’t have to decide: the answer is both. The designer has brought out a special holiday edition solid perfume nestling within a daisy-shaped brooch. Limited edition. Suggested retail price: 36 euros.

Orange beneath your tree

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:09:19 +0100

Boss Orange, the new perfume from Hugo Boss, has a great new gift set for Christmas. The sweet, woodsy-fruity eau de toilette (plum, sandalwood, apple, orange blossom, vanilla, peach) comes with two travel size bath & body products: body lotion and scented shower gel. The package is a frosty gray with a touch of… orange of course. Suggested retail price: 52 euros.

An exotic musk…

Mon, 25 May 2009 13:27:19 +0200

For summer, The Body Shop has come up with a warm and colorful variation on their best-seller. White Musk ‘White Hot Summer’ (‘Eté Tropical’) is sunnier and more oriental than the original, with notes of heliotrope, vanilla and sandalwood. Eau de toilette and body range, limited edition.

Shalimar in full bloom

Tue, 05 May 2009 14:26:27 +0200

Guerlain presents 2 collectible editions of its best-seller, Shalimar, and Shalimar’s lighter little sister, Eau de Shalimar. The fragrances, unchanged, are unveiled in bottles adorned with flowers: the pattern is printed on both the glass and on the cloth tied around the bottle’s neck.

Guerlain’s Le Muguet, luxury for a day

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:05:11 +0200

This new vintage scent, in a limited, numbered edition, will thrill fans of good-luck-charm perfumes. Available for one day only, on April 30 (because lily-of-the-valley flowers are traditionally given for good luck on May Day in France), in Guerlain’s Paris, New York, Moscow, Hong Kong and Tokyo boutiques. Eau de toilette 2 oz., 250 euros.

New harvests chez Givenchy

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:56:16 +0100

Building on the house’s springtime tradition of the past few years, Givenchy is launching a line of “vintage” fragrances featuring floral essences from the previous year’s harvest. For the first time, ange ou demon joins the house’s 3 other emblematic ‘florals’, i.e. Amarige, Organza and Very Irresistible, which, for the 2008 harvest are featuring respectively: ylang ylang from the isle of Nosy Be (Madagascar), orange blossom from Khemisset (Morocco) and Damask Rose from Isparta (Turkey). As for ange ou demon, it has welcomed sambac jasmin from Madurai (India).

Nina Ricci celebrates spring

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:11:36 +0100

Peering through rose-tinted glasses, Nina Ricci proposes L’Air du Printemps, a seasonal variation on her classic floral, L’Air du Temps. The fragrance, as revisited by Olivier Cresp, highlights sweet, sunny carnation softened with Indian jasmine, citron and a hint of pear. Eau de toilette 3.4 oz.: 69.50 euros.

An iridescent veil with waves of neroli

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 13:47:27 +0100

To make your holidays radiant, The Body Shop proposes a pearly fragrance with the gently floral notes of neroli. This somewhat oriental floral also unveils notes of jasmine, musk, sandalwood and vanilla. Neroli Jasmin Body Mist 1.7 oz.,, 27,50 euros, limited edition.

Burberry spoils men

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 12:00:17 +0100

A trendy, modern men’s scent with a touch of softness, for the holidays, Burberry London for Men comes in a true “gift set” including both the eau de toilette, and a special gift: the 2008 Teddy Bear. A cuddly teddy bear dressed in a Burberry jacket. Retail price, approx.: 60 euros. Same set available for Burberry Brit Men.