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Signorina

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:25:40 +0000

Signorina opens with a combination of fruity, spicy and green notes. The floral heart mixes peony, rose and jasmine. The scent dries down into patchouli, musk and an original ‘pannacotta accord’. Perfumers: Sophie Labbé and Juliette Karagueuzoglou, IFF.

Jimmy Choo Eau de Toilette

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:49:58 +0000

Described as a fruity-floral, Jimmy Choo reveals ginger and pear at the top before evolving towards soft and somewhat exotic floral notes. The sweet, woodsy trail of cedar sets the final tone: sensuality. The overall result is less chypry and gourmand than the original eau de parfum. Perfumer: Olivier Polge, IFF.

Avant Garde

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:44:36 +0000

Avant Garde takes flight with spicy notes of black and pink peppers jazzed up with a touch of juniper essence. Beeswax softens and sweetens the lavender heart, which also has a pinch of nutmeg and cardamom. The latter, paired with a tobacco accord, grants the fragrance a slightly gourmand, honeyed effect. Avant Garde’s oriental trail reveals woody and ambry waves of scent. Perfumer: Shyamala Maisondieu, Givaudan.

N°5

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:02:52 +0000

Leader of the aldehyde floral family, N°5's top note soars with hesperidia followed by a floral bouquet of jasmine from Grasse and may rose. Sandalwood and vetiver give the end note a woody touch.The perfume owes its mysterious facets to the presence of numerous aldehydes.

Velvet & Amber

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:42:44 +0000

Inspired by amber, right from the start, this supple, full-bodied fragrance is both warm and ambry, as well as being slightly woody and gourmand. Waves of vanilla and resins confirm the scent’s oriental character.

Black XS L’Excès pour lui / for him

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:47:20 +0000

Presented as a woody aromatic, Black XS L’Excès opens with a fruity effect enhanced with notes of lemon and lavender. The heart blends an ozonic accord with a smoky-woody cypriol tonality. The more oriental trail includes both amber and patchouli. The scent is less gourmand than the original Black XS. Perfumer: Fabrice Pellegrin, Firmenich.

Black XS L’Excès pour elle / for her

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:44:55 +0000

Quite unlike Black XS for Her, the Excès version is a floriental with an overdose of cashmere wood. The fragrance opens with notes of neroli (orange blossom) and pepper, before evolving towards a white-floral bouquet of jasmine and night queen. The more oriental trail is woody and ambry. Perfumer: Emilie Coppermann, Symrise.

Cuir Styrax

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:21:36 +0000

Hard to categorize, this fragrance, composed around leather and styrax, also reveals softer, sweeter notes like neroli, vanilla, frankincense and serenolide (a white musk). Perfumer: Daniela Andrier, Givaudan.

Live in Love

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:18:10 +0000

Live in Love starts with bergamot, ginger and greener notes of galbanum, hyacinth and muguet. The heart is a bunch of jasmine, orange flower and rose. The scent evolves toward an ambery, musky and woody base.

Yellow Diamond

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:59:11 +0000

The opening of Yellow Diamond reveals a combination of bergamot, citron, pear sorbet and neroli. The heart is a floral bouquet of orange blossom, freesia, mimosa and nymphea (a flower with a light, transparent smell). The base melts amber, musk and palo santo (‘holy wood’ in Spanish’), an exotic wood often used as incense.