2011 Summer Scents

Summer 2011 FragrancesIt’s not just wishful thinking, the days really are getting longer so we can finally start thinking of Summer. To celebrate, here is a roundup of a few new perfume releases you can expect this Summer from Cacharel, Calvin Klein, Davidoff and DKNY.

Cacharel Amor Amor Summer
A new flanker to this ever popular fragrance, the latest fresh and fruity incarnation will include notes of blood orange, pomegranate, osmathus and amber. Available as a limited edition 50ml eau de toilette.

Calvin Klein CK One and Eternity Summer
Another bright and bold edition of CK One Summer (last year, CK One Summer 2010 was bright yellow and orange) is expected this March. As always, clean and refreshing citrus top notes combine with an ocean accord together with incense, cedar, musk and peach to capture the energetic vibe of after-sun dance parties. Available as a 100ml eau de toilette. Another regular from Calvin Klein each year is the release of his and hers Eternity Summer editions. Eternity Summer 2011 for women is meant to evoke memories of light, warm summer days in meadows of wild flowers with lily of the valley, violet, coriander, gardenia, jasmine and lotus combined with musk, mimosa and fig tree. The men’s version opens with fresh citrus notes, mint, coriander, water melon and ocean air together with star anise, galbanum, lily of the valey, cedar, patchouli and amber. Eternity Summer 2011 for women and men will be available as a 100ml eau de parfum and 100ml eau de toilette.

Davidoff Cool Water Summer Dive
Expect new flankers for both men and women this summer inspired, as the name suggests, by diving into the deep blue ocean. Cool Water Summer Dive Man opens with citrus notes combined with basil, sage, juniper berries and a fresh marine note. Available as a 125ml eau de toilette. Cool Water Summer Dive Woman opens with zesty fruits, pineapple and melon, combined with aquatic violet, lotus, iris and soft wood. Available as a 100ml eau de toilette.

DKNY Women Summer 2011
Pink, feminine and playful, this 100ml limited edition eau de toilette opens with pink grapefruit, passion fruit and red berries combined with jasmine, magnolia, litchi, musk , sandalwood and teak wood.

Tommy Girl Summer
Inspired by freshly picked flowers on a warm summer’s morn, this 100ml limited edition eau de toilette is calm and sophisticated combining fresh aquatic notes with magnolia.

Via: Fragrantica, cosmoty.de

Latest Celebrity Scent Roundup

Kylie and Rihanna scentsHere’s a quick roundup of a few celebrity scents scheduled for release next month and sometime later this year. Pink Sparkle POP by Kylie Minogue, Reb’l Fleur by Rihanna and wait for it… a fragrant tribute to Michael Jackson (it was only a matter of time wasn’t it).

Kylie Minogue Pink Sparkle POP
Retaining the same flacon as last year’s Pink Sparkle and with the same champagne bottle top cap (in silver this time), this limited edition flanker celebrates life with fresh zesty notes of green apple, white peach and pink pepper. A floral heart of gardenia, tiare flower, marigold and Bulgarian rose is rounded off with sandalwood and musk. Pink Sparkle POP will be available as a 30ml eau de toilette and should hit shelves in February.

Rihanna Reb’l Fleur
There’s been talk of a Rihanna fragrance for over a year now and it seems it’s finally here. Reb’l Fleur supposedly refers to the nickname her grandmother gave her and she certainly seems to have taken this to heart, or more accurately to neck, which is where she had the word tattooed. Produced by Givaudan and promoted by Parlux (who also do fragrances for Paris Hilton and Jessica Simpson), Reb’l Fleur is scheduled for a big launch in Macy’s on January 25th and is expected to go global within three months.

Rihanna is said to have been quite involved in the creation of this fragrance which is meant to reflect both her roots in Barbados as well as her life in New York and Los Angeles. This fuity chypre will include notes of red berries, plum, peach, Hawaiian hibiscus flower, violet, tuberose and coconut water on a base of vanilla, patchouli, amber and musk. Reb’l Fleur will be available as a 50ml and 100ml eau de parfum spray.

Official Michael Jackson Fragrances
It seems that small-time perfume entrepreneur Franck Rouas has hit the big time thanks to a chance encounter with the Jackson clan in a Las Vegas exhibition hall. Having created a small number of ‘speciality’ scents including one called Versailles which supposedly sold 300,000 units in the United States, it was through sheer luck and a bit of clever opportunism that he managed to get a bottle of his perfume into the hands of Joe and Janet Jackson. This got him an interview and it seems they were so impressed with his ideas (and no doubt the money-making potential) that they signed him up to produce an official Michael Jackson fragrance.

We don’t know too much about the fragrance at this stage except that is was inspired by a bouquet of flowers and plants found in the gardens of Neverland and is expected to be available in March this year. No doubt Michael Jackson fans will be queuing at the doors to get some.

Source: www.varmatin.com

Latest Offers From Escentual

Some of you may be all perfumed-up after Christmas (lucky you) while others may be itching to buy some new perfume but feeling a bit stretched thanks to holiday spending and Mr Cameron’s belated Christmas gift of a VAT rise. Well Escentual have just released their latest offers and there are some good deals to be had on Calvin Klein, Hugo Boss, Acqua di Parma and Davidoff, so if Escentual is your shop of choice, check these out.

Calvin Klein

Calvin Klein

Hugo Boss

Hugo Boss

Acqua di Parma

Acqua di Parma

Davidoff

Davidoff

New Year Perfume Releases

New releasesIt looks like perfume lovers are going to be spoilt for choice this year as we hear news of a veritable flood of new fragrances. To wet your appetite, here’s a selection of new releases you can expect to see over the next two months from Burberry, DKNY, Elizabeth Arden and Estee Lauder.

First up are two new additions to DKNY’s Be Delicious range. Be Delicious Juiced is a fruity floral with ripe apples (of course), pear blossom and golden mango nectar complemented by peony and violet florals with a woody, amber drydown. Perfect for spring is a ‘Juiced’ version of Be Delicious Fresh Blossom – light and fresh with a medley of florals (freesias, rose petals, lily of the valley and sweet pea) and a base of vetiver and musk.

Next , a limited edition release from Estee Lauder, Wild Elixir, a sophisticated floral with notes of marigold, freesia, violet leaf, gardenia, muguet, jasmine, waterlily, genet flower and orris with a drydown of soft woods and musk.

A flanker to Elizabeth Arden’s 2009 release, Pretty, will be Pretty Hot, a bold and seductive take on the original and inspired by the Belle de Nuit Flower. Other notes will include red currant, blood orange, mandarin, freesia, apple, peony, pimento blossom, Petalia, amber, patchouli, tonka, sandalwood and Cosmone, a synthetic musk.

Finally, a his and hers duo in the form of Burberry Sport Ice, flankers to last year’s release, Burberry Sport. Notes of ginger, citrus, woods and musk (plus magnolia and honeysuckle in the ladies version) are complemented by “ice crystals” which I imagine are less of a smell and more of a sensation.

I can’t wait to get testing in my local Boots.

Hugo Boss To Release Boss Orange For Men

BOSS Orange for menIn July last year we first heard news that Hugo Boss was preparing to release a men’s version of the popular BOSS Orange for women with the face of another British actor, the elf-prince himself, Orlando ‘Legolas’ Bloom (or Will the blacksmith’s apprentice if you preferred him in Pirates of the Caribbean). With the February launch date fast approaching, more details of the fragrance are coming to light.

Billed as a powerful scent for a man who’s “passionate, casual, spontaneous and relaxed”, this spicy composition will include notes of apple, vanilla, incense and African Bubinga wood and will be available as both a 60ml and 100ml eau de toilette and aftershave together with a shaving balm, deodorant spray and deodorant stick. Expect to see some Boss Orange for Men giftsets available, just in time for valentine’s day.

Via: Fragrantica

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