Escentual
The super new limited edition Eau Fraiche editions of Le Mâle & Classique by Jean Paul Gaultier. Reviewed on Escentual. Clicky here to read.
Givenchy Live Irrésistible Délicieuse. The brand new scent, reviewed. On Escentual. Clicky here to read.
The Beauty of Bergamot. An ode to perfumery’s most popular note, including some new scents and some familiar faces. On Escentual. Clicky here to read.
Today is the day! Guerlain’s hotly anticipated new feminine fragrance launches and it’s a a big one! Mon Guerlain is the brand’s first feminine pillar since La Petite Robe Noire in 2012 and Guerlain are pulling out all of the stops, placing their new scent in a sprayable version of their famous quadrille bottle for the very first time. Oh and they’ve recruited none other than Hollywood actress, director and UN special-envoy Angelina Jolie (who is donating her fee to charity, I should add) as the face of their brand new fragrance: Mon Guerlain.
The Texture of Scent. A column on how fragrances have texture, including some of my favourite scents with the soft and hard touch. On Escentual. Clicky here to read.
Tenue de Soirée, the latest scent from Annick Goutal reviewed on Escentual. Clicky here to read.
ALAÏA Paris Eau de Parfum Blanche, the latest scent from Azzedine Alaïa reviewed on Escentual. Clicky here to read.
Paco Rabanne Invictus & Olympēa Intense reviewed on Escentual. Clicky here to read.
I’m still on my extended Christmas break (how lovely, I know) so usual Candy Perfume Boy programming will resume on Monday. Until then, I’m sharing my latest Escentual column with you, which is all about odd notes. We’re used to talking about top notes, heart notes and base notes, but what do we mean by odd notes? Well odd notes are those novel accords that evoke things that we don’t usually associate with perfume, the likes of; popcorn, absinth and wasabi, to name just a view. Check out a few of my favourites in this week’s Escentual post by clicking here.
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