New Autumn arrivals!

With the new season, new fragrances up to come. It looks like the main trend this fall will be woods, woods and more woods. Where the flowers trend went?.

* Bvlgari will launch "Bvlgari Man" in September:

Perfumer: Alberto Morillas.

Notes of bergamot, lotus blossom, pear, violet leaves, white wood, benzoin, honey, cypriol, vetiver and ambrox.

By creating an absolutely innovative olfactory experience, precious and vibrant, the perfume is a white woody oriental fragrance that interprets a new ideal of masculinity. The intense woody accord, a traditional element in men’s perfumery, is now illuminated by radiant subtleties that capture the essence of natural purity.

According to the source, the vetiver was manipulated to remove the dark, woody, earthy part to leave the lightest and white, woody part.

It seems that It would be a classy fragrance, but it worths a sniff...


* Issey Miyake will launch "L’Eau d’Issey Pour Homme Noir Absolu", a new concentreé limited edition to the original fragrance.
Includes mandarin, cinnamon, nutmeg, cashmere wood and amber.
I hope that it will smell rather different than the original.
I am getting tired to have "apparently" different versions of the "classic" that after all, smell exactly the same, as it happens with "L'eau D'issey Woody" for instance.

* Kenzo also presents a new version of his gorgeous 1991′s "Kenzo Pour Homme" (now known as Kenzo Homme or KenzoHomme), but this time the only resembLAnces are the name and the bottle, as the juice seems to be totally different than the original.
Being signed by Olivier Polge may me wonder that it will be just as fantastily well done as "Power". Finger crossed!
It countains mint, basil, black pepper, rosemary, Atlas cedar and Haitian vetiver.

"Kenzo Homme Eau de Toilette Boisée / Woody" will be a woody aromatic fragrance, something that doen't ring my bell, but knowing Kenzo I expect something naturally beautiful.
I must add to this, dear readers, that I found in my last visit to the perfume counters at the airport as i was coming back from my holidays, two new perfumes from the japanese designer. Both men and women has the same name: "Kenzo".
The packaging is quite appealing with a colourful ethnic designs, but unfortunately, they didn´t have bottles to sample /see its design.
I wonder around Madrid's perfume shops, I asked kenzo's representative at "Corte Inglés" and no one knew what I was talking about, so I suppose they are airport-exclusive fragrances.
If anyone have more information, please share with us!

* Marc Jacobs will launch "Bang", a new fragrance for men.
Perfumer: Yann Vasnier.
It features black, pink and white peppercorns, primal masculine woods, elemi, benzoin, vetiver, white moss and patchouli.
I do like Marc Jacobs and I can't wait to smaple this one, although I always found his fragrances rather too light to my personal taste.

- It is modern and abstract, of a deceiving purity. Though, I wish it was 5 times more concentrate and tenacious!
It belongs to that particular type of perfumes that make a perfect blend with the the skin; you do not fell "perfumed" and it slowly evaporates from your pores. It is not aggressive but tender.-
Source:
http://1000fragrances.blogspot.com/2...fragrance.html


* Paul Smith will bring to us "Paul Smith Man 2" that it will be a totally different fragrance to the original "Man"

Notes of grapefruit, mandarin, nutmeg, cardamom and cinnamon, lavender, cashmere wood, cedar, sandalwood and white musk.

* Loewe will launch "7 de Loewe".

Notes feature neroli, muguet, rose, pepper, incense, Atlas cedar, musk, red apple and cedar.
I have to say that this one sounds just superb!
Loewe owns with "Jesús del Pozo" the crown being both, the best Spanish mainstream fragance falnkers so far.
...So I cannot wait...

* And finally, our "terrible enfants", French avant-garde Etat Libre d’Orange with their "Archives 69, Part 1". No information at the moment, so hopefully it will be a nice surprise.

Source:
http://www.nstperfume.com/new-perfumes-fragrances/

Men florals for this summer.

I have already recommended to you some female perfumes that would work nicely on a man.
Now it is time for the actual masculine/ unisex florals suitable for summer time.

He Wood by DSQUARED².
An addictive aquatic-floral-woody fragrance.
Notes of white fir, ozonic accord, vegetal amber, musk, aquatic notes, violet blossoms and leves, vetiver and cedarwwod.

Lily by Comme des Garçons.
Adorable unisex floral. Bad long lasting though.
Countains lily of the valley, freesia, green syringa (lilac tree leaves)and dog rose buds.

Splash Rain by Marc Jacobs.
It is an unisex light floral woody musk fragrance.
Notes of clementine, cypress, wild strawberry, sunflower, passion flower, orchid, teak wood, amber, musk and oakmoss.

Story by Paul Smith.
An intense green floral perfume.
Notes of grapefruit, bergamot, green ivy, jasmine, green rose, musks, vetiver, mineral amber and cedarwood.

L'eau Bleue Fraiche by Issey Miyake.
An aquatic-floral-musky airy fragrance.
Countains notes of bergamot, mint, rosemary, may rose, maté, pink pepper, white patchouli, musk.

Aqua Marine by Bvlgary.
An uplfting citrus-marine-floral scent.
Notes of neroli bigarade, grapefruit, sap, posidonia kelp, rosemary flower, white cedar, amber.

Fahrenheit 32 by Dior.
A weird warm-cold oriental.
Notes of orange blossom, iris, rose, violet, vetiver and vanilla.

Geranium leaf by Malin + Goezt.
An uplifting fresh green floral.
Notes of green apple, cyclamen, tiger lilly, geranium leaf, coriander and musk.

Kenzo Power Cologne by Kenzo.
A gorgeous citrusy-balsamic-floral perfume.
Include notes of bergamot, amalfi lemon, cardamom, lemon verbena, freesia, sichuan pepper, coriander, tolu balm, geranium, cedar and vetiver.

Guerrilla 2 by Comme des Garçons.
An intense spicy-floral.
Countains notes of bergamot, pink pepper, ginger, red chili pepper, curcuma (turmeric root), raspberry, tuberose, vetiver, cedar and musk.

Paul Smith Man by Paul Smith.
A fresher version of "Dior Homme".
It has yuzu, bergamot, anise blossom, incense, patchouli, cardamom, Iris, Violet, Tonka Bean.

L'eau D'Issey Summer 2010.
A reinterpretation of the original D'issey with soft ambery floral undertones.
Notes of mandarin, yuzu, sage flower, cardamom, vetiver and amber.

Adventure Quasar by Jesús del Pozo.
A fantastic aromatic chyphre.
Countains japanese Yuzu, chinese Kumquat, brazilian Rain Tree (mimosa), kharismai, tropical Heart (fresh wet soil accord), lavender, Sage, living Bombay Gin accord, geranium leaves, fig wood, jacaranda, cedarwood, oakmoss, flax Seed Oil, musk.

Zen for men by Sisheido.
A great fruity floral scent.
Notes of kumquat, bergamot, kinkan, violet, nashi pear, rhododendron, nutmeg, leather, patchouli, agarwood and musk.

London by Burberry.
A beutifuly done spicy floral.
Countains violet leaf, lavender, bergamot and black pepper, mimosa, Port wine accord, leather, opoponax, tobacco leaf, guaiac wood and oakmoss.

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Paul Smith Man. Paul Smith.

Perfumer: Nathalie Lorson.
Notes of yuzu, bergamot, aniseed, coumarine, patchuli, incense, iris, violet, orris, guaiac wood and tonka bean.

Again, another masculine floral attempt.
Launched as an woody oriental, but to my humble nose, it is rather a reinterpretated classic fougere. Perhaps it is the citrus/spice/powdery/patchouli accord.

"Man" starts strong and a little confusing as the top notes doesn't seem to work together, jumping and give way to each others notes, coming and going pretty straight forward from first application.
At some stage It has a funny "rubber-eraser" smell going on in the background.

Dry woods, anise, iris and violet melting with leather determinates an eclectic revival style to the scent.
I definately smell the patchouli and incense mixed with the flowey undertones which gives the fragrance a powdery scent.

"Man" smells appealing with soft spices, a masculine (thank god) incense-iris, but there is not nothing new in the market. It brings past and present smells with the goods and the bads.
Perfumers should start to invent new scents instead of copying/using the same competition notes or past fragrances.

In any case, for those who are looking for a masculine "Dior Homme", well, this is the answer.
Longevity is good. Projection is acceptable.
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