Elite World News

Coming from Pucci next March will be Vivara Variazioni, a trio of new flankers to last year’s Vivara fragrance for women. The three fragrances are meant to represent sea, sand and sky, but the scents themselves are intended to be seasonless. Vivara Acqua 330 ~ in blue, with violet, jasmine, frangipani and musk. Vivara Sole 149 ~ in yellow, with tomato leaves, jasmine and vetiver. Vivara Sabbia 167 ~ in orange, with mandarin, lemon, iris and sandalwood.
(Full post Pucci Vivara Variazione ~ new fragrances…)

This week’s subject is Ksenia, who has been sampling like mad this year but finding that her “success rate” is not so hot: she’s yet to sample a perfume that she’d like to buy in a full size. She wants to find something “interesting and special”, and was hoping we could give her some assistance in planning her next sample orders from Aedes and Beautyhabit. Here is what we know about Ksenia: She is in her 30s and has one young child.
(Full post The Monday Mail ~ help Ksenia find a new perfume…)

The Splash collection from Marc Jacobs acquires three new sorbet-inspired fragrances this month: Basil, Grapefruit and Pear. Basil, in pale green, is a “musky cologne with green accents” developed by perfumer Andrea Lupo. Grapefruit, also created by Lupo, is pink and evokes the “sparkling, moist scent of pink grapefruit”. Pear is yellow, and entails “slightly ambry-woodsy notes of pear / pear skin”. It was developed by perfumer Honorine Blanc. The Marc Jacobs Splash collection fragrances are in 300 ml Eau de Toilette, and are limited edition.
(Full post Marc Jacobs Splash Sorbet ~ new fragrances…)