the scent post A MONTHLY UPDATE ON THE LATEST FRAGRANCE NEWS new launches top new videos shake up the holiday spirit | CHANEL reptile jasmin au soleil ummo bloom ambrosia di fiori CELINE VERSACE XINU GUCCI NEW FRAGRANCE NEW FRAGRANCE NEW FRAGRANCE RANGE EXTENSION news flower glow stick | KENZO celine artist anicka yi debuts thom browne byredo’s opens first-ever store fragrance collection; launches first latest 1996 dedicated to fragrance biography unisex fragrance limited-edition thank u, next | ARIANA GRANDE FRAGRANCE NEWS anicka yi artist anicka yi debuts fragrance collection For multi-disciplinary artist Anicka Yi, a project two and a half years in the making now yields a collection of three fragrances and a consumer-facing olfactory brand called Biography. While it’s a bit of a departure from Yi’s typical work (conceptual pieces that lie at the intersection of scent, experience, and science), the process did not differ all that much. Yi, alongside perfumer Barnabé Fillion, tested samples and balanced personal taste against political statements and science based decisions with an emphasis on fluidity. The three all natural fragrances were crafted to embody significant women in history and set a course for future generations, all while being gender-neutral and emphatically contesting the traditional confines of femininity. Biography will also riff upon sculpture. Yi has embedded the plastic, prismic perfume bottles with real, dead bugs. Yi has also created three short film trailers to accompany the perfumes. Set against a soundtrack of drips and light percussive beats, they feature shots of snails crawling on her sculpture, a tattooed arm emerging from sand, and computer-generated, robotic arms manufacturing perfume. Biography Fragrance Shigenobu Twilight, Radical Hopelessness and Beyond Skin will debut at Dover Street Market in the US, $250 each in an edition of 1000 bottles. FRAGRANCE NEWS folie à plusieurs fragrance find me, an olfactive translation of a novel by andré aciman Perfumery Folie à Plusieurs celebrates the release of Find Me, the sequel to André Aciman’s celebrated love story Call Me By Your Name, with two fragrances that seek to transcribe the narrative into the medium of scent. Find Me, the lead fragrance created for the book by renowned perfumer Mark Buxton, recalls a night in Liguria with the freshness of Italian citrus, hot skin/ sex notes, and a journey through an ancient garden in Rome filled with pine trees.Seek, a limited release through Folie à Plusieurs by perfumer David Chieze, reflects an evening shared by Samuel and his young lover with notes of white wine, cold cigarettes, coffee, old dusty bedsheets, and sex in a villa exposed by an open terrace revealing the cityscape of Rome. The scents are available now in 50ml for $157.00 USD at Noah, the New Museum, and the Folie à Plusieurs online shop. FRAGRANCE NEWS celine celine opens first-ever store dedicated to fragrance Celine has opened a dedicated perfume boutique on Paris’s 390 rue Saint-Honoré. The space hosts the maison’s Haute Parfumerie collection, a series of 11 unisex fragrances developed by the brand’s creative director Hedi Slimane. The boutique contains artworks curated by Slimane, incluifng a composition of wood blocks by Luisa Gardini; canvases by Camilla Reyman and Søren Sejr; and a glazed gunmetal form by Rochelle Goldberg that was commissioned for the boutique. FRAGRANCE NEWS byredo byredo’s latest 1996 limited-edition collection Modern Swedish luxury house Byredo has just dropped a limited-edition collection inspired by Kirsten 1996, a picture of a young girl taken by iconic photographers Inez & Vinoodh that same year. The range includes an Eau de Parfum, a leather travel perfume case, hair perfume and a hand cream where each box is decorated with a Kirsten 1996 photograph. The top notes of the products include black pepper and juniper berries, while the heart of the scent has been incorporated with leather accord, orris and violet. To finish it off, the base features black amber, patchouli and vanilla. The limited-edition Byredo 1996 collection ranges from €32 to €135 and is now available for purchase on Byredo’s website. FRAGRANCE NEWS jo malone & zara perfumer jo malone partners with zara for global fragrance launch Zara has called on the fragrance expertise of perfumer Jo Malone, the founder of Jo Loves, for its latest perfume launch. Malone has worked with the Inditex owned retailer to create a range of eight unisex fragrances called Zara Emotions by Jo Loves. The edps are said to be inspired by Zara’s past, present and future fashion collections. The Zara Emotions collection (Ebony Wood, Vetiver Pamplemousse, Amalfi Sunray, Tubereuse Noir, Fleur D’Orange and Fleur De Patchouli) is available in 10ml (€5.95), 40ml (€15.95) and 90ml (€25.95). The edps include Ebony Wood, Vetiver Pamplemousse, Amalfi Sunray, Tubereuse Noir, Fleur D’Orange and Fleur De Patchouli. FRAGRANCE NEWS thom browne thom browne launches first unisex fragrance Thom Browne is now entering the world of fragrance for the first time. The collection includes six scents, all unisex fragrances. For each scent, the designer chose vetiver extracts. This include’s Vetyver Absolute, then combinations like Vetyver and Cucumber, Vetyver and Grapefruit, Vetyver and Whiskey, Vetyver and Smoke and Vetyver and Rose. The price for each 75ml eau de parfum ranges from $200-$250. The fragrances are available online, at Thom Brown boutiques, and Dover Street Market. FRAGRANCE NEWS advent calendars advent calendars for christmas Jo Loves (£300) Atelier Cologne (£250) Diptyque (£320) Maison Christian Dior (£340) Acqua Di Parma (£325) new launches of the month new fragrances NEW FRAGRANCES | RANGE EXTENSIONS | LIMITED EDITIONS rose, jasmine and lilac wonder of you 4711 ALTAIA 4711 is presenting three new creations as floral interpretations of the iconic 4711 Original Eau de Cologne Eau d’Italie’s Altaia brand has launched Wonder of You, a new celebrating the lovely flowers: Rose, Jasmine and Lilac. The packaging of 4711 Echt Kölnisch Wasser is unisex fragrance. “Wonder of You is the joy of being in love redesigned to highlight the floral theme in three colors that match the flowers. As the brand explains, everyday, the reasons we want to forever hold someone close.” “The scents are based on the 4711 Cologne and are slightly feminine and gentle - floral-fresh”. Notes include blackcurrant, pink grapefruit, freesia, watermelon, The three new creations are composed by perfumer Alexandra Kalle (Otto Kern Signature,4711 Remix ambrox and musk. Cologne Anniversary Edition). Rose: “No other flower stands for love and romance as much as the rose: its gently sweet fragrance Altaia Wonder of You is available in 100 ml / 175€ Eau de represents the femininity of a woman and has always been the symbol of lovers.” Top notes are green Parfum. tea, mandarin orange and bergamot. Middle notes are rose, freesia and violet. Base notes are sandalwood and musk. Jasmine: “The full, floral scent of white jasmine represents a very sensual femininity. The sweet-intense aroma of this flower essence is said to have a seductive effect.” Top notes are bergamot and tea note. Middle notes are jasmine and neroli. Base notes are cedarwood, tonka bean and musk. Lilac: “The lilac charms as a harbinger of spring and triggers positive memories of a flowering garden. Velvety and soft, this flower essence exudes a special magic.” Top notes are bergamot, peach and freesia. Middle notes are lilac, rose and jasmine. Base notes are sandalwood and musk. misfit 4711 Rose, 4711 Jasmine and 4711 Lilac are available in 100ml / 18,56€ Eau de Cologne, each. ARQUISTE Arquiste launches Misfit, a new fragrance. Misfit was developed by perfumer Rodrigo Flores-Roux (Elizabeth Arden Green Tea Fig, Tommy Hilfiger Hilfiger Woman Candied Charms). Top notes are calabrian bergamot, carrot seed, angelica root and french lavender. Midde notes are bulgarian rose, ambrette seed absolute, akigalawood® and styrax. Base notes are patchouli, spanish cistus, venezuelan tonka bean absolute and tolu balm. Arquiste Misfit is available in 100 ml / $190 Eau de Parfum. new fragrances NEW FRAGRANCES | RANGE EXTENSIONS | LIMITED EDITIONS rose rhapsody forest noir ATKINSONS BADGLEY MISCHKA Atkinsons Rose Rhapsody is the newest edition in The Badgley Mischka has launched Forest Noir, a new fragrance Contemporary Collection. “The Contemporary Collection for women.” Enchantment envelopes your senses with Badgley showcases surprisingly edgy interpretations of the most Mischka’s new fragrance, Forest Noir.” emblematic ingredients and archetypal structures in perfumery. These fragrances transform the familiar into the fabulously Top notes are citron, anjou pear and mandarin leaf. Middle unfamiliar in a way that is distinctive and intriguing.” notes are night-blooming jasmine, bulgarian rose and hyacinth. Base notes are moss, patchouli and vanilla absolute. Top notes are bergamot, mandarin and pink pepper. Middle notes are turkish rose, jasmine and patchouli. Base notes are Badgley Mischka Forest Noir is available in 100ml / $115 Eau oud, benzoin and leather. de Parfum. Atkinsons Rose Rhapsody is available in 100 ml / $190 Eau de Parfum. live out loud into the night AVON BATH & BODY WORKS Avon has launched Live Out Loud, a new fragrance for women. Bath & Body Works has launched Into the Night, a new Live · Out · Loud (phrase): An exciting, affirmative statement of fragrance for women. ”Evoke natural confidence & brilliant pure confidence, fierce independence and vibrant energy. “We beauty from the beginning of your day Into the Night. With a were inspired by the positive affirmations that women in the higher concentration of fragrance oils, our perfume gives you Avon Nation live by.” a more intense, longer-lasting scent for the ultimate, most luxurious indulgence.” Live Out Loud was developed by perfumers Honorine Blanc (Bath & Body Works Gingham, Calvin Klein Women Intense) Notes include dark berries, midnight jasmine and rich amber.