Fragrance

Five fabulous fragrances for spring 2012

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Some of the beautiful things about the spring season are watching flowers bloom, enjoying the sun shine just a little bit longer each day, and being able to spend more time outdoors. The warm temperatures and switch from an indoor life, to an outdoor life, in the spring season marks the need for a change of fragrance.

In the cool, fall and winter months we gravitate towards fragrances which help create warmth and include mixtures of woods, amber, musk, oud and vanilla. When the weather warms up, we begin to feel the need for crisp and refreshing fragrances which combine florals, fruits, green leaves and citrus.

For the spring 2012 season, designers and perfumers seem to be favoring Iris, jasmine, rose, green leaves and spice for the warmer weather. So we tested and sniffed as many new fragrance releases that we could find and place under our noses; narrowing the choices down to our five favorites.

These are our five favorite fragrances for the spring 2012 season.

 

  1. A Dozen Roses: Electron EDP
  2. Valentino: Valentina EDP
  3. Creed: Spice and Wood
  4. Jo Malone: Iris & Lady Moore Cologne
  5. Hanae Mori: No. 6

 

What is your favorite fragrance right now?

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Tru Fragrance declares Iris HipNote for winter 2012

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Tru Fragrance, the leading fragrance development company, has declared “Iris” to be the “HipNote” for winter 2012. Tru Fragrance, which is to the fragrance industry what Pantone is to the fashion industry, has found that the majority of new fragrance releases for winter 2012 from both perfumers and designers will include “Iris” as one of their fragrance notes.

“Iris” being the “IT” fragrance note, or “HipNote” of winter 2012 comes as no surprise. Over the past several years fragrances have gone from skin scents to leaving a mild trail behind the Fragrance Fashionista who passes by.

“Iris” is a warm floral note which can easily be combined with other florals to create a medium-heaviness bouquet or it can be mixed with warm woods for a true, cold weather fragrance experience.

Fragrance Fashionistas can easily begin wearing the “Iris” trend now as many new fragrances offer the “HipNote” as thier heart. Look for Chanel No. 19 Poudre, Prada Infusion d’Iris and Burberry Body for a true Iris fragrance experience, before the trend explodes next winter.

To learn more about Tru Fragrance, please visit trufragrance.com

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Fall 2011 Fragrance Trends: Heavier perfumes-new designer and perfumer launches

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This fall might be one of the first seasons in recent history to have a large amount of legendary designers and perfumers launch either their first fragrance or a new fragrance which strays from other fragrances in the brands collection. As fragrances trend towards heavy florals, bold spices and gourmand scents, designers and perfumers have been following suit by creating fragrances which can be enjoyed by people close to the person wearing the perfume, rather than producing the “skin scents” which enjoyed popularity for the past decade.

The fragrance trends have been slowing moving towards heavier compositions in the past two years and this fall the trend is exploding. In addition to classic fragrances which already have a heavier fragranceexperience, new fragrance launches are combining heavy florals and gourmand notes in a move towards sharing one’s fragrance experience with others.

The main heart notes which are gaining popularity and being seen for fall include jasmine, amber, vetiver, spices and gourmand combinations with vanilla, caramel, honey and chocolate. With a move towards heavier fragrance trends, shopping for a new fall scent this season may be a little daunting. We have compiled a “Top Five” list to help get you started:

 

  1. Prada Candy: This is a medium-heavy gourmand which can easily be shared by those around you. The dessert-like fragrance experience is light-hearted and sweet; a stark move away from the lighter florals and green notes used in past Prada scents.
  2. CREED Royal-Oud: Iconic perfume house CREED is launching their own Oud based scent; a rising trend in fragrances. Oud is a warm and luxurious fragrance note which is anything but shy and offers a heavier fragrance experience; making it perfect for fall.
  3. Nocturne Alchemy Temple NA: This boutique fragrance is warm, mixing florals, spices and woods while offering a medium-heaviness fragrance experience which evokes a sense of the Sahara Dessert and makes you long for a tour of the Great Pyramids.
  4. Balenciaga Paris L’Essence: Flanker fragrance to the original and lighter Balenciaga Paris, L’Essence infuses a combination of violet, vetiver and moss offering a heavier green floral with a warm, vetiver base which is heavier and more bold than the original; yet offering a fresh zing from the green top.
  5. Chanel No.5: This classic scent may already be in your fragrance collection. The amber base and familiar scent offers a medium strength fragrance experience; making it the ideal transition fragrance for those who have been living in skin scents for the past decade.

 

While shopping for the perfect fall fragrance, be sure to look for heavier versions of what you already enjoy; this will help ease you into a heavier fragrance experience. If you are ready for a change, go for a scent that is completely different from what you normally wear. Generally gravitate towards florals? Why not try a gourmand! The one thing to look for in your new fall fragrance is a slight trail you can leave behind when you pass by; keep people wanting more 

 

fall fragrances by bayareafashionista featuring an orange flower perfume