Fall 12 Fragrance

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Fragrance embraces its dark side for Fall 2012 with a lineup of Nuits

and Noirs filled with exotic, woody notes. Mystery and intrigue run as

narrative inspiration behind new pillars, flankers and refreshed

classics. From Chanel Coco Noir to Balmains reinterpreation of the

iconic Ivoire de Balmain, this Falls hottest scents pull from rich

cedars, patchouli, leather and musk to heat up cool nights. Scent

collections, like limited edition groupings from Tom Ford and a new

series from Six Scents, offer a scent and a story for every mood.

Inspirations pull from mysterious nights along the Grand Canal in

Venice to twisted florals.


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Coco Chanel Sand

Inspired by Venice's dazzling nights, Chanels Coco Noir follows as the third generation of the Coco franchise.

Perfumer Jacques Polge describes his inspiration for the fragrance as a continuation of the brands anti-floralstatement. "I wanted to continue exploring an entire esthetic range of Chanel perfumery, a range that distinguis

itself from the Florals. The night vision of the Orient that starts and ends in Venice imposed itself upon me and

is where I wanted to go. Coco Noir boasts top notes of grapefruit and Calabrian bergamot, a heart of rose and

jasmine, and base notes of tonka bean, white musk and frankincense.


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Caladium

Perfumers Olivier Polge and Jean-Christophe Hrault developed Balenciagas Florabotanica to appeal to a new

generation of fans. Spokeswoman, Kristen Stewart and vibrant Mondrian-inspired promotional art speak to thefragrances playful, fresh scent. Florabotanica notes include mint, rose, carnation and caladium leaf with deepe

notes of vetiver and amber.


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Black Rose Na

Hyacinth Bla

The Jardin Noir quartet explores the dark, twisted side of four iconic flowers: narcissus, hyacinth, rose and lily. T

result is a sultry collection rich with feminine floral appeal: Jonquille de Nuit, Ombre de Hyacinth, Caf Rose and

Fume. Unlike most fragrances that balance floral ingredients with woody or warm notes, Jardin Noir is intoxicaticommitted to its star ingredient and explores the complexity of each classic flower. When you showcase their

darker and less innocent aspects, flowers can become so thrilling and beautiful, they could almost ruin you. Tha

was the sensation I was after. Not surprisingly, the darker scent offerings are packaged in equally intoxicating

opaque-black canisters with luxurious lavender and gold accents.


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Zaha

Orange Blossom

Donna Karan describes her new fragrance to be as complex as the women who wear it. Simply named Woma

the fragrance promotes a positive message to all women to embrace and appreciate their unique qualities.To hreinforce this message, Woman boasts a bevy of female supporters from bottle designer and renowned archite

Zaha Hadid, to spokeswomen Liya Kebede, Christy Turlington and Karolina Kurkvova. Perfumer Anne Flipo cre

the scent with core notes of sandalwood and vetiver and supporting scents of orange blossom for a complex, b

uniquely feminine appeal.


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Balmain, 1980 Ylang

The refreshed Ivoire de Balmain updates Pierre Balmains 1979 classic. "Ivoire is the name I gave to a dream. T

name of a woman of sovereign beauty, draped in ultra-pale silk. We crossed paths for a moment on the staircas

the Opra, before she disappeared into the night. There will always be a mystery around Ivoire. The stuff of legthe aura of an otherwhere, of unknown sentiments and emotions beyond our culture. Ivoire pays homage to be

and womankind. I dedicate this fragrance to all the women of the world who love Ivoire as I do. Both packaging

scent are imbued with a sensuality that adds mystery to the original daytime scent. Its classic green floral chypre

now features notes of orange, mandarin, and ylang-ylang.


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Verbena Officinalis

Fig

French perfumers, Phaedon recently introduced Verveine Figuier & Coton Egyptien to their line of artisan

fragrances. Both fragrances build upon the Phaedons now hallmark use of fig notes as a luxurious base, each

its own inspired interpretation. Verveine Figuire lights up the green-tinged and milky flesh of the [fig] fruit with agenerous splash of verbena, whose citrusy-green scent brings freshness and a peach-like tinge to the blend.

Contrastly, Coton Egyptien is a soft floral blend with accents of iris, jasmine, lily, lily of the valley and orange

blossom, introduced by a slightly resinous galbanum top note that brings to mind 1970s green chypres." The ba

of dry cedar wood and sweet fluffy musk takes on the feel of clean white sheets.


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Characters, the fourth series from Six Scents is a Collection where Designers Become Authors, Perfumers Bec

Narrators, Scents Become Characters, And Your Experience Is The Story. As with previous collections, Givauperfurmers were matched with six designers (Boris Bidgjan Saberi, Guiliano Fujiwara, KTZ, Raphael Young, VP

and Vth Avenue Shoe Repair) to create fragrances that unveil an imagined muse. Unusual notes like steamed

were used to replicate the smell of skin fresh out of the shower, speculoos to recreate the smell of French cooki

and kaphalis for stone.


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Cashmere

Cedar wood

Powerful. Masculine. Yves Saint Laurents newly launched Nuit de LHomme strikes a powerful note in Mens

fragrance with its icy-cold ingredients. Citrus top notes of bergamot, mandarin and lemon instantly refresh befortransforming into a peppery geranium heart. A base of vetiver, cedar, tonka bean and cashmere fulfill a crisp

olfactory experience. Packaging and promotional advertising further support the scents ice cold nature with an

oversized hexagonal cap and stark black and white imagery.


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Leather Agent Provo

Black

Provocateurs newest scent, Ptale Noir balances sweet and vicious both in packaging and scent. The bottle sp

to past pillars' iconic bottle shape, but teases with juxtaposed emobossings of white flowers and black thorns. Ablack chain further titillates. The scent journey mimics its sweet but sultry nature: initial floral notes of lotus blos

magnolia, hyacinth, violet leaf, and and powdery orris reveal a deeper, darker base of tobacco leaf, sandalwood

vetiver, moss, musk, ginger, amber, cedar, patchouli and leather. The result is a powerful aphrodisiac that hold

to the brands femme fatale vision.

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