Atelier Bloem - A new Bespoke Collection of Unisex Fragrances

Atelier Bloem is a bespoke collection of unisex fragrances inspired by Amsterdam's famous Bloemenmarkt which is also the world's only floating flower market.
The collection encapsulates Andrew Goetz's, the founder of Atelier Bloem, passion for gardening and flowers with his two favourite places in the world - Amsterdam and the Hudson Valley near New York.

With six fragrances to choose from here are our top 3 favourites:
William - a complex and refreshing scent distilled with bitter orange including wood, fruit, blossoms and leaves. Cheekily named after the Dutch Prince William of Orange.
Top notes: Beroli Petals, nectarine and lavendar
Heart: Orange Flower, Freesia, Sambac Jasmine and Blond Wood.
Drydown: amber, Vanilla, Musk and Sandalwood.

1614 - named after the year when Goetz' hamlet in the Hudson Valley was originally discovered and inspired by the surrounding clover fields.
Top notes: Black Pepper, Bergamot and Neroli from Tunisia
Heart: Sambac Jasmine, Sweet Clover, Rose Water and Orange Blossom.
Drydown: Teakwood, Sandalwood and Musk


Half Moon - named after Henry Hudson's ship Halve Maen which he sailed in search or a quicker route to China but instead found the Hudson river.
Top notes: Bergamot and Peach
Heart: White Jasmine, Honeysuckle Blossom and Fresh Greens
Drydown: Amber, Musks and Amberwood

In the UK these fragrances are  available exclusively in Liberty's for £160 (100ml - eau de parfum)

http://www.libertylondon.com/uk/search?q=atelier+bloem

Alford & Hoff men's fragrance debuts in the UK

Luxury men’s skincare brand Alford & Hoff has launched their debut men’s fragrance to the UK.

Their first fragrance was inspired by the new generation man: confident, passionate, stylish, successful and not afraid to take care of himself.   As today’s modern men, former Arizona State University athletes, Barry Alford and Jefferson Hoffman turned to world class perfumer Rodrigo Flores-Roux of Givaudan, to create such a fragrance.

Typically fragrances are created with 30-40 ingredients, but Alford & Hoff contains 95 making it a unique and complex scent.

Top notes: Fresh citrus and herbs

Heart: Sweet rum, vanilla and Tonka beans

Base note: amber, weathered leather and soft suede

The bottle is smooth and cylindrical with the amber colour shining through. The base is embossed with 36 miniature Alford & Hoff logos whilst the lid is of vertically grained wood.

Not a limited edition by very exclusive.  Only available in the UK from Harrods: 100ml EDT Price £95

http://www.harrods.com/product/alford-and-hoff-edt-100ml/alford-and-hoff/000000000002280904

RENSHAW- Latest Men's Cologne from Murdock London

Inspired by the British Sporting Tradition, Murdock's latest cologne RENSHAW honours the great British traditions of tennis and croquet, the sporting games of the well manicured lawn, plus the World no 1 British tennis player during the late 19th century:  William Charles Renshaw

Top notes: Ruby red grapefruit, garden mint and Sicilian bergamot
Heart: Assorted summer flowers including Violet, Gardenia, Jasmin Blossom and Lily of the Valley with strawberry, green peppercorn and watercress base.
Base notes: musk and white woods.

Price £90 for 100ml.
Available via http://www.murdocklondon.com/renshaw-cologne.html

Karl Lagerfeld - new men's fragrance

Karl Lagerfeld has brought out two new fragrances: one for men and one for women.

The men's fragrance is an aromatic fern created by perfumer Jean-Christophe Jerault
Top notes of lavender and mandarin zest
Heart of crisp apple and violet leaves
Base notes of sandalwood and amber
EDT 100ml £52; 50ml £42 and 30ml £33
The contemporary designs of both bottles are geometrically exact and emulating the collar of Karl’s favourite shirts is a large metal ring that sits beneath the caps. The bottles come in an embossed box that echoes the metal ring. Using white for the women’s fragrance and black for the men’s, each box is lined with the repeating tone on tone motif of Karl’s silhouette.

Austin Reed's new Fragrance SIGNATURE - Eau De Toilette Pour Homme

Austin Reed has brought out a men’s fragrance Signature Pour Homme. The fragrance is clean, crisp  and subtle

Top Notes: Bergamot, Grapefruit, Cardamom, Ginger, Liquorice, Thyme, Tangerine, pepper

Heart Notes: spicy and floral with Apple, Carnation, Geranium, Jasmine, Orange Flower, Tuberose

Base Notes: Amber, Cedarwood, Leather, Moss, Sandalwood, Tonka Bean, Vetiver and Vanilla

The shiny black cap incorporates a metal ‘tie pin’ design clipped over tactile fabric representing the tie in platinum grey. the gift box is also lined in the dame grey fabric.

50mil £35 http://www.austinreed.co.uk/fcp/product/austinreed/Signature-Fragrance/Signature-Eau-De-Toilette-50ml/14915

100ml £45

http://www.austinreed.co.uk/fcp/product/austinreed/Signature-Fragrance/Signature-Eau-De-Toilette-100ml/14914

Dolce & Gabanna The One for Men - Trailer number 1: There is nothing as unique as a dream‏

Here’s the new print advertising campaign for The One and The One for Men starring Scarlett Johansson and Matthew McConaughey.

Photographer Peter Lindbergh is a master of black and white imagery and long-standing photographer for leading publications around the world.
For the first campaign trailer he recreated a film set on a secluded beach on the outskirts of Los Angeles.
Art imitating life, the campaign sees Scarlett and Matthew backstage, surrounded by spotlights, recreating a scene that has striking parallel to their own lives.






The One for Men is an Oriental Spicy perfume wtith Tobacco notes and Spices.
Top notes: Grapefruit, Coriander and Basil.
The Heart:Spicy warm notes of Cardamom and Ginger
Base notes: Masculine deep dry down of Tobacco and Amber with Cedarwood.
 The One for Men is a concentrate of elegance and sensuality: a fragrance that is classic and modern, vibrant and engaging.

Burberry Brit Rhythm fragrance video campaign

Burberry Brit Rhythm fragrance campaign starring model and drummer  (of These New Puritans) George Barnett and model Suki Waterhouse.



Great video - Has anyone tried the fragrance?

Ben Sherman Fragrance Going for Gold

The Olympics may be over but you still can have gold with Ben Sherman's new fragrance:

Ben Sherman Gold. 

Launched to celebrate Ben Sherman’s 50^th anniversary as well as the Olympics, the bottle is of a gold art-inspired Union Jack design.

Top notes: Jasmine

Heart: Patchouli, oud, cashmeran and vetiver

Base notes: Sandalwood, musk, amber and tonka bean

Price: £25 for 50ml/£39 for 100ml

Available from Debenhams, Lloyds Pharmacy and The Fragrance Shop

www.debenhams.com

And don't forget we still have the paralympics to support and cheer on. 

Issey Miyake launches new sporty fragrance in March 2012

Issey Miyake launches a new fragrance for men in March 2012 – L’Eau d’Issey Pour Homme Sport.

The notes mimic that of a good workout:

Top notes: It starts with the light fresh Citrus scent of Bergamot and grapefruit

Heart: Then gets serious with a Spicy and stronger notes of Nutmeg and leather

Base notes: Settles with a warm and calm Woody scent of Cedar and Vetiver

The bottle is tactile with its flat rubber like square shaped top perforated with large pinpricks.

And the colours, well as you can see from our blog we love the colourway of mid grey and turquoise blue. Plus it's a great sporty colour combination.

Will be available soon from www.debenhams.com and most department stores.

Kokorico by Jean Paul Gaultier launched in the UK this month

Jean Paul Gaultier has launched a new men's fragrance 'Kokorico' and it's just arrived on to the UK shores this month. It's not in the usual JPG classic torso shaped bottle, this time it is as a man's face in profile. But that toned torso is not far away because if you turn the bottle to the side and look carefully, you can just make out a torso's  silhouette.

Top notes: Fig leaf

Heart: Raw cocoa bean

Base notes: woody notes of patchouli, cedar and vetiver

And the name? Well it sounds as though it should be referring to the cocoa heart note, but it was inspired by the cry of a rooster and the french word 'cocorico' translates in to cock-a doodle-doo.

JPG changes the c to a K and changes the rooster cry to that of a man from the war cry of a warrior tor the cry of a young man filled with pleasure.

Available in www.debenhams.com and most department stores

But if you prefer the classic torso silhouette bottle shape, never fear there is a new Le Male summer fragrance out soon with a cool blue 'Tarzan' jungle look.

CK one Shock for Him

Different from the other Calvin Klein fragrances is CK one Shock:
If you like your fragrance to be zingy and citrusy, then this isn't for you. This is more of a smooth operator from  the oriental scent family: creamy and spicy. 

Top notes: Clementine, Red Bull Accord and Cucumber
 Heart notes: Black Pepper, Black Basil and Cardamon
Base notes: Ambrene wood, musk and Patchouli

Available from www.theperfumeshop.com
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