Spring Fragrance Round up: What’s New from Creed, Lanvin, Molton Brown and More!

Read article : Spring Fragrance Round up: What’s New from Creed, Lanvin, Molton Brown and More!

Choosing a signature scent is a very personal experience. With new fragrances launching daily, it’s hard to sift through and yet there is something about the weather changing that gets me all excited for those more flirty floral scents. Brands like Ulta and Sephora will organize by top rated (Sephora also features what’s new) which are great resources. For me I need to experience a fragrance in person so I have been non-stop attending fragrance previews and have an entirely new updated scent range for the season. Here’s what were excited about:

Raw Spirit Desert Blush: All of the fragrances featured above are new with the exception of Desert Blush from Raw Spirit (the rollerball shown above). I recently discovered the brand and have become instantly enamored. This is the fragrance I travel with and makes me feel so pretty and feminine every time I put it on. Inspired by the Western Australian desert, the scent is based around Australian boronia, a tiny pink blossom known for it’s sweet, citrusy aroma. Blended with notes of jasmine petals and violets mixed with warm musk, cedarwood and Australian sandalwood.

Creed Royal Princess Oud: Master perfumer Olivier Creed created a captivating scent featuring notes of floral iris at the heart and oud at the base. This woody floral fragrance features the signature note of oud, a historical ingredient that’s expensive and rare, perfectly fitting for a captivating and passionate fragrance. You have to be an Oud lover (obviously) for this to be your new signature scent but like everything Creed does it’s sophisticated, rich and unique. It was a Neiman Marcus Beauty Award Finalist and available in two sizes, 1oz and 2.5oz (photoed above).

Molton Brown Dewy Lily of the Valley & Star Anise: London’s fragrance expert, Molton Brown unveiled a modern interpretation of a classic scent inspired by the elegant purity of a luxurious bridal bouquet. The collection, including bath and shower gel, body lotion, Eau de Toilette, hand cream, candle and aroma reeds, celebrates the leading note: lily of the valley with additional notes of star anise, green mandarin and white tea. I grew up with Lily of the Valley in my backyard and this scent takes me back to walks in the woods. Be on the lookout for this collection starting March 21st!

Lanvin Éclat de Fleurs: A fruity, floral bouquet, Éclat de Fleurs blends the refined fragrance of flowers with the tangy scent of fruit, making it perfect for spring. The head note of a succulent pear accord creates a sensation of colorful freshness. Following this airy top note, the floral heart note gradually releases roses with the mellowness of Sambac Jasmin. The base notes are a sweetness of white musk with the creaminess of Sandalwood.

Diptyque Eau de Sens: The latest fragrance from Diptyque carries the scent of orange blossom, Juniper berries and Patchouli. It’s a beautiful mix of citrus with some unexpected woody notes that’s so unbelievably lovely. Eau de Sense is available in three fragrance sizes as well as in a soap bar.

Ferragamo Signorina Misteriosa: Signorina Misteriosa is Ferragamo’s newest fragrance, celebrating a woman’s mysterious side. The daring Eau de Parfum was developed by perfumers Sophie Labbé and Nicolas Beaulieu and infuses notes of blackberry, neroli, orange blossom, tuberose, patchouli and black vanilla mousse. It’s very exotic and unique and the perfect fragrance to take you from day to night. Available in two sizes 1.7oz and 3.4oz on Macys.com.

Carthusia Essence of The Park: A few months back I went to a lunch for Carthusia. Hailing from Capri it’s a beautiful heritage brand with a rich history and wide array of fragrances, candles and home fragrances. Their latest scent is a sparkling floral evoking the most cherished scents of the outdoors. The scent contains a transporting blend of luminous magnolia, winter honeysuckle and cooling Artemisia. Experience the whole collection at C.O. Bigelow

Clean Blossom: A very floral and powdery scent that isn’t overpowering and inspired by a natural spring scattered with freshly fallen petals. Blending Tunisian neroli, orange blossom, and sensual sandalwood, this feminine scent transports you to a beautiful floral garden. Also available in a rollerball on birchbox.com.

What fragrances are you excited about for the season!? Let me know! xoLara

Londoner's Diary: Woody Johnson to soothe the UK-US pain

Read article : Londoner's Diary: Woody Johnson to soothe the UK-US pain

Could our inflamed relations with the United States use some gentle Johnson & Johnson baby oil? In troubled times, we might need a little diplomacy. So a timely arrival — and a first concrete date in the schedule — from our new American Ambassador, Woody Johnson.

So upstanding they named him twice, Johnson was nominated to the post by Donald Trump in June, approved by the Senate at the beginning of this month, and sworn in at the Oval office by Vice President Mike Pence on Monday. He has already confirmed his first scheduled appearance: invitations have gone out for a dinner for the Pilgrims Society — an Anglo-American body promoting transatlantic goodwill — at Middle Temple Hall in September.

“We are delighted that the new American Ambassador to the Court of St James has accepted our invitation to give his first formal address to the Pilgrims,” the letter to members reads, also stating, rather obviously, that Ambassador Robert Wood Johnson IV is the great-grandson of Robert Wood Johnson I, who founded the Johnson & Johnson brand that fills up your bathroom cabinet. “In addressing the Pilgrims, he follows his predecessors in a tradition going back over one hundred years.” Johnson is likely to return the favour by hosting the Pilgrims himself: previous ambassadors have thrown receptions for the organisation at their Winfield House residence in Regent’s Park. 

It will be a pretty tough act to follow: Matthew Barzun, our last ambassador, was a beloved fixture in London society, throwing legendary parties attended by such stars as Taylor Swift, Kate Beckinsale and Cate Blanchett. Will they be as keen to show up for Trump’s man in London? 

---

Is the writing on the wall for Postman Pat? Yesterday, the Royal Mail unveiled its new fleet of electric vans, which have a wider view to help drivers keep an eye on cyclists and pedestrians. Tech magazine Wired notes that the vehicles will be “autonomous-ready”, using the same technology as self-driving cars. Hopefully Royal Mail will resist cutting Pat and the rest of the workforce. Jess the Cat included. 

Channel 4’s Jon Snow loses his identity

You know nothing:Jon Snow (Getty Images) It’s not easy being the second-most famous person with your name. Yesterday Channel 4 broadcaster Jon Snow gave the annual MacTaggart Lecture at the Edinburgh TV Festival and voiced his resentment at having lower viewing figures than the Game of Thrones character played by Kit Harington. “I was thinking back to what I’d done over the years, and I had to consult Google,” he said. “I was appalled to discover that other fellow with the same spelling had hogged the first 50 entries, where once I was supreme. Winter sure has come for that bastard!” Who knows, Snow senior might be on top again soon: in Game of Thrones, one’s hold on power is often precarious.  Quote of the Day 'I didn’t want her eyes to fall on my perfect baby’ Harriet Harman tells Peter Hennessey for Radio 4 why she once hid in a room with her young child when she saw Margaret Thatcher approaching Nicola swerves questions on CBB SarahDesigner and muse:Henry Holland and Nicola Roberts (Getty Images) Corona brought the spirit of its beach homeland to The Shard last night, inviting guests to watch the sun go down from the altitudinous spot. Actress Kara Tointon and fashion designer Henry Holland were among the throng, with Holland announcing that it was his first time. “I’ve never been taken up The Shard,” he said. “Nor have I taken anyone up The Shard. So I was so pleased to accept the invitation.” He attended with Girls Aloud singer Nicola Roberts, who received questions about what she thought of her former band mate Sarah Harding’s antics on Celebrity Big Brother. Roberts kept shtum.  --- Clever marketing at yesterday’s first night for Loot, the revival of the Joe Orton play set in a funeral parlour. A quick flick through the programme led our eyes to a large advert from Evershed Bros, the funeral directors, advertising their six London offices. In the play, a couple of young thieves remove a dead body from a coffin and replace it with the loot of the title. We imagine such things wouldn’t happen at Evershed Bros. The souped-up ChancellorPass the potatoes: Angela Merkel (Getty Images) An unexpected expedition into the unknown: Angela Merkel’s kitchen. The long-serving German Chancellor is a formidable figure on the world stage, but it seems that she is also a dab hand in the kitchen. Yesterday Bunte magazine ran an interview with Merkel, in which she talks through her method for making a personal favourite: potato soup. “I always pound the potatoes myself with a masher, rather than using a machine,” she said. “That way there are still little lumps left at the end.” The soup is, apparently, one of Merkel’s specialities. Guests have also singled out her beef loaf, and her plum cake is famous.  Jeremy Corbyn will be pleased to hear that she even grows the potatoes herself. The Labour leader has a beloved allotment plot in his constituency, but Merkel settles for her own garden. This year is set for a bumper crop.  “They’re looking good,” she says. “But I haven’t started harvesting them yet.”  Tweet of the Day “Migration figures ‘far lower than thought.’ Lucky we got this accurate data or we might have made an historic mistake” J K Rowling responds to the results of a review of UK immigration which found that most foreign students go home after university. Rip-off of the day: a letter to The Spectator from a recent BA passenger asked if they were justified in their shock when they were charged double for a strong cup of tea “as they sold it by the tea bag”. Manhattan welcomes Brooklyn Start spreading the news: Brooklyn Beckham is in New York to start a new course at Parsons School of Design, but his old man David just couldn’t let him go without one final selfie. “Exciting times and hard work coming for this little man,” he wrote as they walked down a Manhattan street.  Jay-walkers:Brooklyn and David Beckham (@davidbeckham) Follow The Londoner on Twitter and Facebook here