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

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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

Molton Brown Introduces New Rosa Absolute Collection

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Rosa Absolute Collection (Courtesy Molton Brown)

From perfumes to candles, body lotions to shampoo, Molton Brown—London’s bath, body and beauty connoisseurs since 1973—expertly blends bold scents of exotic ingredients to make luxurious products for both men and women.

Molton Brown recently launched its dramatic new floral collection, Rosa Absolute. Inspired by an ancient Italian tradition where painted roses on ceilings signified that any words uttered in that room should stay in that room, Rosa Absolute evokes intoxicating mystery. This impassioned fragrance combines the concentrated extract of the classic Italian red rose with indulgent black currants, raspberries and strawberries to give the collection an alluring magenta shade. Cinnamon and clove spice up the scent, making Rosa Absolute the perfect new fragrance to start off your autumn. The Rosa Absolute collection is available in a trio of products—an eau de toilette, body lotion and a bath/shower gel.

Also available from Molton Brown is a limited edition collection of Bursting Caju & Lime products. This Brazil-inspired scent blends lime accord, spearmint and caju fruit extract to create energizing body lotion, bath/shower gel and eau de toilette. Additional scent collections include Black Peppercorn, Ylang-Ylang, Coco & Sandalwood, Blossoming Honeysuckle & White Tea, as well as Gingerlily, among others.

Looking ahead to the holidays, Molton Brown has travel-size products that are perfect for your holiday getaway (carry on-friendly!) and stocking stuffers. Luxury bath and body collections, stowaway kits with generous selections of body wash, nourishing body lotions, replenishing hand creams, Molton Brown’s vitamin lipsaver and more make great gifts for loved ones who are always on the go or like to have their favorite product tucked away in their purse or briefcase for a pick-me-up during the workday.

Molton Brown has two shopping destinations in Manhattan where guests can indulge in these luxurious, fragranced products. The Madison Avenue flagship store (635 Madison Ave., at East 59th Street) is open Monday-Friday from 10 am-8 pm, Saturday from 10 am-7 pm and Sunday from noon-6 pm. After undergoing a store redesign, the chic SoHo location will reopen on Friday, September 30, and be open daily from 11 am-8 pm.

As always, you can visit Molton Brown online any time of day. Those who live in the contiguous 48 states of the U.S. can enjoy free standard shipping on your orders. A complimentary gift box and a personal message can be added during the checkout process.

Molton Brown travel-size products (Courtesy Molton Brown)

Candy Crush: Coastal Cypress & Sea Fennel Collection by Molton Brown

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Coastal Cypress & Sea Fennel

I’m always crushing on something scented or other. My nose knows no limits. Candy Crush is where I showcase the beautifully scented things I’m crushing on right now so you can hopefully develop a crush too.

It is my dream to one day be fancy enough to have Molton Brown hand wash and hand lotion in every bathroom. Just imagine beguiling your guests with matching hand products to cleanse and moisturise themselves in one of MB’s gorgeous scents. That’s the dream right, there isn’t it? So far I’m running at about 33.33% of this dream so I have a ways to go. The point I’m trying to make is that Molton Brown is a luxurious brand that makes lovely functional products that smell fantastic so I’m always very keen to hear what they’re up to.

The brand has just launched a brand new collection called Coastal Cypress & Sea Fennel and let me tell you now, I’m crushing on it hard. The idea behind the collection is to journey “into the uncharted” and explore a marine-style fragrance with “unexpected elements”. The result is something that smells aquatic but not conventionally so (no Calone here, thank you very much), capturing all elements of the coast – the sea, the rocks, the mossy cliffs – and presenting them in a transportive way that makes each product feel more than just something functional. With this collection, Molton Brown brings beauty to the every day.

Crushing Hard on Molton Brown

The Notes

Top: Fig Leaves, Cardamom and Bergamot
Heart: Marine Notes, Jasmine and Violet Leaf
Base: Salted Cypress, Cedarwood and Musk

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Molton Brown sent me a Bath & Shower Gel and a Deodorant from the new collection for me to try and I couldn’t be more pleased. I love a shower and I LOVE a good shower gel. Everything about this one from Molton Brown is pure luxury. It lathers up beautifully, leaving a non-intrusive yet noticeable trail of scent. What’s more, the bottle feels heavy in the hand. The Deodorant is radiant and diffusive but personally, I wouldn’t use it, simply because I always opt for a scentless deodorant because I don’t want to clash with my fragrance but if you’re going to be wearing the matching Eau de Toilette then it’s a good companion.

As for the scent? Well, with Coastal Cypress and Sea Fennel, Molton Brown is giving you the WHOLE shore, serving waves crash against the mossy rocks. They’ve used blue cypress oil and Australian sea fennel to create something completely unique. There’s a prominent cardamom note up top – the kind that feels zesty and mineral-like, channeling the Hermès style of scent. It’s unusual with a tone that is between green and blue, feeling earthy and salty at the same time. What’s more it smells very luxe, almost as if one is wrapping themselves in sea-soaked silk. Delightful.

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Availability

Bath & Shower Gel
(£20/300ml)

Deodorant
(£20/150ml

Eau de Toilette
(£39/50ml)

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Disclaimer

Sample, notes and quotes via Molton Brown. Images are my own.

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Molton Brown goes coastal with new body care range

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24-Jul-2017

Body | Europe | Pure Beauty

Molton Brown has released its new Coastal Cypress & Sea Fennel Collection.

The range (from £20) features cypress oil as the key ingredient and includes an eau de toilette, bath and shower gel and deodorant.

Sourced in Cape York, Australia, cypress oil is said to be the world’s only naturally blue essential oil distilled from a tree.

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Molton Brown Tobacco Absolute - Ape to Gentleman

Read article : Molton Brown Tobacco Absolute - Ape to Gentleman

Discover London’s fragrance experts’ new men’s collection – the ultimate exploration of masculine, seasoned depth. Borne from the cultivated world of botany through the tobacco plant, it includes an eau de toilette, bath and shower gel and deodorant spray.

Creator of the scent, Elsa Chabert of Fragrances Essentielles, describes, “Tobacco Absolute is a complex, warm combination of woods, Paraguayan tobacco, balsam and musks lifted by a hint of citrus. The mature authenticity of tobacco absolute balances the sensual depth of Peru balsam as it intermingles with Argentinian grapefruit and bergamot for a subtle though decisive freshness.”

The inspiration behind the blend is distinguished, eighteenth century British botanist Dr. William Houstoun and his discovery of a tobacco plant specimen in South America – where Molton Brown also sourced their hero ingredient. Redolent of Molton Brown’s own nature of uncovering the world’s rarest ingredients, Houstoun’s pioneering spirit is contemporised in this nuanced, earthy scent. The intriguing fragrance further enriches this season’s men’s collection by bringing to life the story of a modern botanist.

With its deep, profound presence, this collection is the perfect fragrance layering gift for him this autumn and winter.

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