The Weekend Report: April 6 - April 12

This is the first installment of this series. I will summarize the most interesting news in the fragrance world and try to report this information on a weekly basis. All of my sources will come from my favorite and authorized fragrance sites. Enjoy this new series. -- FM

• Annick Goutal have released a fourth perfume in their Les Orientalistes collection. The new fragrance is entitled as Musc Nomade. It is based on vegetal and recreated musks.

• Anna Sui has launched her yearly limited-edition Dolly Girl, Dolly Girl Lil' Starlet. The fragrance is a blend of marine accord, pink grapefruit, lemon mandarin, Madonna lily, pear, peony sandalwood, amber and musk notes.

• In June, Aramis, a division of Estee Lauder, will release a new cologne to the fragrance market. Mustang Blue, a follow up of last year's Mustang, is a fresh fougère. It is a blend of bergamot, lemon, mint, basil, lavender, geranium, clary sage, clove leaf, cypress, pine, artemisia, cardamom, black pepper, cedar leaf, sandalwood, patchouli, hay and musk.

• Byredo, a new fragrance brand from Sweden, will launch five new fragrances. They are Chembur, Green, Gypsy Water, Pulp and Rose Noir. These fragrances will be available at Barney's New York.

• Céline Dion unveils Sensational. The fruity floral perfume is a blend of mimosa, lily-of-the-valley and jasmine.

• Elizabeth Arden's Green Tea Lotus has recently been launched. It is a summer variation of Green Tea, one of the most popular perfumes sold by the fragrance house. Inspired by flowers that are usually used for Asian teas, it is a blend of ume plum, cherry blossom, yuzu, green tea, aglaia, blossoming lotus, white birch and musk.

• Lancome will release a new perfume called Peut-Être. It is described as powdery, warm and sexy. Rose, iris and musk are the primary notes for this fragrance.

• Lacoste's crocodile logo turns 75. To celebrate the brands birthday, it will recreate its first fragrance for men. The old newbie will be called Lacoste Original and it will blend citrus, galbanum, menthol, lavender, lichen and woody notes.

• The actor Matthew McConaughy is Dolce & Gabbana's newest model. He will be on all ads for the design house's latest cologne, The One.

• Soap opera characters are now turning out perfumes. Charm! All My Children is being launched by the fictional character Kendall Hart played by Alicia Minshew. As many fans of this soap opera already know, she heads a cosmetics company. The perfume is a sugar floral scent. It is a blend of bergamot, black currant, grapefruit, star orchid and sugar cane.

• Yves Rocher Naturelle has launched three new fragrances: Naturelle, a green fruity floral developed by perfumer Michel Girard; Comme une Evidence Le Parfum, a chypre scent; and Comme une Evidence Homme, a spicy woody floral for men developed by perfumer Antoine Maisondieu.

Where did I get my info?
Basenotes
Now Smell This
Osmoz
Scented Salamander