The Weekend Report: April 27-May 3, 2008

What's happening in the fragrance world this week? The Body Shop, Demeter, Dior, Penhaligon, Prada and Sarah Jessica Parker have launched or will be launching new fragrances. Also, Tom Brady, the quarterback for the New England Patriots, is now a fragrance ad model. For more details, read "The Weekend Report" below!

The Weekend Report: April 27-May 3, 2008

• The Body Shop has launched a new spring fragrance for women called Aqua Lily. Its top notes are green apple, watermelon, dewy bamboo, tangerine and pink pepper; its heart is lily, rose, muguet, violet and reseda; and it dries down to cedar and musk.
• British brand Penhaligon just launched a new fragrance called Lily of the Valley. It is a green-floral perfume.
• Demeter has recently launched the Tootsie Collection. The fragrances in this collection are inspired by the candies of Tootsie Roll Industries. There are only three fragrances in this collection so far -- Tootsie Roll, Tropical Dots and Junior Mints. Tootsie Roll is a "luscious and delectable combination of fudge, caramel, chocolate and vanilla that brings back childhood memories of simple and easy pleasures; Tropical Dots is a "refreshing and exotic, but Oh-So-Smooth blend of grapefruit, pineapple, passion fruit, mango and coconut;" and Junior Mints is a " cool, crisp and sensual combination of peppermint, wild mint, cocoa bean, vanilla and dark chocolate."
• Dior will create a new line of fragrances that will celebrate summer cruising. The first fragrance that will belong to this collection will be Escale à Portofino. It is expected to be launched in May. Its top notes will be Calabrian bergamot, Italian citron and Sicilian petitgrain. Its middle notes will be bitter almond, orange blossom, juniper berry and cold spices. Finally, it will end with cypress, cedar, white musk, caraway and galbanum.
• Le Petit Grain is Miller Harris's newest fragrance. Its primary notes are sweet orange, angelica racine, eau de brouts absolute, Italian bergamot and Sicilian lemon.
• Prada has launched three new fragrances in its Exclusive Series. They are No. 8 Opoponax, No. 9 Benjoin and No. 10 Myrrhe. The other fragrances of this series are No. 1 Iris, No. 2 Oeillet, No. 3 Cuir Ambre, No. 4 Fleur d'Oranger, No. 5 Narciso, No. 6 Tubereuse and No. 7 Violette. They are now available in fine department stores and Prada boutiques.
• Sarah Jessica Parker will launched a limited-edition perfume in July. Her new creation will be called Covet Pure Bloom. It will be the tropical version of Covet. It will be composed of royal Indonesian Pikake flower, plum, mandarin, coconut water, tuberose, jasmine, amber, musk, sandalwood and orris. It is expected to be available in a 3.4 oz bottle for $68.
• Tom Brady, quarterback for the New England Patriots, is the new face for Stetson.

Where did I get my info?
Demeter
Now Smell This
Osmoz.com
Scented Salamander