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New Fragrance Finds

by Marie-Andrée Guimont
published March 21, 2012

rating: (9 Ratings)

Spring in a bottle

We’re welcoming the mild season by showcasing five new fragrances. Featuring floral and citrus notes, this overview releases the sweet scents of spring.

Totally spicy

Just when we thought Aldo couldn’t seduce us anymore, the homegrown shoe label now ventures into beauty, and names its scent A is for Aldo. Without further ado, selected among the brand’s five fragrances, meet our favourite: Red for Her blends discreet floral accents, top notes of vanilla and musk and, lastly, citrus to reveal its unique scent. This one definitely has bite!

$25 (30mL) and $45 (75mL) at Aldo.

Shoe love

Speaking of shoes and fragrance debuts, Nine West—the ultimate all-leather shoe brand—recently introduced its new signature scent. Pump lovers first took notice of Love Fury thanks to its quirky bottle. Under a vertiginous heel-like cap rests enchanting sandalwood and jasmine aromas. The Tahitian gardenias reveal the fragrance’s exotic side. In sum, it’s a seductive essence that leaves a feminine mark.

$63 (100mL) at Nine West.

Daily dose of exoticism

Are your nostrils ready? We’re about travel to China with Roger&Gallet. A citrus-scented voyage awaits us, with these notes proving to be the perfect ingredient to refine the delicately scented Osmanthus flower extract. In flight, we discover an opus synonymous of freshness and energy, and an eau de toilette radiating happiness. At its core, we discover a mixture of petals enhanced with grapefruit extracts. This change of scenery makes us very happy!

$39.50 (100mL) Ogilvy, The Bay, and at select Jean Coutu drugstores in Quebec.

Sweet escape

It’s young and fresh. Both fruity and floral, this refreshing fragrance by Calvin Klein smells precisely like summer. Firstly, notes of Japanese pear martini rise to our nostrils. Is the outdoor terrace calling your name? In the middle, we find a sunny collection of gardenia, white peony, and blue jasmine. Ultimately, tonka bean lovers won’t be able to pass up this soft and sweet fragrance. ETERNITY summer is nothing short of brilliant.

$72 (100mL) at department stores and drugstores in April.

A spritz of sun

At Guerlain, following jasmine in the prestigious Aqua Allegoriaseries, the lily flower now steals the spotlight! This daring but subtle concoction enchants us with its pure and unique scent. As a result, once we make it our go-to fragrance, we can hardly part from it. Fashioned in the same vein as its fellow scents, Lys Soleia highlights the latter flower, ylang ylang, and fruity notes. An intoxicating fragrance indeed!

$62 (75mL) at Guerlain beauty counters as of April 15.

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