Santa Maria Novella Gives Your Wardrobe a Signature Scent
Fragrance needn’t be reserved for the skin. Santa Maria Novella’s Scented Wax Tablets are designed for wardrobes, drawers and linens, extending the Florentine house’s fragrance catalogue to the clothes we wear.
There are nine scents to choose from. Melograno offers a spicy interpretation of pomegranate, while Rosa Novella centres on rose and Rosa Gardenia pairs the flower with gardenia. Fresia brings a delicate freesia-led floral profile, and Lavanda turns to the freshness of lavender.
Pot Pourri draws from Santa Maria Novella’s historic combination of leaves, roots, buds and petals, while Tabacco Toscano takes a warmer direction inspired by Tuscan tobacco. Acqua della Regina is the citrus-led composition created in honour of Catherine de’ Medici, and Angeli di Firenze carries a piece of Florentine history, paying tribute to the volunteers who came to the city’s aid following the Arno flood of 1966.
The Florentine House’s iconic Wax Tablets delicately scent wardrobes, drawers and linens, bringing an elegant touch of fragrance beyond the skin.
Zielinski & Rozen Spends 24 Hours in Paris
Zielinski & Rozen is returning to its archives for 24 Hours in Paris, the first fragrance trilogy in the house’s history. Perfumer Erez Rozen revisits three compositions created more than two decades ago, each connected to his memories of a single day in the French capital.
The story unfolds from morning to night. Oud, Amber, Wood Blend opens the day with woods and amber, while Amberwood, Vanilla, Davana moves into a warmer register. The latter was rediscovered in the brand’s archives by Rozen’s wife, Lea, prompting him to revisit the story behind the original compositions.
Blackcurrant, Geranium, Amber, Leather closes the trilogy, bringing tart fruit and florals together with amber and leather. Across the three, Paris becomes a personal recollection rather than a collection of familiar landmarks, with each fragrance corresponding to a different point in Rozen’s memory of the city.
Rabanne Turns Gold to Red With Million Red For Her
Rabanne follows Million Gold For Her Eau de Parfum with Million Red For Her Parfum, taking the collection into richer gourmand territory.
Ylang-ylang opens the fragrance before coconut takes over at the heart. The accord has a caramelised quality balanced by a mineral, musky facet, while vanilla brings warmth to the base. The coconut is particularly interesting here, sitting between the floral opening and sweeter finish rather than playing the familiar tropical role.
Wrapped in an incandescent red lacquer, the legendary diamond no longer simply reflects light, it radiates it. Glowing from within like molten ruby, the faceted bottle captures the intensity of seduction and the magnetism of red in one unmistakable object of desire.
Rare Beauty Begins Again With Rare Beginnings
Rare Beauty is expanding its fragrance collection with Rare Beginnings Eau de Parfum, a new fruity floral that moves from pear into white flowers and vanilla.
Pear nectar gives the opening its brightness before gardenia and jasmine emerge at the heart. Vanilla bean closes the composition with a creamier sweetness, with the fragrance designed to last for up to 12 hours.
Rare Beginnings also comes with two Fragrance Layering Balms that allow the composition to be adjusted. Fruity Pear amplifies its juicy opening, while Sweet Marshmallow takes it further towards the gourmand end of the spectrum.
The bottle continues an accessibility feature introduced with the original Rare Eau de Parfum. Rare Beauty worked with certified hand therapists and packaging engineers on an ergonomic design intended to make the fragrance easier to dispense for people with dexterity issues.
Carolina Herrera Takes Its First Bite of Gourmand
Carolina Herrera is taking Herrera Confidential into gourmand territory for the first time with Peccato Nobile, a new Eau de Parfum created by perfumer Ane Ayo.
Its inspiration comes from a small Italian restaurant in New York’s Little Italy, where Carolina Herrera would slip away from the attention that followed her in the city. According to her daughter Carolina A. Herrera, one of the pleasures of those visits was a Neapolitan pistachio and chocolate dessert shared with close friends.
That memory becomes a remarkably concise fragrance. Pistachio cream opens the composition, followed by dark chocolate and genuine oud, taking Herrera Confidential into a sweeter register while retaining the depth associated with the collection.
The pistachio reference carries into the bottle, with the familiar Herrera Confidential flacon appearing in green lacquer for the first time. To mark the launch, Carolina Herrera has also collaborated with world pastry champion Yazid Ichemrahen on a dessert inspired by Peccato Nobile.
Maison Francis Kurkdjian Finds Velvet in the UAE Desert
For the newest chapter in Maison Francis Kurkdjian’s OUD Mood collection, Francis Kurkdjian looked to both fabric and the UAE landscape. OUD Velvet Mood follows OUD Silk Mood and OUD Satin Mood, continuing the perfumer’s exploration of oud through different textile textures.
The idea took shape after Kurkdjian visited the Liwa dunes. The shifting sand, its warmth and tactile quality suggested velvet, eventually becoming the starting point for a new Extrait de Parfum.
At its centre is an unusual pairing of oud and peach. The fruit draws out the naturally honeyed and fruity aspects of oud, while osmanthus introduces leathery and apricot nuances. A suede accord adds another textural element, smoothing the rougher character of the wood without obscuring it.
OUD Velvet Mood launched globally on September 1 as a woody-fruity Extrait de Parfum, available in 35ml and 70ml editions.
INITIO Adds Oud for Grace to the Black Gold Project
INITIO Parfums Privés continues its exploration of oud with Oud for Grace, the latest addition to its Black Gold Project.
The woody, ambery and spicy composition brings oud together with sandalwood, cedarwood and guaiac wood, cut through with bergamot and black pepper. Vanilla and praline introduce warmth without turning the fragrance into an overt gourmand, creating contrast against the deeper woods.
Oud has long been central to the Black Gold Project, and Oud for Grace approaches the material through a combination of traditional woods and contemporary fragrance molecules. The result places the density of oud against brighter citrus, spice and restrained sweetness rather than allowing the wood to dominate the entire composition.
The bottle continues the collection’s black and gold visual language, with a golden emblem inspired by the tree of life. At its centre sits a five-pointed star, with each point representing life, presence, intuition, will and elevation.
