Fine fragrances of 1999
Those of us that made the trip to West Lodge Park on 14th October were treated to an entertaining and informative talk by Sacha Borodinsky. He took us on a journey through the various odour families, highlighting the past year's new launches in the masculine, feminine and unisex categories, and therefore, the trends that we can expect to see over the next few months.
Many of the fragrances we examined were new to most of us, and a couple hadn’t even got to their launch date. This made attending the meeting even more worthwhile, but as a perfumer, the insight into the marketing aspect of our business alone, was more than enough to make the evening successful.
Quest supplied the amazing number of nearly fifty or so fragrance
samples, and although we did not manage to smell them all, here is a selection
of those we did smell:
| Category / Family | Fragrance | Description |
| Feminine:
Eau Fraiche |
Aromatonic
by Lancome |
fresh, green, citrus, lime, cardamom, green tea, floral |
| Floral Green | Romance
by Ralph Lauren |
green, cassis, white flowers, violet, rose, ylang, musky, amber |
| Baby Doll Paris
by Yves Saint Laurent |
fruity, floral, redcurrant, rhubarb, rich flowery, rose, jasmine, musky, amber | |
| Floral Fruity | Anna Sui
by Anna Sui |
fruity, floral, rose, violet, woody, musky, powdery |
| Floral Floral | J'Adore
by Christian Dior |
green, citrus, floral, rose, violet, jasmine, woody, powdery, musky |
| Tubereuse Criminelle
by Serge Latin |
rootbeer-like topnote - described by its creator as "an audacious ylang freshness" | |
| Oriental Floral | Ultraviolet
by Paco Rabanne |
sweet, oriental, violet, rose, fruity osmanthus, amber, musky, woody, sandalwood, vanilla |
| Chypre | Rush
by Gucci |
radiant, citrus, spicy, coriander, heady floral, jasmine, rose, sweet, woody, amber, patchouli, vetivert, vanilla |
| Masculine:
Woody |
Hugo Dark Blue
by Hugo Boss |
citrus, lemon, bergamot, aromatic, lavender, basil, woody, patchouli, vetiver, sandalwood, musky |
| Chypre | Yohji Homme
by Yohji Yamamoto |
incorporating a note of "pencils" from the designer's studio and a "humorous liquorice note" |