Candy, anyone for candy?

There are a few exciting fragrance launches on the horizon.

Cant wait to try the new Prada "Candy" hitting us in August. Conceptually and on paper it ticks all of my "Olfactive needs", Benzoin, sweet notes (caramel...) and wispy plumes of white musks. Sounds rather ravishing if not a little tarty good good and good. Personally I was a fan of Prada's take on iris from the infusion collection but found the rest of the collection rather withered. The amber series became super addictive many years ago but now smells quite cheap (to my nose...) and unfortunately I havent tried any of the high end fragrances which are available at Liberty's, but I am led to believe they are somewhat astonishing.

Another rather interesting fragrance approaching the market is the new Chanel No. 19 Poudré which is said to incorporate a spanking new musk molecule and seemingly (according to Marie-Helene Wagner over at The Scented Salamander) reducing the galbanum content hoorayyy! I think this may be a personal winner for the winter...

Also, a new intense version of "Love" by Chloé which in the non intense concentration has been an addiction of mine for sometime now. According to the released "ingredients" list not much has changed... still very blue, warm and powdered (I notice a theme occurring.)
-Orange Blossom and pink Peppercorn (a usual pairing)
-Iris, Lilac, Wisteria, hyacinth, Synthetic heliotrope molecule "Heliotropin"
-White musks.

Finally, my good friends over at Penhaligon's are set to launch another astounding fragrance. "Juniper Sling" taking its inspiration from......... you guessed it, London Gin's. After smelling an unfinished draft all i can say is this is a must, cant quite place it in a specific fragrance family. Will have to wait and smell the final dose and read the contents list to make an educated guess.

The perfumer behind "Juniper Sling" is Olivier Cresp the heralded master of gourmands (Thierry Mugler's Angel, Cacharels Noa amongst an entire roster of others.) and after smelling the fragrance midway through it was a bit of a departure from his usual signature "smell".