One important thing to note in the fall 2009 perfume lineup is a general lack of the typical fare of gourmand perfumes. The absence of any new gourmand perfume releases creates a vacuum for a new big trend in perfumery. What will the next hottest type of perfume be?
Since Thierry Mugler Angel‘s release in 1992, creamy gourmands were all the rage in women’s perfumes. This pioneering perfume took oriental perfumes, usually filled with sweet fruits and amber, to the next level by adding other mouth-watering edible notes like caramel and chocolate. The trend of chocolatey gourmands, baked goods gourmands, and candy gourmands completely overtook and dominated the perfume industry for well over a decade. This season, we will see that gourmand trend starting to wane.
While the predicted best-selling perfumes of fall 2009 lack those edible notes of chocolate, sugar, or caramel, they are still creamy, warm and sweet. The closest nod to the fading gourmand trend would be the perfume pair, Saint and Sinner, from Kat Von D. The big trend with will be sweet flowers and fruits overlaid an ambiguously sweet, creamy base of musk and vanilla. There will be one stand out scent among these best-sellers which will integrate something new and exciting. This perfume will be Si Lolita from Lolita Lempicka. Read on to find out more about these top fall 2009 perfumes.
Lolita Lempick Si Lolita
Si Lolilta is currently available around Europe and will be launched in the US sometime in 2010. Si Lolita is a spicy floral with notes of pink peppercorn, pink peppercorn, bergamot, mandarin, sweet pea, Elemi balsam, patchouli, amber and tonka bean. The effect is said to be delicately sweet, milky and peppery all at once. To some it’s sounds like a soft, intricate symphony—a new and exciting floral construction. To others it’s too vague to seriously consider.
Marc Jacobs Lola
Marc Jacobs Lola is a new cold weather perfume that was launched late this summer. The notes include pink peppercorn, pear, grapefruit, peony, rose, geranium, vanilla, tonka bean and musk. Unlike Si Lolita, this perfume doesn’t do flips and turns through various perfume categories to be interesting. Lola is a solid sweet fruit-floral perfume. The warmth of musk, vanilla and tonka bean create a soft base that would suit many perfumistas’ tastes.
Dolce & Gabbana Rose The One
Other predicted best-selling perfumes fall into the same category as Marc Jacobs Lola, in that they embrace the general construction of a sweet fruity-floral with a vanillic musky base. Dolce & Gabbana Rose The One will be filled with black currant, grapefruit, mandarin, rose, lily, lychee, peony, sandalwood, amber, musk and vanilla. Sounds like a smoldering super sweet fruity-floral construction with blackcurrant and rose standing as the star notes.
Anna Sui Rock Me
Anna Sui Rock Me launched this fall is another sweet fruity-floral perfume that offers a woody vanilla base. Rock Me includes notes of orange, peach, pear, lily, honeysuckle, jasmine, cedar, amber and vanilla. Rock Me, coming in a guitar shaped bottle and effusing sugary fruity notes, will definitely appeal to the youthful crowd.
Kate Moss Vintage
Kate Moss is well-known fan of floral perfume. As devotee of classic floral perfumes, like Creed and Penghalion Bluebell and Geurlain L’Heure Bleue, it’s no surprise that Kate Moss latest perfume release features is a powdered vanillic floral. Kate Moss Vintage includes the following notes: pink peppercorn, freesia, mandarin, heliotrope, jasmine, almond, tonka bean, vanilla and musk.
Chantal Thomass Osez-moi
Released this summer, Chantal Thomass Osez-moi (or Dare Me) will transition well into the fall. Osez-moi includes frangipani blossoms, rose, chamomile, peony, vanilla, musk and vetiver. Osez-moi will be another vanillic floral scents to throw into the fall perfume lineup. This time, however, Osez-moi highlights soft creamy florals and adds smoky texture to this common perfume construction.
Kate Von D Saint & Sinner
The debut of Kat Von D’s fragrance line offers two fruity-floral perfumes. Sinner is filled with orange blossom, mandarin, plum, jasmine, cinnamon, vetiver, patchouli, woods, vanilla, and musk. Saint’s notes includes plum, mandarin, gardenia, caramel, jasmine, vanilla, musk, and sandalwood. While both are intensely sweet, one perfume maximizes its fruity-floral character with cinnamon spice and the other highlights its fruity-floral character with creamy, smoky caramel.
D&G Fragrance Anthology L’Imperatrice 3
Launched late this summer, Dolce & Gabbana’s Fragrance Anthology features a number of solid perfumes and cologne. L’Imperatrice 3 will probably be the stand out fragrance that will transition easily from summer to cooler weather. L’Imperatrice is a light zesty mix of fruits and flowers. Sounds familiar? It may be so, but L’Imperatrice stands out just a little by offering a very soft, barely there base. L’Imperatrice includes notes of watermelon, kiwi, pink cyclamen and musk. L’Imperatrice is a god-send for those who cannot endure creamy, heavy basenotes.
Juicy Couture Couture
Juicy Couture Couture, released this summer, is another addition to the creamy florals already sitting in Juicy Couture’s lineup. Couture includes mandarin, orange blassom, grapefruit, jasmine, honeysuckle, plum, vanilla and sandalwood. This Juicy Couture fragrance includes the requisite zesty opening, sweet and creamy florals, and softly sweet base. This perfume construction has been a long popular favorite among perfumistas, so one more perfume added to the mix can’t hurt!
StellaNUDE
After a long court battle over the name of this fragrance, StellaNUDE was launched this summer. StellaNUDE is a lighter, more fresh version of the creamy floral perfumes. This fragnrace includes Moroccan rose, grapefruit, peony, pink peppercorn, vanilla and amber. Stella promises this rose fragrance will be fresh and sparkling. Whatever the outcome, the vanillic and amber notes will bring this rose-perfume into the lineup of fall perfume favorites.
Si Lolita promises to offer a refreshing new take on floral perfumes, while Kat Von D Saint and Sinner duo will offer two great gourmand perfumes. Marc Jacobs Lola will probably lead in the fruity-floral arena. And those looking for vanillic floral perfumes Kate Moss Vintage. StellaNUDE promises to provide a light relief from the typically creamy fare of vanillic florals. What will be your go-to perfume this fall?
