Do you remember all of these?
The end of a year is the perfect time to reflect on the last 12 months. To enjoy our achievements, laugh back at the bad times that we couldn’t chuckle at before and simply reminisce on everything that happened. Here at The Fragrance Shop, we’re doing the same, and looking back at the iconic fragrance launches of the previous year. Which of these do you remember?
Gucci Memoire
Remember when Harry Style stole our Gucci hearts all over again?
For Gucci Mémoire d’une Odeur fragrance for both him and her, scent becomes an explorer of the power of memories and brings them back to life. Skipping back and forth in chronological time, the past and present are linked by a passage that projects straight into the future.
Gucci Mémoire d’une Odeur has taken gender out of the equation and made this scent universal for all, whoever, whenever, wherever. The individuality of the scent reflects the eccentricity of the person who wears it. So unique that a novel olfactive family was established, Mineral Aromatic. Mineral is a combination of elements; airy, musky, transparent and authentic. Collective with Aromatic essences, it becomes the heart of Gucci Mémoire.
YSL Libre
Dua Lipa was revealed as the face of YSL’s brand new women’s fragrance. Libre, the scent of freedom.
Libre is the French word for ‘free’, and so this fragrance pays tribute to YSL’s most defining and enduring value of freedom. Freedom to be confidence in yourself. Freedom to make choices. Freedom to ultimately live your life to its fullest. No reason to compromise, play completely by your own rules.
Libre is a grand, floral perfume for women with an unpredictable YSL twist. The burning sensuality of orange blossom is woven into the aromatic boldness of lavender. Lavender is traditionally used in male fragrances, but is made significantly feminine culminating a couture-infused scent with a uniquely androgynous YSL attitude.
Chanel Gabrielle Essence
Inspired by Gabrielle Chanel, Gabrielle Chanel Essence is the fragrance of a woman who is attentive to her needs and speaks her mind. A radiant woman who truly shines as she fully expresses her personality. The fragrance seems to hover weightlessly within the square bottle crafted of ultra-thin glass. The label and the stopper flaunt a shade of gold that is deep and rich, just like the fragrance.
Before it was the name of a fragrance, Gabrielle was the name of a woman: Coco Chanel. A woman who made history by writing her own rules and encouraging others to follow her. She was passionate about what she wanted, and what she wanted was to be free and be the woman she wanted to be. Wearing Gabrielle Chanel Essence is to portray your own identity and revel your intensity; following your own path, pushing your own ideas forwards, feeling alive and radiant.
Gabrielle Chanel Essence is a solar and voluptuous composition. Like a fragrant nectar, the Essence is a floral concentrate composed around four flowers: exotic and intense jasmine, radiant and fruity ylang-ylang, fresh and sparkling orange blossom, and creamy, highly feminine Grasse tuberose. Considered to be the most bewitching flower of all, Grasse tuberose is magnified, radiating throughout the fragrance to create a warm and enveloping trail.
Lancôme Idôle
Lancôme Idôle is an ode to the women of today. It comes in a bottle that was made for a future without limitations. It’s devoted to the women who dare to be dreamers and defy all expectations in life. A scent for the leaders of today and the future, the innovators of the world. For those who hold their own power and are outspoken. This is for the women who are their own inspiration, the new generation of icons. Your time is now, be your own Idôle.
Diesel Spirit of the Brave
Earlier this year Neymar Jr. launched a men’s aftershave in collaboration with Diesel.
A highly anticipated launch from Diesel to celebrate their Only The Brave 10th anniversary, this new fragrance for men embodies the true ‘Spirit Of The Brave’. An oriental woody fragrance, Spirit Of The Brave is a modern, masculine fragrance in collaboration with Brazilian football star Neymar Jr. A game-changing fragrance that encourages men to reach their full potential, pushing through fears with energy and confidence, thanks to this sophisticated, yet fresh fougère fragrance.
Moschino Toy 2
Moschino Toy 2 perfume for women is completely distinct scent. It holds a sparkling vivacity of mandarin and granny smith apples which are accompanied by delicate floral notes of magnolia. In the middle, elegant jasmine petals are enhanced by the smooth tones of peony and crisp fruity scents of white currant. This is followed by earthy base notes of amber wood and sandalwood which express an enveloping, sensual depth to the women’s fragrance. A scent for everyday in a bottle you’ll never want to throw away.
Carolina Herrera Good Girl Légère
Carolina Herrera Good Girl Légère perfume for women is a fresher, bolder evolution of the iconic Good Girl fragrance. It’s a glamourous symbol of empowerment. It embraces your good side and bad side in a luminous, sophisticated scent. This new, ultra-feminine Good Girl women’s perfume is more subtle but equally captivating, channelling her good and bad side with daring sophistication. Her inner confidence is radiant, empowering others with her fearless approach. The world is hers, and now she has the right shoes to conquer it.
Jean Paul Gaultier La Belle and Le Beau
Jean Paul Gaultier La Belle perfume for women has let us into the Gaultier garden. It’s a place of temptation and attraction among La Belle and Le Beau. La Belle, the newest fragrance for women is the result of the combination of sensual vanilla, fresh bergamot and sweet pear. An addictive, luminous trail for an ultra-feminine woman.
Take a walk through the Gaultier garden with the brand-new Jean Paul Gaultier Le Beau aftershave for men. This garden is a place of desire and attraction between La Belle and Le Beau. Le Beau is designed around addictive notes of Tonka Bean and coconut wood combined with the fresh elements of Bergamot. A fresh, influential trail for a seductive and ultra-sexy man.
Givenchy L’interdit
Givenchy introduces its new fragrance L’Interdit. A tribute to bold femininity.
Forbid yourself nothing. Allow no rules.
An invitation to defy convention and embrace your singularity.
A white floral cut through with dark notes unleashing a bold luminosity that flirts with obscurity. The shocking side of chic. The first resolutely underground flower, to discover the thrill of the forbidden. Orange blossom, jasmin and tuberose, vetiver and patchouli.
Jean Paul Gaultier Scandal A Paris
Rumour has it that Jean Paul Gaultier is back with a new scandal. A feminine fragrance for powerful, sexy women that is far from any cliché. Let yourself be drawn in by the radiant and luminous trail of Jean Paul Gaultier Scandal A Paris perfume for her, and trigger your craziest fantasies.
Ariana Grande’s Cloud and Thank U, Next
Ariana Grande’s single, Thank U, Next Optimistically outspoken. Playful yet cool. Introducing THANK U, NEXT by Ariana Grande. The ultimate fragrance for moving on and looking up. Thank U, Next bursts opens with juicy notes of sparkling white pear and wild raspberry that soften with a heart of creamy coconut and delicate pink rose petals. Divine velvety musk infuses classic Ari sass, while macaroon sugar adds playful femininity. Full of attitude, full of sweetness.
Ariana Grande’s Cloud perfume for women is an uplifting scent that imbues a thoughtful, artistic expression of positivity and happiness from Ariana to her fans.
This addictive scent opens with a dreamy blend of alluring lavender blossom, forbidden juicy pear and mouth-watering bergamot. The heart of the fragrance is a whipped touch of crème de coconut, indulgent praline and exotic, vanilla orchid. Sensual musks and creamy woods add a cashmere like feel that seduces the senses.
Paco Rabanne Lady Million Empire
Lady Million Empire perfume for women. Highly impertinent floral chypre from Paco Rabanne. How to build an empire Million style? Her reign, her rules. Power full. Risk it all. Never stop. Desire your destiny. Now. Criticism, ignore it. Diamonds, lets have more. Brilliant magnolia flower on addictive cognac. Deliciously insolent. Intoxicating like success…
Dolce & Gabbana K
K by Dolce&Gabbana. A new era of masculinity.
Instantly conjuring the Italian countryside and the Mediterranean midday sun, the warm, enveloping embrace of K by Dolce&Gabbana evokes the fresh, earthy scent of wooded Tuscan hills. The fragrance invigorates the senses with an intense combination of citrus fresh blood orange and Sicilian lemon, amber accents of clary sage, crisp geranium and energising lavandin, a fresh bite of juniper berry and a spark of fiery pimento essence. Then comes a sensual cedarwood note, merging with earthy vetiver, before yielding to the sweet spiciness of patchouli, to intensify the innate charisma of a modern day king.
