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New Perfume Launches for September and October

Jean Paul Gaultier Classique EDT Collectors Edition

... the famous bust designed by Jean Paul Gaultier is removing her corset to don a metallic veil. In an ultra-suggestive transparency effect, shimmering reflections fade little by little, playing on light more sensually than ever...

The JPG collectors edition will be available from 1st October at £66 for 100ml.
La Prairie Life Threads Gems — Ruby, Sapphire & Emerald

... each of these exquisitely conceived scents is a complex bouquet of sensual stimuli that evoke a passionate response.
SAPPHIRE — a floral woody amber... the essence of romance
RUBY — a floral oriental... the essence of passion
EMERALD — a floral oriental... the essence of enchantment

The Prairie Life Threads Gems will be available from 4th October at £72 for 50ml.
L’Extrait Classique X Limited Edition

... bright top notes tinged with citrus, mandarin oranges and bergamot. After love at first sight, the passion is revealed delicately, though a bouquet of orange blossoms and their virginal softness, and troubling peony. The sensual pleasures appear on a sexy bed of vanilla and powdery iris...

X Limited Edition will be available in Harrods from the 4th October. It costs £52 for 20ml.
Etro Via Verri Limited Edition EDP

The femininity of the rose is trailed by the warm opulence of jasmine. Amber and musk bring warmth, with the lively freshness of bergamot and floral notes of precious iris. Then the sharp spicy notes of white pepper and cardamom create more woody and oriental accords.

Etro Via Verri LE will be at Selfridges from 4th October and nationwide from 18th October. The price is £89 for 100ml. Issey Miyake L’Eau d’Issey Noir Absolu

... a feminine and enveloping fragrance. It opens with a floral accord of lotus and osmanthus which becomes more intense with a middle note of lily and jasmine, to finally blend with long lasting wood and warm, sensual amber.

L'Eau d'Issey Noir Absolu is available nationwide from October at £59 for 50ml. Serge Lutens Cuir Mauresque Limited Edition EDP

This opulent fragrance start with the animalistic sensation of leather mixed with cinnamon and flowers. The woody note of cedar and aloe wood adds strength to the fragrance and creates the backbone of the scent, the lingering base is full of oriental Amber and Musk.

Cuir Mauresque is available exclusively from Liberty from 4th October, nationwide from
18th October at £76 for 50ml.