New Perfume and Cologne Buying Guide

Whether you prefer musk or daisies, there's surely a new perfume  or cologne  that will wisk your senses away. Check out some of these new releases (and a few that haven't even been released yet!) in the world of fragrances. 

New Releases

Serge Lutens El Attarine  A Serge Lutens classic in the making. The Serge Lutens press release claims "Today, I offer you gold,  sun-drenched topaz,  everlasting flowers  and saps." Sounds delightful	Serge Lutens Serge Noire  Serge Noire is an incredible dry, powdery, smoky, fireworks-like incense.	Tom Ford White Patchouli  Expected to release in September 2008, this fragrance has notes of dark smoky patchouli,  peony,  bergamot,  jasmine,  rose,  coriander,  and ambrette seeds.	Prada Infusion for Men  The devil's not the only one who can wear Prada. Now you gentlemen can sport this high end fragrance, featuring notes of neroli, iris pallida, vetiver, cedarwood,  incense, and benzoin.	Lancôme Magnifique  This is fragrance is supposed to represent the colour red. It's a spicy woody floral scent with notes of saffron,  cumin,  Bulgarian rose essence, Mai de Grasse rose absolute, jasmine, and Australian sandalwood essence. This frangrance will be released in August in the United States and will launch worldwide in September.

Carla Fracci Odette  Launched in Italy this summer, this scent contains notes of lemon, sea breeze accord, apple, melon, pineapple, freesia, jasmine, cedarwood, amber, and musk.	Estée Lauder Sensuous  This scent is designed to reinvent wood scents for women. It includes notes of ghost lily accord, magnolia,  jasmine, molten woods, amber, sandalwood, black pepper, mandarin orange pulp, and honey.	Gwen Stefani Harajuku Lovers  This is a collection of five scents from the famous recording artist. They are titled Love,  Music,  Angel,  Baby,  and G.  The bottles are gorgeously quirky.  Love is a floral with notes of sparkling bergamot, pink pomelo, peach and bamboo leaf mist, peony, living hydroponic lace rose, jasmine sambac, nectarine blossom, creamy paperwhites and Egyptian jasmine. Angel is a fruity floral with notes of raspberry, cranberry, blackberry and pineapple. Music contains notes of clementine and sparkling pear. Baby has notes of freesia, bergamot and white rose. G has notes of crisp mandarin, fresh coconut and apple skin.	Grès Collection: Hommage à Marlene Dietrich  This line contains three scents paying tribute to the Golden Age Hollywood starlet. My Dream  is a classic floral scent. My Life  is a chypre. My Passion  is a floral oriental fragrance.	Cartier Roadster for Men  This fragrance launches this fall, so be on the look out for its notes of mint,  citrus, vetiver, patchouli, labdanum, cashmere wood, and vanilla.

External Links

• BoisdeJasmin.com-- A list of perfumes that release in 2008 and beyond.
• Basenotes.net-- Upcoming fragrance launches in the UK.