Gendarme gets very naughty!
by Grant Osborne, 26 January 2006
The scents were created by Gendarme's Topper Schroeder, who worked with Rene Morgenthaler to produce the seven scents of: Envious, Excess, Rage, Lust, Sloth, Greed and Vanity. The notes for each fragrance seem to represent each sin - Excess for example contains notes of Vanilla, Rum and Dark Chocolate.
Topper told Basenotes:
"My idea was to work with very original fragrance concepts and gear them in jest to the "naughtiness" that is showing up in out culture. I actually don't think our mindset has changed, we just talk about it now...with that in mind: SLOTH reflects the best Martini ever, LUST is totally wrapped in leather and GREED has the faint attraction of newly minted money. EXCESS (gluttony) is a trip through a bakery (not Wholefoods), RAGE is hot with peppers, cinnamon and ginger, ENVIOUS is green, of course, and VANITY is probably a reflection of me.
Most of all, I wanted very wearable fragrances that even I could wear (my allergies are legendary), so they were created for women in such a way that all could wear. It is important to know that I don't sell my fragrances as hypo-allergenic. Some where, someone will show a sensitivity and I don't want to give people a false confidence. The non-allergic thing applies to me."
The range is available exclusively at Sephora. The notes for the fragrances can be found in the Basenotes Directory.
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The following fragrances and houses are mentioned in this article. (In order of appearance...)
GendarmeSephora
 | 7 Sinful Scents: Envious by Gendarme (2005). |
 | 7 Sinful Scents: Excess by Gendarme (2005). |
 | 7 Sinful Scents: Rage by Gendarme (2005). |
 | 7 Sinful Scents: Lust by Gendarme (2005). |
 | 7 Sinful Scents: Sloth by Gendarme (2005). |
 | 7 Sinful Scents: Greed by Gendarme (2005). |
 | 7 Sinful Scents: Vanity by Gendarme (2005). |
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