Dandies take note: Guerlain to release the Arsene Lupin duo

Dadnies?!

Primrose- this is exciting ! Thanks for the news. Are they limited editions ?

The Dandy version certainly has my attention!

I'm sort of hoping that I like only one of them, because buying two could be hard on the pocketbook, and I'm still looking to get the new cologne.

Maybe it's just the redneck in me, but Le Voyou looks just a bit more appealing right now. Also, violet can be a scrubber for me unless it's very light, because I'm hypersensitive to it.

I was just teasing.

They look very interesting and I hope to try them.

Le Dandy will be on to sample list for sure.

Yup, less food, less everything........*LOL*

LOL

"Dadnie! Tell me a story about how you met mommy!"

....at which point a huge throng of similar and beautiful children throw up their hands and scream "Me too! Me too!"

Wow, those sound expensive.

And I still haven't even tried Tonka Imperiale and the new Cologne de Parfumeur (sp?)...nor have I tried Guerlain Homme Intense. Or that last Aqua Allegoria, I think it was called No. 1 or something like that.

Too. Many. Guerlain. Releases. Ack!

Yeah, that's pricey juice. But with my new found respect for Guerlain, my hopes are high that they will be worth it.

I hate it when I see frags I know I'll probably have to buy before they're available-- especially when the release date is still in play.

Great news!
In Russia they will be launched about October Lucky you!
Sure I`ll test them both - and choose one. At least one.
PS I could swear that I`ve got the bottle picture (glass rectangular in blackened metal case) somewhere in my home computer. But cannot find it now, sorry. So I`ll post it later.

Thanks for sharing! The dandy version really struck a cord with me!

Primrose: Is there any word who formulated these two fragrances? Was it T. Wasser or someone else? I definately need to try samples of these two. The problem is that they both sound good by the notes.

Primrose: I like the notes in both, but for the sake of my wallet hope I only like one when tried.

Considering the price, I think they are probably going to be Guerlain exclusives, ie. it's not going to be easy to find samples.

I will buy both as soon as they come out.

here are the pictures

and

Glass in wooden frame.
and both perfumes are made by JP Guerlain.

sexy, I hope I love them both

Primrose and moon_fish, thanks a lot for the info on scents and bottles! A new emerging Elixirs collection for men perhaps? The wooden case in all its naturalistic ecology is quite un-Guerlain, sadly reminds me of He Wood. Think I prefer all the glitter and gold. Doesn't look like a Jean-Paul idea, more an idea from the marketing department that he despises so much. I remember the marketing lady in that short programme about Jean-Paul talked about a wooden frame, but I assumed it was only the boutique display. But why not? Cologne du 68 also featured a wooden cap and it was beautiful. Obviously I will need to buy both unsniffed... but not before I have read some sniffing comments on BN

Yes, Primrose, I do agree with you and Mr. G - gold&glass, art-deco or bee-bottles would look better.
I believe that Guerlain people were thinking about us - not to let item prices jump too high, and also to keep Arsene Lupin duo in range of Parisienne collection.
New bottles should remind some previous releases, but not being identical. (That`s just my speculation)

In any way - I would not mind the bottles in case of new colognes made by Jean-Paul Guerlain.
I even close my eyes for not to see undefinite and unnatural gray-rose-violet colour of juice!

I will enjoy it with my eyes closed!

And let me pouring my late thanks to you, Primrose, for the note pyramides.

Actually, I kind of like the look of those bottles (and I do have some Odori).

While I can see the appeal in here for very old school Guerlain bottles, my guess is they're trying to lure new buyers with a new looking bottle. They wanted something that stood apart from their other stuff.

While traditions hold a lot of water with many of us, the average schmo they're trying to get on the hook for a $230 of "smells purdy" juice would probably prefer that design to a bee bottle.

Too, many of us in here (self included) are going to rush to try these regardless of packaging. Primrose would buy a special edition scent from Guerlain called Le Dandy if it was in a recycled Coca-Cola can (me too).

The Rascal sounds like a 'sports' fragrance.

In the Dandy it will be interesting to see how they handle the interplay of violet, incense and leather notes

I'm no expert, but you hold up a bee bottle to a 30 something with enough change to pop $230 for something special it'll leave him cold. Many of us know and revere Guerlain and it's history, but they've already got us. They need to lure someone who wants the latest, the greatest, the best.

The thing I'll be curious to see is how they roll it out. One of my pet peeves with Guerlain in Los Angeles is that you have to dig for it. The Bev Hills Saks is split into two separate physical stores- mens and womens. The men's store cologne counter carries only Guerlain Vetiver. You have to have the presence of mind to go into the ladies store to find Habit Rouge, Derby and L'Instant Pour Homme.

I'll be looking for the tell tale signs of other BNers scanning the Guerlain coutner too.

urgh

Just got a mail from PR madam chez Guerlain. She says it will appear in Paris not before October 2010.

Exciting stuff.Oh, by Jean Paul and NOT Thierry .............

Interesting bottles - they do remind me a little of ...

Was thinking the same thing about the bottles. Nothing original. But I'm always up for another leather oriental esp if it's by J P Guerlain though Le Voyou doesn't sound that interesting from the notes alone. Maybe they got the two note lists mixed up? 'Rascal' with citrus, bergamot and Bulgarian rose?

+2

Still great news, though.

Actually, for some, it's the entire package that counts...

True! If Shalimar Parfum came in minimalistic Chanel-like bottles, it just wouldn't feel the same.

I hope that Guerlain would not mentioned 'invitation to layering' of both perfumes in the PR?

Less even possible to find them in peripherical markets... BNoters based in Alpha cities, you've got a heck of a potential business there!

Primrose, get it off your mind: the ones cherishing things from the past - as we are - are a minority. I have a brother working at a very traditional cosmetic company with a 150 year long history, they won't even consider reviving anything, not even the relaunch of traditional brands remembered and cherished by everybody.

BTW, this reflects the continous discussion on traditonalism and modernism

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blog...ictecture.html

And here is the outcome...

http://www.architecture.com/TheRIBA/...re/speech.aspx

See, it is not that easy.

I actually love the bottles! Then again, I'm not exactly one for history, Guerlain can always maintain the aesthetic of their older releases, but they don't need to remain in that same rut forever. Jeez, they're new fragrances, allow them to try to reach a new demographic with it. I, for one, think they are very stylish in a contemporary way, and look a heck of a lot better than both the Odoris or He Wood bottles.

I couldn't care less about classic aesthetics. I'm more concerned with originality and good taste, and the new bottles are uninspired, unoriginal and rather ugly.

And you have every right to feel that way. I'm not the best judge when it comes to visual aesthetics, and my tastes don't really have much rhyme or reason to them. I like contemporary, and I like this. It seems clean and streamlined.

Hope that they aren`t really similar to Coriolan, since the line in which they`ll be launched already comprises two masculine fragrances similar to Coriolan (Chamade Pour Homme and L'Ame d'un Héros).
I thought that I would buy these two this year, but for that price they`ll have to wait since I want more Tonka Imperiale. My leather purchase, I think, will probably be from Van Cleef.

I guess the bottles can be considered a masculine approach with the use of wood, however I too find them a little insipid.

Still, the scents themselves have put a big blip on my radar! Thanks for the heads up Primrose.

I've just read on "The Scented Salamander" that the 2 fragrances "are part of the Les Parisiens collection" and that their price is "165 for 100 ml".

http://www.mimifroufrou.com/scenteds..._dandy_ar.html

Primrose, I understood that they will be part of the line, but they will have different bottles. The problem to me is the price; for that price I want tonka imperiale. I have vintage Derby and I still need to buy the new one someday. I thought that this two launches from Guerlain would be mass market ones, that`s why I said that I`ll buy the new from Van Cleef, Midnight In Paris, instead of these two.

I want both
I need both
I should be allowed to have both
... and the new VC&A as well.

Seriously, I'm holding my breath on these... I have great expectations, which is always a bad attitude to adopt

Here is a first review of Arsène Lupin taken from a blog... it has been put through a google translator, so please try and see past the grammatical inconsistencies and gobblygook etc. Still, it makes for some very interesting reading.

Arsene Lupin has the distinction of disguise, is
makeup, dressing up or become even, as
character he plays. It is therefore quite difficult to make
an accurate description. However, the natural question,
seems to be to a rather slender, good-looking and
of unusual strength, related to his training. "

This phrase, found on the web to describe the physics
figure also applies to perfumes that take up the
name. The two new Guerlain Men announced for very
soon plundered in the directory olfactory past Guerlain
to make up, make up and become the taste of the day
in two directions: the dandy and the thug.

For the first, the Dandy is on the side of chypre and
Mitsouko that the thief is gone for his treasure. The frame
This agreement is Dandy bergamot and patchouli-fishing-foam
tree (because it can not use the oak moss). Perfume
presents itself as a distinguished perfume, haughty, elegant,
that enhances the smoky notes of leather and wood as
vetiver probably as the general appearance is worthy of
Fine fragrances around vetiver. Unlike Mitsouko, it
is not flowery, and I think this Dandy share a little with the
same intent as what was done last year with
Mitsouko Lotus Flower, namely reinterpret the myth in a
more contemporary context. The feminine side a bit that generates
this relationship could interfere with Mitsouko few of
you, but it is a tradition among male Guerlain
verge on the other side without going there really. I think Arsene
Lupin Dandy highbrow worthy of the brand, if
there was the price. The only regret is that it does not innovate
more.

The second, Arsene Lupin Thug hides under his air perfume
Luxury her love for the remix. Is it to confuse the
tracks or to be in the wind? Probably, but I can not
help but read into it will do more
openly accessible by tapping on the territory of Boss
Signature vanilla and cedar, which would have transferred
with the signature leathery amber fragrance which celebrated the 180
anniversary of the brand Guerlain 180 Years. This foot Guerlain too
obviously not my cup of tea, but she deserves to be me
may be less elitist than the Dandy. You can judge by yourself
same.

Even if I find the Dandy Interestingly, there is no shot
heart for me, because I think these heroes disguised missing
may be what made Guerlain what they were before:
the soul of heroes perfumes that take risks, the soul of
real perfumes. The choice of hero is it by chance
reflection of the mood of shareholders because, given the price, the
treasure plunder these gentlemen burglars want is to
no doubt that your wallet? I find it
unfortunate to arrive at this point to find a
identity, but that's another debate.

The reviewer seems somewhat nonplussed , they certainly sound interesting and definatly worth a try

I hope they're disappointing. At least I'll save some money...