NEW from Frédéric Malle, "Dries Van Noten par Frédéric Malle"

**hawk** · 30th January 2013, 07:20 AM

"Dries Van Noten par Frédéric Malle" is to be released in February.

the Notes which look amazing: (quoted from fragrantica) citron, sandalwood, guaiac wood, saffron, Spanish jasmine, tonka beans, Cashmeran/blonde woods, vanilla and musk.

This sounds interesting: "Not only is the collaboration with a fashion designer news, it's also an innovation on the formula front, as the new Malle perfume is touted to be inclusive of a new, natural Indian sandalwood from a sustainable source. Indian sandalwood, for those who didn't know, had essentially been eradicated from perfumery in the last 20 years or so, due to concerns and regulations on the sustainability of the Mysore sandalwood. The news therefore is a leap of hope for the industry in general and sure to create a real peak of interest in the heart of every perfume fan out there. The new fragrance is an oriental woody, smooth and polished like the designs of Van Noten."

**hednic** · 30th January 2013, 10:57 AM

Thanks for the info.

**SculptureOfSoul** · 30th January 2013, 11:00 AM

Always love to see guaiac wood in a notes list! This sounds pretty good indeed. Thanks!

**Prince Barry** · 30th January 2013, 11:12 AM

Interesting. Wonder what Van Noten knows about perfumery? Perhaps it's a collaboratibe effort with a perfumer.

**hawk** · 30th January 2013, 11:26 AM

The perfumer is Bruno Jovanovich ... He's unknown to me!

**Prince Barry** · 30th January 2013, 11:33 AM

Originally Posted by hawk

The perfumer is Bruno Jovanovich ... He's unknown to me!

Thanks Hawk. Unknown to me also.

**gandhajala** · 30th January 2013, 12:01 PM

Originally Posted by hawk

The perfumer is Bruno Jovanovich ... He's unknown to me!

Interesting. He certainly seems to be favoured by designers.

**forfreddie** · 30th January 2013, 12:05 PM

Why am I not excited about it

**dougczar** · 30th January 2013, 12:09 PM

Thanks for the heads-up... I will certainly have to give this one a try

**OctaVariuM** · 30th January 2013, 12:15 PM

Sounds interesting. Unfortunately my experience with sandalwood is limited (OS, MBI), and I didn't care for OS at all. I'm interested to see what Malle asked the nose to do with it.

**sjg3839** · 30th January 2013, 12:25 PM

Will try to sample when I get a chance.

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Will try to sample when I get a chance.

**hedonist222** · 30th January 2013, 01:31 PM

Sounds great. Looking forward to it.

**The_Cologneist** · 30th January 2013, 01:49 PM

Originally Posted by hawk

The perfumer is Bruno Jovanovich ... He's unknown to me!

I believe he did A&F Fierce. Other than that, dunno much of his work.

**alfarom** · 30th January 2013, 02:03 PM

Dries Van Noten is one of my favorite designers...I'm excited to smell this one.

**drseid** · 30th January 2013, 02:26 PM

I am definitely looking forward to this release for sure...

**DreamerII** · 30th January 2013, 02:40 PM

some day Malle should release a magnolia perfume (with C. Benaime), the perfume created with Grojsman and of cource the next one with Ropion

**Oupavoc** · 30th January 2013, 03:18 PM

Can't wait to try it.

**Mervin** · 30th January 2013, 04:35 PM

The fact that he created A&F Fierce is enough to have me excited alone!

**mikeperez23** · 30th January 2013, 04:47 PM

Very excited about this.

**Partario** · 30th January 2013, 05:13 PM

I'm optimistic.

**Trebor** · 30th January 2013, 06:03 PM

The new bottle label is very ironic! It looks like something from Byredo. LOL!

**Kielecki** · 30th January 2013, 07:15 PM

Thank you. Sounds interesting-looking forward to test this one!!!

**Sol invictus** · 30th January 2013, 07:27 PM

Not an oud/guaiac wood fan.

**gtsb** · 30th January 2013, 08:04 PM

I get nervous about vanilla in perfumes... not exactly the most subtle note. The danger is that the vanilla could overwhelm the sandalwood note that is supposed to be the centerpiece of this perfume.

But if anyone can do it, Malle can, so I'm interested to see how it turns out!

**Birdboy48** · 30th January 2013, 09:51 PM

I've always admired Malle's approach to fragrance, and the way that they don't just pop out new frags one after another.

But I do wonder about this one. If it's going to have a fashion designer connection, and it's made by someone who's not a part of Malle's stable, how exactly will the association with Malle fit into the equation ?

**Wingie** · 30th January 2013, 10:10 PM

Apparently Van Noten had been selling Malle's fragrances in his boutiques for some time, and this is what led to the collaboration. According to Fragrantica, this fragrance is the first of a new line for Malle in which he'll be collaborating with several fashion designers.

**calilove** · 30th January 2013, 11:06 PM

oooooo lala

**Adrem** · 2nd February 2013, 10:00 AM

Need to try this

**Birdboy48** · 7th February 2013, 06:23 AM

Originally Posted by Wingie

According to Fragrantica, this fragrance is the first of a new line for Malle in which he'll be collaborating with several fashion designers.

As a Malle fan, I'm not sure that I view this change of course with optimism.

**mr. reasonable** · 7th February 2013, 08:41 AM

Tandem Thread here:

http://www.basenotes.net/threads/323...t=#post2833226

And a first review here:

http://graindemusc.blogspot.hk/2013/...-malle_11.html

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