Robert Piguet is reissuing Baghari, a soft floral melody originally created in 1950, just a year before the renowned fashion designer had to close the house due to his failing health. The original perfumer behind Baghari was Francis Fabron, the perfumer who created Balenciaga Le Dix, Givenchy L’Interdit, and Nina Ricci L’Air du Temps.

The new version is going to be reorchestrated by Aurélien Guichard, the creator of Bond No. 9 Chinatown and Nina Ricci Love in Paris. The composition will include notes of bergamot, aldehydes, violet, neroli, jasmine, Bulgarian rose, rose centifolia, iris, vetiver, amber, vanilla, musk. Baghari will be available in the fall of 2006. I have the original version, and I am looking forward to comparing it to the reochestrated one.

Star rating: 5 stars–outstanding/potential classic, 4 stars–very good, 3 stars–adequate, 2 stars–disappointing, 1 star–poor.

L’Artisan Parfumeur Navegar is a scent of stones, shells and driftwood collected on the beach. The woody dryness almost makes me feel sand grains scratching my skin, and as the composition begins its panoramic unfolding, I notice a touch of salty freshness, which provides an interesting counterpoint to the spices and woods comprising this Olivia Giacobetti’s creation for L’Artisan Parfumeur. …

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The newest Jean Paul Gaultier fragrance, Gaultier2 (or Gaultier to the Power of Two) is finally being launched in the States after its release in Europe last year. It was created by Francis Kurkdjian and it is described as a rich, sensual Oriental with amber, vanilla, woods and musk. “There’s a trend in the U.S., tastes are changing to more Oriental and sensual [scents],” said Remy Gomez, president of Beauté Prestige International, Gaultier’s distributor in the US. The fragrance will debut on August 1 at Bloomingdale’s being appearing at other retailers. Via WWD.

Star rating: 5 stars–outstanding/potential classic, 4 stars–very good, 3 stars–adequate, 2 stars–disappointing, 1 star–poor.

Wearing Jacomo Silences is like being caught in a moment before the rain, when the green sweetness of foliage becomes suspended in the wet humidity of air. The succulent green richness of Silences rendered via a classical combination of galbanum and hyacinth is foiled by the Hedione. This radiant lemony jasmine note threads the accords of the composition like pearls on a string, harmonizing the multifaceted arrangement. …

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Although I have encountered news of a fragrance from Jean-Louis Scherrer a few times over the past couple of months, today I decided to make a special mention. Scherrer has produced a number of interesting fragrances, from the elegant green chypre Jean-Louis Scherrer to the smoldering Nuits de Scherrer.

S de Scherrer was created by the Givaudan perfumer Marie-Aude Couture-Bluche. It features white magnolia, orange blossom, tiare flower, tuberose over a base of vanilla, sandalwood and patchouli. I have always been interested in Marie-Aude Couture-Bluche’s work, such as Comme des Garcons Nomad Tea and Garage (as well as the new Guerilla series), however S de Scherrer seems be in a rather different vein. I suppose that we shall see in September when the fragrance is going to be launched.