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Show ae y, Apsil 19, 2006 DAILY HERALD STYLE-PHILE Is the “Wristwatch ‘behind the BEAUTY, HOME AND FASHION AT YOUR FINGERTIPS times? Leslie Earnest ANGELES TIME Is time runningout for the Spring scents are mostly wristwatch? Surveys and sales numbers, show that young shoppers are shunning watches for snazzier eee — such FRUITY FRAGRANCES as cell phones and Last year, the selon of le who ht watches not in the Rolex and Patek Phillipe stratosphere dropped 12 percent from the previous year, according to a leading market research group. The runawayfavorite brand for teens,Fossil Inc.in Texas, acknowledged an 18.6 percent decline in wholesale U.S. sales of its namesake apne Orange County, based Oakley Inc. sidwatch sales fell 11 percentlast year as it phased out digital watches and styles that weren't selling well. For manyin thecell-phone generation, watches now seem aboutas relevant as grandfatherclocks. Bare wrists wereplentiful last week at The Lab, a Costa Mesa,Calif., shopping center that caters to teens and young adults. Shoppersdived into i purses or pockets to retrieve cell phones when a reporter casually asked the time. You don't wear a watch? What's the point, theyanswered: “t's like a hat,” said Francis Eagan,a 21-year-old waiter. “Tt Servesnopurpose, like earrings.” Kamlyn Snydersaid she ; hasn't worn a watchsince she plucked one from a cereal box manyyearsago. “Theinconvenience of strappingit on in the morn- ing,” said the 21-year-old student. “Mygrandmadoes, that's how she tells time. She's not that old. She's, like, 60, butstill ...” Missoni . Manyolderpeople too would make thecell phone their primary timepieceif it didn't mean digging around M the developmentof this new fragrance. for their reading glasses,said Marshal Cohen,chief industry pssociated Press analyst for market research firm NPD Group, which tracks consumertrends. “Oncethecell-phone manu- facturers recognize that not everybody has X-rayvision, Spruced-up perfumeshitting store shelves this spring they'll begin to make the cellphoneclock little bit bigger, andit will very quicklyre- place the fashion watch as the No. 1 timepiece,”hesaid. Cohenbegan polling Sementha Critchell D PRES: When flowers begin blooming, so does the crop of spring and summerfragrances. There seems to be an emphasis this year on fruity floral perfumes, many of which are lighter or brighter versions ofclassic scents: D Very Irresistible Givenchy Bulgarian Rose 2005 Harvest and Organza Indian Jasmine 2005 Harvest, alsé by Givenchy, both take advantage of exceptional crops of flowers from a particular year’s harvest. The company comparesthe fragrancestoa fine vintage champagne: They're good in any incarnation but whenall the elements come together to produce an excellent version,it should be orange with mandarin,bitter orange and kaki, an Italian-grown persimmon; and brown with amberand gianduia, a hazelnut chocolate. » Roberto Cavalli Serpentine. This perfume is build around the mangoflower, which,according to Brazilian legend,attracts the serpent with its aphrodisiac nectar. Other notes includethe tiare flower and amber. » Baby Doll Lucky Game by Yves Saint Laurent. The essences of four-leaf clovers,lily of the valley and black currant have been added to Baby Doll's traditional notes of grapefruit, rhubarb,rose, grenadine, white peach, musk and cedar. » Salvatore Ferragamo’s Incanto Charms. musk. D L'Occitane Green Tea with Jasmine Eau de Toilette. A refreshing sufhmerscent of green tea andjasminewith top notes thatinclude orange and cardamom, anda base of thyme and cedar. » Jean PatouParis Sira des Indes. The inspiration is the Indian red champacatree, which is known forits bright, honey-orangeblos- soms with a sweetfragrance. The tree and its flowers are considered a symboloflove andlegendwithin the Indian culture. D Rose Angelby Thierry Mugler. Calling itself a floral-oriental-woody fragrance,it coversall the bases with notesofcitrus, patchouli and rose. » Crabtree & Evelyn's Nadira. Inspired by The fragrance aims to be exotic andchic, yet highlighted by noting the year and location flirty and feminine withits top notes of pasFrench Moroccoandits aromatic herbs, of the crop. sion fruit and honeysuckle, middle notes of flowers and spice markets. Theblendinjasmineandrose, and base notes of amyris cludes.rose, jasmine and gardenia, apricot, » DKNYRedDelicious. There's an eau de wood and musk. nectarine, clove, amber and musk. parfum for women,with an opening accord of champagneleadingto a cocktail of lychee, > Pure White Linen by Estee Lauder. This is » Trouble Eau Legere by Boucheron. Bergaraspberry,crisp apple,violet, vanilla and am- an updateto 1978's White Linen,one of the mot andlotus flower heighten the fresh notes late Estee Lauder’s personal favorites, makfoundin theoriginal Trouble, and amber and ber notes, and a men’s eau detoilette, which features cognac, rum,saffron flower, berga- " ing it more whimsical andfruity. The classic vanilla add depth. mot and mandarin, coffee, apple liqueur, vacrisp green notes along with rose and wood nilla vodka, sandalwood, moss and patchouli, have been maintained. among others. » Opium Fleur Imperiale Eau D’Orient. The D Island MichaelKors Fiji. Kors acknowlseasonal interpretation of Opium concenWomenaren't the only ones who can try a trates on “the imperial flower” from China's spruced-up scent for spring. There are a few edges he hasn'tvisited theFiji islands — yet new — orat least revamped — men’s scents — but he’s encouraged andinspired by the Forbidden City.It features accords of orflowershe'd find there. Though based on the ange,apricot blossom,jasmine, carnation, hitting store shelves: originalIsland Michael Korsscent, the perpatchouli, myrrh and osmanthus. » Terre D'Hermes by Hermes. This is defumeis infused with Fijian tiare flower. » Songes by Annick Goutal, It's a combinascribed as a woody-vegetal-mineral that’s supposed to emmulate the complexity of tion of four absolute essences: ylang-ylang, » Oscar BambooandOscarIsland Flowers the earth. There are notes of benzoin,flint, byOscar de la Renta. Bamboo features lime, jasmine, vanilla and frangipani, a subtle cardamom and greenteain its top, bamboo grapefruit, pepper, vetiver, geranium leaves white flower. D Agatha Ruiz dela Prada’s Corazon,Flor and cedar. and waterlily at the heart and vetiver and Very Cool by Tommy Bahama. Both a cedar for the base. Island Flowers opens and Agua. Three fragrances that aim to capmen's and a women’s fragrancestrive to ture spring. Corazon has a core bouquet of with orange, mandarin and dewdrops, rose and \olia; Flor has green andfruity capture the complementary casualness of an has middle notes of hibiscus flower and islandlifestyle and the exhilaration of blue top notes witha big floral heart; and Agua’s freesia, and closes with vanilla, musk and ~ ocean water. The men’s scent features mint middle notes are daffodil, lily of the valley, cedar. mojito, ginger root and bergamot accords for » Eternity Summerby Calvin Klein. The top jasmine and sweet berry. D Jo Malone's Nectarine Blossom and Honey. a zesty top, pepper and nutmeg at the heart of this fragrance is fig and pomelo, a grapefruitlike fruit, with a heaft of white florals Nectars of peach, plum and black currant are and bleached wood and vetiver for the base. blended with acacia honey to add warmth. Very Cool for Womenis citrus floral fraand a drydown that blends sandalwood, sage grance, includingnotes of tangerine, clemThis is an update to a 20-year-oldpeach fraand musk. entine, cactus flower,hibiscus, cassis, dewy » Marc Jacobs Splash. Designer Jacobs oT formula. » Acqua di Parma’sFico di Amalfi. Blended greens, musks, woods andnectarine. wanted to bottle his favorite summer memoin the “Mediterranean spirit,” this fragrance » Jaipur HommeFraicheur by Boucheron and ries, so he focused on the fragrances of Boucheron Pour HommeFraicheur. Haipur freshly cut grass, a cool summerrain and a mixes citrus top noteswith a heart offig, perfect white cotton T-shirt. The result is a pink pe andjasmine. The drydownis fig Hommeis an oriental fragrance, a rare thing in the men’s department.It uses coolspices, series ofthree individual fragrances. nutmeg and bergamot as the first notes, paMissoni. The fragrance mimics the sig» tes d'issey Summer Fragrances|by tchouli at the heart, and a base of cashmere nature colors of the Italian fashion brand. Issey Miyake. Mint added to the classic wood. Boucheronis woodier with accords of Yellow is created with bergamot, nespolo, accords of rosewater, peony and lily of the verbena, bergamot, jasmine, patchouli and valley in the women's scent, while the men's a small juicy fruit known as a loquat, and features coriander, nutmeg,saffron and magnolia petals; pink with peonies and rose; cedar. \ consumers about watches afterhe realized that he had stopped wearing one a couple years ago. His conclusions were corroborated byPiper Jaffray investment bank, whichpro- duces a biannual report on teen preferences. In thelatest study, teens whosaid they never wear a watch rose to 59 percent from 48 percent. The numberof teens who said they wear a watch daily declined to 13 percent in this spring’s survey, compared to 18 percentofthosepolled last fall, the report found. And82 percent said they don't planto buya watch in the next six months, com pared to 76percent ‘ast fall. “Somepeople just buynice watchesto be cool.” said skateboarder Hayden Navarro,at the outdoorthemed The Camp shoppingcenterin Costa Mesa. “That's a dumb. reason to buya watch.” Attitudeslike that might make watchmakers yearn to turn backthe clock. The dismal poll results caused Piper Jaffray to main- tain its “neutralto-cautious stance”on Fossil's stock. “No matter how you sliced the data, it looked incrementally worse for the fashion watchindustry whencatering to teens,” said Neely JN. Tamminga,one of the report's authors. “The punch line forus is,clearly, the teens are using other means to tell time.” Whenanother group, Teen Research Unlimited in Illinois, asked teens how they use their cell phones, 87 percent said totell time, said Rob Callender,the group's trends director. “The watch turns into something that’s completely caren to their lives,” he ote vast majority of people still use wrist watches to tell time and few people expect the devices to end up on the ered accessories link. But manythink they'll be linked moreto status and fashion than to function. |