Digest · Issue 010

Nishane's Hold Me Closer is out. Atkinsons' Amber Empire quietly isn't

Sent 26 October 2026 to everyone on the list.

Nishane has put Hold Me Closer on sale, on 15 October, after introducing it at gatherings in Cannes with Demitri Zujew's short film, shot between Nara and the foothills of Mount Fuji. Alexandre Helwani composed it, and it closes the Second Verse of the house's Rumi Collection. The house writes about an ozone-filled sky and a final embrace, and what it actually lists is angelica, pink pepper and pear liqueur over hawthorn, chamomile and an Earth CO₂ extract, on tonka, papyrus and a warm skin accord. The earth extract is the part Nishane calls unprecedented. On its own shop it is €95 for 15 ml, €225 for 50 ml and €325 for 100 ml, and Beautique in Dubai has had the 100 ml up since 20 October at AED 1,449.

Atkinsons has said nothing about Amber Empire, and has stopped selling it all the same. By 20 October it was gone from the shop's collections and from its search; the page still opens if you know the link, and shows the 100 ml eau de toilette at €170, sold out, while Ambre Royal next to it can still be ordered. Amber Empire is Maurice Roucel's 2015 rebuild of a 1927 Atkinsons original, oolong tea, sandalwood, myrrh and incense over vanilla. Only a month ago, on 17 September, Fragrantica's Elena Prokofeva was steering amber lovers away from the house's loud new ambers and towards this one, in the belief it was still made. Osswald in Zurich has been sold out since 22 September; ParfuMaria in the Netherlands still took orders for the 100 ml at €170 on 24 October.

Nineteen more arrivals below, nine more on the Watch, among them Maison Crivelli's Osmanthe Kōdoshān and Fleur Diamantine, both gone from the house's shop, and fifteen price and stock moves.

New on the Radar

Hold Me CloserNishaneReleased

Launched Oct 15, 2026

Mocha AbsoluDusitaReleased

Launched October 2026

AndrasteBoadicea the VictoriousReleased

Launched Sep 16, 2026

La Dolce Vita Di BacchusArgosConfirmed

Confirmed — expected TBD

GalateaPantheon RomaConfirmed

Confirmed — expected 30 Oct

La Tavola dell'UmoreNobile 1942Released

Launched Oct 23, 2026

Carob ChanterelleScents of WoodPre-order

Pre-order — expected ~Nov 2026

Orris ChanterelleScents of WoodPre-order

Pre-order — expected ~Nov 2026

Less Than Zero19-69Pre-order

Pre-order — expected ~Nov 2026

Pacific Coast Highway19-69Pre-order

Pre-order — expected ~Nov 2026

After Hours19-69Pre-order

Pre-order — expected ~Nov 2026

Heritage19-69Pre-order

Pre-order — expected ~Nov 2026

L02 HolidayJ-ScentReleased

Launched Oct 16, 2026

Donut Crave Frosted VanillaJousset ParfumsReleased

Launched Sep 6, 2026

MuscopyridineElixir AttarPre-order

Pre-order — expected ~Mar 2027

Black ĞÅĻÃHouse of BoPre-order

Pre-order — expected ~Nov 2026

White ĞÅĻÃHouse of BoPre-order

Pre-order — expected ~Nov 2026

Bon VoyageMaison VioletReleased

Launched Sep 30, 2026

Bleeding HeartQuartanaReleased

Launched Oct 21, 2026

DafneïsIsabelle LarignonReleased

Launched Sep 27, 2026

On the Watch

Beau de JourTom FordLast stock

Alla Violetta now sells Beau de Jour only as a 2 ml sample, its 50, 100 and 250 ml all sold out, and Fragrance Passion's bottle is still a pre-order waiting…

Tobacco MandarinByredoLast stock

The department stores are letting it go as well: 24S now marks the 50 ml as no longer available and files it under "Byredo Old", and SSENSE has taken its page…

Reine de NuitByredoInvestigating

Niche Gallery in Dubai still sells the 50 ml, while Escentials has taken its sold-out page down altogether. Byredo's Night Veils meanwhile gained Havana…

Scandal Pour HommeRoja ParfumsLast stock

ParfuMaria in the Netherlands also still has the 50 ml parfum, sold as Scandal Extrait de Parfum Pour Homme at €505 and ready to ship on 22 October, so…

LothairPenhaligon'sInvestigating

Selfridges, the one London department store still selling Lothair on 17 October, had sold out of the 100 ml eau de toilette (£175) by 24 October and dropped…

LalibelaMemo ParisInvestigating

Bottles are still reaching buyers: Rabica in Montreal sells the 75 ml and the 10 ml, and Luckyscent is down to its last few 75 ml. Memo's American store now…

The Cobra & The CanaryImaginary AuthorsInvestigating

Luckyscent no longer offers The Cobra & The Canary, Ecuación Natural is down to samples after its last 50 ml went around 21 October, and Fumerie has nothing…

Osmanthe KōdoshānMaison CrivelliInvestigating

Added to the Watch — Osmanthe Kōdoshān has dropped out of Maison Crivelli's own shop, whose eaux de parfum page carries the rest of the line without it. The…

Fleur DiamantineMaison CrivelliInvestigating

Added to the Watch — Maison Crivelli no longer sells Fleur Diamantine. The last archived copy of its page, from 10 August 2025, still offered 30 ml for €90…

Amber EmpireAtkinsonsInvestigating

Added to the Watch — By 20 October 2026 Atkinsons had taken Amber Empire out of its shop's collections and search, and on 24 October the page it can still be…

Price & stock moves

Iris DebonairCreed

Back in stock at Parfums Lubner — €320.00

Midnight EspressoKILIAN Paris

Sold out at Libertine Parfumerie

Elysium Eau IntenseRoja Parfums

₪944.00 → ₪1,049.00 at Oligarch (+11 %)

Elysium Pour HommeRoja Parfums

₪161.00 → ₪179.00 at Oligarch (+11 %)

Demon DancerEx Nihilo

Sold out at Libertine Parfumerie

Ain't That SweetD.S. & Durga

Sold out at Ministry of Scent

Impassable WildernessImaginary Authors

Sold out at Ministry of Scent

ToucanZoologist

Back in stock at Maison Ephyr — CA$260.00

Tobacco CarnavalMaison Crivelli

Sold out at Ministry of Scent

Sunset Hour Dark PeachGoldfield & Banks

Sold out at Perfumology

Sunset HourGoldfield & Banks

Back in stock at Luckyscent — $45.00

InsomniaFrancesca Bianchi

Sold out at Perfume Lounge

Drunk Lovers Extrait ExtrêmeBORNTOSTANDOUT

Back in stock at Maison Ephyr — CA$410.00

Drunk LoversBORNTOSTANDOUT

Back in stock at Bloom Perfumery — £262.00

Cuir VeloursNaomi Goodsir

Sold out at Bloom Perfumery

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