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Serge Lutens Nuit de Cellophane (2009) {New Perfume}

Serge Lutens has unveiled his latest opus called Nuit de Cellophane (Cellophane Night). The fragrance is scheduled to launch in March of 2009.

Three perfume notes and an olfactory or visual impression (or both) are mentioned to offer an initial sketch of the fragrance:

"Un osmanthus de Chine

Un jasmin particulier qui aurait volé l'écorce de mandarine ;

le tout sous cellophane"

"An osmanthus from China

A special jasmine which would have stolen a mandarin peel

All wrapped in cellophane" (our translation)...

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Valentino Eau de Parfum (2009) {New Perfume}

Italian fashion designer Valentino has launched a new perfume which is currently exclusive to Neiman Marcus. Bottled in a strikingly designed diamond-cut flacon, the fragrance is described as a "modern aldehydic floral" with fresh facets...

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January 5, 2009

Third-Hand Smoke Best Detected By The Nose {The 5th Sense in the News}

A new term has been coined to designate those remnants of smoking that are not associated with visible smoke but with the smells it leaves, "third-hand smoking". Those odors, like the cold tobacco odor, ought to signal danger because they remain toxic...

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Interesting Hybrid Perfuming Concept by Memo: Grapefruit from Argentina & Orange Blossom from Italy (2008) {Fragrance News}

Belatedly but still interestingly we learn that French niche brand Memo launched two organic companion scents, certified Ecocert, to their latest release Jannat. It looks like what the Mediterranean diet is to vegetarian diet, that is less purist in terms of forsaking animal proteins but still reducing them and trying to reach a good balance...

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Joop! Thrill for Her & Him (2009) {New Fragrances}

German fashion brand Joop! continues to develop a dynamic perfume portfolio and will introduce a duo of scents called Thrill for Her and Thrill for Him. The fragrances are licensed to Coty Prestige and were developed with giant perfume company Givaudan...

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Kusmi Tea Detox (2007): Review {Fragrant Gourmet Notes}

So you have partied, re-partied, re-re-partied during the Holidays, crossed over to the new year 2009 and tomorrow is Epiphany day, yet another opportunity to feast on a traditional dessert, the galette des rois, a buttery mille-feuilles delight filled with fragrant and tasty almond paste.

What you need now and for the rest of the year is Kusmi Tea Detox, a new blend introduced in the summer of 2007 to celebrate the 140th anniversary of tea house Kusmi Tea Est. 1867 in St Petersburg, short for the name of the founding Kousmichoff family.

As its name Detox makes explicit this tea blend helps drain and purify your organism while - as it turns out - being pleasurable to the nose and tastebuds all at the same time. What I personally appreciate with the Detox tea - a green blend - besides its depurative properties is how smooth a green tea concoction it is. This makes it a great candidate for day-long sipping without feeling dehydrated by a high level of theine/caffeine. In second and equal position as far as I am concerned comes its fragrance...

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Alice Temperley Loves... {What Fragrances Celebrities Love To Wear}

Alice (on the left) and Mathilda Temperley

British designer Alice Temperley confesses to having a weak spot for niche perfume house L'Artisan Parfumeur. She loves in particular to go to their store on rue du Bourg Tibourg (where the Mariage Frères tea room is also located) in the 4th arrondissement of Paris. Her all-time favorite perfume is La Chasse Aux Papillons to which she returns always despite her infidelities, as she likes to change scents according to the season.

Read more in the Daily Mail for more about her fave shopping and staying addresses in Paris...

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I Never Noticed Lacoste Pour Homme, Until... {Perfume Images & Adverts}

...I saw this commercial ad for the cologne Lacoste pour Homme featuring model Ian Lawless. There is such a discrepancy between the conservative and even arguably dull packaging for the scent and the ad which is meant to reach out to the closeted sensualist the cologne is obviously targeting (???) It took me by surprise, I have to say. The tag line is "Style on Skin" (and nothing else),

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New Scents from L'Occitane {Fragrance News}

Body-care news from L'Occitane en Provence, which will introduce new scents in January 2009 in its Shea Butter range: rose, vanilla, frangipani, ylang-ylang and acacia. Each item is priced at $21 for 3.4 oz. The original Shea Butter cream gets repackaged, $38 for 7 oz.

In February an eau de toilette ($46), will join the Honey Lemon collection featuring "sweeter base notes of apricot and vanilla" together with a massage oil ($17) in the same scent as the edt. No name is given thus far, but it sounds like a flanker rather than a frankly-announced reformulation although the phrasing is a bit ambiguous. Also expect to see a new lip gloss for $9 and a candle for $23, in the same range.

L'Occitane is having a big sale right now: up to 50% off on 150 products.

Via WWD

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January 2, 2009

Georges Stahl Parfums L'Eau d'Elissa (2009) {New Perfume} {Celebrity Fragrance}

After the debut signature fragrance of famous Lebanese singer Elissa called Elle d'Elissa, which was launched in 2007, Georges Stahl Parfums will introduce a new perfume-flanker called L'Eau d'Elissa in January of 2009.

Like its predecessor, it was composed by perfumer Randa Hammami of Symrise (L'Instant Magic; Cruel Gardenia; Oud Sensuel; Garden Sensuel)...

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