• The Chicago Tribune is organizing a virtual perfume contest. You have until Thursday to submit up to 3 entries describing imaginary perfumes of your choices. The winner will get a bottle of the new Play-Doh scent.No 189: Make scents •...
May 2006 Archives
Perfume Review & Musings: Rose d'Été by Les Parfums de Rosine
What I like about Rose d'Été (summer rose) and what makes it a distinctive rose fragrance to me is the slight scent of decay that emanates from it. It is not at all a fresh rose but on the...
My Perfume Desires of the Week: Brosseau, Demeter, Malle
This week I have had too many perfume desires to include all of them here; it would be bothersome both to list and to read. So I have selected a few that I would like to try in the near...
Fragrance News: Desperate Housewives will Bite into Forbidden Fruit by Coty; Inspiration by Lacoste
Forbidden Fruit, concocted by perfumer Richard Herpin of Firmenich, is a fruity floriental. Top notes are of crisp Rome apples, orange flowers and ripe, juicy peaches, with a heart of wisteria (naturally, given the fact that the characters live on...
Perfume Review & Musings: Eleonora Duse by Laura Tonatto
The color of this perfume is mauve, with brown overtones. It is dark, yet airy. It is like a clear, airy room, maybe decorated with some white marble in which antique polished wooden furniture is to be found, faintly...
New Perfumes: Innocent Summer Flash by Thierry Mugler, L'Eau by Kenzo Love L'Eau, Kingdom Summer Edition 2006
• Innocent Summer Flash is described as a slightly acidic-fruity sorbet, a candy cane accented with tonic and fresh notes. It is a limited edition. Top notes: slightly acid note, red fruitsheart notes: fresh notes, a sorbet accordBase notes:...
Fragrance News: Marie-Antoinette's Perfume To Be Released in June & July 2006
Following its success as well as repeated requests from the public, a recreation of Marie Antoinette's fragrance by perfumer Francis Kurkdjian from Quest International called M.A. Sillage de la Reine (Marie-Antoinette The Queen's Silage) will be more widely available...
Scented Thoughts: On Comparing Perfumes I
While I was reviewing Coeur d'Eté and wearing it for the second time, I realized that this time I was comparing it to other sister scents. Smelling it then, I was less lost into it;...
Perfume Review & Musings: Coeur d'Eté by Miller Harris
Coeur d'Eté (heart of summer) by Miller Harris starts off as if a garden full of gentle blossoms had suddenly and magically materialized before your eyes and quivering nostrils. You cannot quite make out the colors and the shapes...
The Fifth Sense in the News: Eau de Stilton (continued)
Here is an article by Laura Barton in the Guardian of May 15, 2006 where she attempts to give some context for Eau de Stilton. The author also offers some sociological data on scent preferences depending on generations. The Sweet...
Perfume List: Seasonal Scents
A list of the best scents for each season according to a perfumery buyer at Fenwick's Department Store and the manager of L'Artisan Parfumeur in London (be warned that there are annoying pop-up ads on the site). Check out the...
And the Winner is....
The winner of the bottle of Eau de Patou is Sybil! My son's innocent hand drew her name out of the basket.Sybil, please send me your address. And many thanks to all of you for your participation in Benevolent Blogging,...
Perfume Review & Musings: Couture! by Moschino
Couture! was released in 2004. Its top notes are bergamot, a hint of pepper, mandarin orange. Middle notes are yellow poppy, jasmine, pomegranate blossom, poppy seeds. Base notes are benzoin, vanilla, and cedar wood.Couture! opens up with a...
New Perfume: Kenzo Amour
A new women's perfume, Kenzo Amour, will be introduced worldwide in September. It will make its debut at Sephora and Nordstrom in the US. It was created by perfumers Daphne Bugey and Olivier Cresp from Firmenich. Patrick Guedj,...
The Fifth Sense in the News: Mona di Orio
A vignette on perfumer Mona di Orio in the Sunday Times of 14 May 2006: Scent of a Woman ...