The Musée International de la Parfumerie de Grasse will reopen in early 2008 after having closed in December of 2005 to conduct its renovation project. The new museum will have doubled its size to 3000 m2 and will be...
April 2007 Archives
Attitude by Giorgio Armani {New Perfume}
Girogio Armani will introduce a new masculine perfume in May called Attitude. It was composed by a team of three perfumers: Annick Menardo, Olivier Cresp, and Alberto Morillas of Firmenich. The scent is meant for a man who "affirms...
Guess Suede by Guess {New Perfume}
Guess is introducing a new men's scent, Guess Suede. The eau de toilette was composed by Givaudan perfumer Ellen A. Molner. It has top notes of bergamot, tangerine, and pineapple. Heart notes are lavender, sage, and nutmeg. Base notes...
Usher She & Usher He by Usher {New Perfumes} {Celebrity Fragrances}
R & B and pop singer and actor Usher Raymond IV is launching a duo of fragrances named Usher She and Usher He. The scents were formulated by Firmenich in collaboration with Usher and developed by perfumers Honorine Blanc...
Scented Quote of the Day, from Olivier Cresp:
"20 or 30 years ago perfumers were unknown and journalists would not come to interview them. Today in our industry people know what we create and our names are in magazines, we can be part of TV programs, etc....
Boudoir Sin Garden by Vivienne Westwood: Update {New Perfume}
We received the information that Boudoir Sin Garden is not a seasonal limited edition but a permanent addition to the Vivienne Westwood line of fragrances. It was composed by "Marie Salamagne, Firmenich in very close collaboration with Vivienne Westwood...
Jungle D'Eden & Les Paradis Artificiels Exhibitions at the Galeries Lafayette {Scented Paths & Fragrant Addresses}
Galeries Lafayettes in Paris is organizing two exhibitions inspired by the vegetal world called Jungle D'Eden (Jungle of Eden) and Les Paradis Artificiels (Artificial Paradises). Attractions in the first exhibition include a flower bar where one will be able...
Muguet by Guerlain, 2007 Edition {Fragrance News}
Each year since 1998, Guerlain releases a new edition of Muguet to celebrate the First of May. In France, people traditionally exchange lilies of the valley on that day when one can suddenly see buckets full of the delicate...
L'Osmothèque: A Cycle of Conferences on Perfume Ingredients {Scented Paths & Fragrant Addresses}
L'Osmothèque, a unique perfume conservatory located in Versailles, France, is organizing a cycle of conferences dedicated to the lay person's better understanding of the essential components of a perfume. Here is the full calendar for those of you who...
Amor Amor Sunshine & Amor Amor Pour Homme Sunshine {New Fragrances}
Cacharel is launching a seasonal duo of perfumes called Amor Amor Sunshine and Amor Amor Pour Homme Sunshine........
Limited Editions Summer Fun Pleasures, Beyond Paradise, & Beautiful {New Perfumes}
Seasonal offerings of perfumes abound at this time of the year; Estée Lauder is releasing three limited editions of Pleasures, Beyond Paradise, and Beautiful in the Summer Fun series this year. They are described as lighter versions of the...
Norma Kamali Opens A Wellness Café Centering On Olive Oil {Scented Paths & Fragrant Addresses} {Fragrant Recipes}
Norma Kamali was brought up enjoying olive oil on a daily basis thanks to her Lebanese mother and Spanish father, but two years ago, her passion blossomed and she started developing an expertise in olive oil. She has now...
Article by Luca Turin On A New Formulation Of Guerlain Mitsouko by Edouard Fléchier {Fragrance News}
We had said several times on TSS that Mitsouko by Guerlain had come to smell simply appalling compared to the original version (especially, but not only, in the edt version). Luca Turin has announced in his regular column...
Diabolo Rose by Les Parfums de Rosine {New Perfume}
Les Parfums de Rosine, a niche perfume house exclusively dedicated to the celebration of the rich multiple facets of the rose flower, has released their latest creation, Diabolo Rose. It was composed by nose François Robert based on an...
Persephone by Sali Oguri {Perfume Review & Musings} {New Perfume}
Persephone is Sali Oguri's second fragrance composition following Pink Manhattan. If the latter was evocative of spring and summer, the new perfume oil with its dark-colored deeper velvety tones seems to reveal more affinities with the fall season. The...