Looking for inspiration and advice for your next shopping spree? Still searching for the perfect gift for Mother's Day? To help you, here is the CEW (Cosmetic Executive Women) Beauty Awards list of nominees and winners for best beauty...
May 2007 Archives
Harbor Beauty Bar, A New Destination in Maine for Beauty Aficionados {Scented Paths & Fragrant Addresses}
Gail Gordon together with her sister Suzan Theriault have opened a new beauty spot in Rockland, Maine called Harbor Beauty Bar. The main concept here is to offer beauty products and fragrances as you would showcase jewelry and to...
The Smell of Competition {The 5th Sense in the News}
There is a very informative article by Jeremy Caplan in Time & CNN regarding some of the inner workings of the perfume and flavor industry, in particular Givaudan and IFF.........
Abahna, A Natural Line of Bath & Beauty Products {Bath & Body}
Abahna is a line of bath & beauty products based on essential oils that wants to reconnect with the ancient rituals of bathing. The line includes soaps, body lotions, bath oils, bath salts, shower gels, and bath foams that...
Daisy by Marc Jacobs {New Perfume}
Marc Jacobs, after the success of Marc Jacobs (2001) - his fragrance based on gardenia and aimed at thirthy-something women - is now thinking about their younger counterparts, and will propose a new fragrance called Daisy, a flower he...
Cleopatra by Tocca {New perfume}
Tocca have released their latest fragrance called Cleopatra. It is inspired by the scent of their most popular candle. Notes are Sparkling Grapefruit, Lush Greens, Cassis Bud, White Jasmine, Peach Nectar, Tuberose, Patchouli, Golden Amber, Vanilla Musk....... ...
Rose Essentielle by Bulgari (2005) {Perfume Review & Musings}
As the summer approaches, I want to retain the mood of spring and I crave freshness and dewiness more than at the end of winter when all one can think of is about the forthcoming warmer days. As the...
Yves Rocher Tomate-Basilic & Poivron Liquid Hand Soaps {Bath & Body} {Fragrance News}
Yves Rocher has created two unconventional fragrances to perfume his liquid soaps called Tomate-Basilic (Tomato-Basil) and Poivron (Red Pepper). The sweet-gourmand trend is overwhelmingly present on the market and so to see a savory-gourmand trend develop in mass-marketed products...
Chocolate Scented Depilatory Strips by Laurence Dumont {Bath & Body}
Laurence Dumont who is better known in the US for her line of gourmand scents comprising perfumes like Crème Brûlée and Blueberry Tart (found at Sephora) has launched a new depilatory product scented with chocolate so as to make...
Alien Rituel Prodige by Thierry Mugler {Fragrance News} {Bath & Body}
Thierry Mugler is launching a body care set based on the fragrance Alien. It is called Rituel Prodige (Prodigious Ritual) and comprises a perfumed body oil concentrated at 5% and a dazzling gold-colored wax. If you want to approximate...
French Lover by Frederic Malle Now Available {Shopping Tip}
Editions de Parfums have now released French Lover as promised on May 2. From the website: "A new interpretation of Angelica orchestrated by Pierre Bourdon The utopian quest of the ideal man fragrance: a skin enhancer both brutal, due...
Yu by Mane {New Fragrance} {Luxury Perfume}
As previously announced, Mane has launched Yu ("rain" in Chinese), one of the most expensive fragrances available on the market today at $5000. It was composed by nose Cecile Krakower of Mane.Only 500 bottles of the scent were produced...
Fête du Muguet - The 1st of May is Lily-of-the-Valley Day! {Scented Image}
Bonne Fête du 1er Mai! - Happy Muguet (French) Labor Day! Photo by Overthemoon ...