Michele Hanson abhors the new high-profile doggie perfume trend (see previous post) as well as the kind of art best described by her as "Bleak Art Events I Have Known - the bare stone walls, installations, statements, the odd...
November 2007 Archives
It Smells Like Brooklyn {Fragrant Reading}
No, this is not a Bond No. 9 perfume, although it sounds like one. A neurologist is fascinated by the impact scent has on memory and a family-based enterprise delivers the essence(s) of Brooklyn in a creation called Eau...
White Musk for Men by The Body Shop {Perfume Short (Review)} {New Fragrance} {Men's Cologne}
40 Coupe Salt Flat Racer by David Perry This fall, The Body Shop introduced a novel masculine version of its bestseller White Musk launched more than a quarter of a century ago in 1981. It is called White Musk...
Petite Amande by Mungo & Maud: A Fragrance for Dogs & Humans too {New Perfume}
If the dog-friendly perfume creation trend continues to develop we will need to inaugurate a dog-perfume section on this blog; the latest brand to enter the arena of caninophile fragrances is Mungo & Maud , London-based self-described "dog and...
OK & Bad Phthalates: New Reports {Fragrance News}
"Hitting back against claims that diethyl phthalate (DEP) poses serious health risks, the Fragrance Materials Association (FMA) declared the commonly used perfume ingredient safe. In September, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) warned consumers to avoid exposure to the...
Escada S by Escada {New Perfume} {Scented Images}
Escada has introduced a new women's perfume simply called Escada S. It is billed as a major launch and reportedly destined to become iconic of the brand. Escada has set up a website showcasing the new fragrance complete with...
TV Spot for Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue pour Homme {Scented Images} {Men's Cologne}
After reading that Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue pour Homme contains the much celebrated Paradisone, we happened on the TV spot for the perfume featuring model David Gandy (see advert). A certain idea of paradise, we are sure, for many...
Scented Quote of the Day, from Arcadi Boix Camps: {Updated}
The Creation of the World and the Expulsion from Paradise, Giovanni di Paolo, 1445, The Met If you thought one could not wax lyrical after knowing one was smelling a fabricated perfume molecule, think again. Perfumer Arcadi Boix Camps from...
Marlene Dietrich Parfums Grès Collection: More Info on the Cult of the Dead {New Perfumes} {Scented Images}
We previously reported on the new collection by Grès which features a trio of perfumes dedicated to the memory of Marlene Dietrich. They illustrate yet another sub-category of celebs fragrances (see also WAGs' fragrances), the posthumous celebrity fragrances, also...
A Quest for Civet Oil {Ask Marie-Helene - & the Readers}
When wearing civet cat fur was in (1925). One wonders how civet cat pelt smells like? A little while back I received a query from Peter about a mysterious civet oil bottle. I answered as best I could -...
Chypre, Oriental, Poudré by Jovoy & Chypre by Coty: On Perfume Names {Perfume Shorts (Reviews)} {Scented Thoughts} {New Perfumes}
The perfumes issued by Jovoy the newly re-established house founded by Blanche Arvoy in 1923 and now revived by François Henin, Henri de Pierrefeu, and Marie-Laure de Rodellec (see also post on the "patrimony movement" in French perfumery) pose...
L'Eau Neuve, Le Vétiver by Lubin {New Perfumes}
Lubin has introduced two new fragrances this fall called L'Eau Neuve, a unisex perfume, and Le Vétiver, for men. L'Eau Neuve was initially created in 1968 and is actually a re-issue from their historic catalog.L'Eau Neuve is described as...
In Black by Jesus Del Pozo {Perfume Short (Review)}
In Black by Spanish fashion designer Jesus Del Pozo was created in 2005 by perfumer Christine Nagel. Swiss-born Nagel is the recent recipient of a prestigious creative perfumery award. The jus, somewhat betraying a mercantile inclination with its pleasing-to-everyone-and-all...
Tim McGraw to Have His Own Perfume {Fragrance News} {Celebrity Perfume}
Coty announced that the next celebrity to contribute to their already copious celebrity fragrances portfolio is country star Tim McGraw. This will not only be one more celeb perfume by Coty, but will also emphasize the country/Western sensitivity of...
Brèches as a Perfume Word {Perfume Words}
When Tom Ford launched his Private Blend collection of twelve fragrances last spring he titled one of his perfumes, Moss Breches, which immediately lent to speculation on the part of native English speakers that it might, perhaps, be related...