Elle is the new women’s perfume creation by Yves Saint Laurent and is being billed as a major fragrance launch for the brand, which reportedly has made the choice to issue fewer fragrances over the years but to support...
November 2007 Archives
Video Interview with Olivier Cresp & Jacques Cavallier {Scented Images}
To accompany our review of Elle by Yves Saint Laurent, here is an interview in French of Jacques Cavallier and Olivier Cresp of Firmenich regarding the creative process around the new fragrance,...
Scented Quote of the Day, from Catherine Walsh:
About developing designers' fragrances:“Ninety-nine percent of my job is personality management. It’s about knowing who you are talking to and how they would like to hear things. There are certain designers in our portfolio who do not want to...
Passage No.4, Passage No.8, Passage No.9 in La Collection Particulière by Christian Dior: 2 Sets of Muses {New Perfumes}
After an initial foray into the more modernist universe of niche fragrances with its three colognes designed by its former artistic director Hedi Slimane, Eau Noire, Cologne Blanche, and Bois d'Argent, Christian Dior will introduce a new exclusive ensemble...
Pine & Eucalyptus Living Cologne by Jo Malone {New Perfume}
Jo Malone is issuing a Limited-Edition perfume called Pine & Eucalyptus, which combines the concepts of a skin scent and a home fragrance, hence the name of the fragrance, Living Cologne, a reference to its studied diffusive power rather...
Perfume News In Brief for 2008 {Fragrance News}
• Burberry is preparing to launch a new family of fragrances called Beat.• Van Cleef & Arpels, Lanvin, and S.T. Dupont are also planning to launch new fragrances.........
Les Néréides Perfumes in Travel Size, Violet Essence Pomander & Jewelry {Shopping Tip}
We received a tip regarding the possibility to purchase the new limited edition Bijou de Parfum by Les Néréides online at a reduced price of 279 € here, for lovers of jewelry and violet scent........ ...
Miele Rosa, Muschio Bello, Tierra di Sienna, Magnifico 9: Peperoncino, & O-Piu by I Profumi Di Firenze {New Perfumes}
A 50 ml flacon is available between $89 and $98 - sample programs available too I Profumi di Firenze is a Florentine perfume house, which was established in 1966 after the infamous flood that affected the city allowed Dr. Giovanni di...
Terre de Sarment, Esprit de Fleurs, Caravelle Epicée, & Passion Boisée by Pierre Frapin {New Perfumes}
A 100 ml flacon of Eau de Parfum, $140, samples available for $3 each Frapin, which is a multi-secular family of Cognac makers related to16th century writer François Rabelais continues its incursion in the world of fragrances to be worn...
Miroir, Miroir in Dare The Metamorphosis by Thierry Mugler (2008): More Info & Images {New Perfumes}
As previously announced Thierry Mugler, who since the days of the Das Parfum Coffret seems to have become specialized in products that are both exclusive and off-beat, is preparing to launch at the beginning of 2008, after this fall's...
Interview with Roja Dove - Part Three: On Chypres & Orientals, the Perfume Industry & Media {Passion for Perfume - Portrait}
That which is Unspoken but was photographed by Lillian Bassman in 1951, "It's a Cinch, Carmen" Today, Professeur de Parfums and international perfume expert Roja Dove shares his thoughts on the revival of chypres and also the special brand of...
World Of Your Own by Grassroots {New Perfume}
Grassroots, a brand owned by the Estee Lauder Companies and exclusively distributed through Kohls, has launched a new perfume called World Of Your Own. Grassroots specializes in naturally sourced products and wishes to appeal to consumers with a taste...
Scents & Style Event in New York by L'Artisan Parfumeur Nov 10th 2007 {Scented Paths & Fragrant Addresses}
New Comité Français du Parfum Website: Le Parfum, Quelques Gouttes de Luxe {Fragrance News} {Scented Paths & Fragrant Addresses}
The Comité Français du Parfum (CFP) has set up a new website on the occasion of a perfume promotion campaign called Le Parfum, Quelques Gouttes de Luxe, which features in particular a series of video interviews with personalities from...
Can Can by Paris Hilton {Perfume Short (Review)} + Samples Giveaway {New Fragrance} {Celebrity Fragrance}
Can Can by Paris Hilton seems to be the epitome of the commercial fragrance in 2007, with a capital letter C, and even two as you can see on the packaging. To come into existence the scent seemingly had...