Jean-Jacques Rousseau in an Armenian costume, Geneva "Les odeurs par elles-mêmes sont des sensations faibles ; elles ébranlent plus l'imagination que le sens, et n'affectent pas tant par ce qu'elles donnent que par ce qu'elles font attendre. Cela supposé,...
December 2007 Archives
Perfume Expo America, May 12-14 2008 {Fragrance News} {Scented Paths & Fragrant Addresses}
More information about the goals and attendees of this trade event available after the jump, courtesy of PXA's press release........ ...
Thierry Mugler La Part des Anges Shopping Tip
Some readers have queried us about alternative shopping locations for La Part des Anges besides Nordstrom.Thierry Mugler answered that La Part des Anges is currently to be found at:"Bloomingdales, Saks, Neiman Marcus and Nordstrom while supplies last. It is a...
Diorlight Lipgloss Necklace: Dreams of a Pomander Necklace {Holiday Shopping Idea - $100 or Less}
Mia Farrow in Rosemary's Baby studying the foul-smelling pomander pendant she is made to wear during her pregnancyDior has released a limited edition lip-gloss encased in a wonderful spherical pendant called Diorlight. We wanted to write about it because after...
L'Artisan Parfumeur on Animal Ingredients {Fragrance News}
L'Artisan Parfumeur sent this press communication,"In response to the questions posed on perfume forums and emailed to us by our customers, L’Artisan Parfumeur would like to clarify our position on the use of animal ingredients. We would like to...
Chypre d'Orient, Pêche de Vigne by Molinard (2007) {Perfume Short (Reviews)}
Truly bad-smelling perfumes are a rarity. Atrocious-smelling ones even rarer. One finds many mediocre perfumes, simplistic ones, decent ones, and as Jean-Paul Guerlain remarked once, there are so many good perfumes in the world! The two new releases by...
Interview with Douglas Hopkins Part II: Perfumery As A Labor Of Love - {Passion for Perfume - Portrait}
(Continued from Part I of the Interview - please take a cup of tea and enjoy the second part!).Douglas Hopkins: The story my new friend revealed over the course of many months -- she came to trust my...
Nice-Smelling Cigarettes Are Still, Nay, Even More Dangerous For Your Health {The 5th Sense in the News}
Cartoon © Chris Madden We don't know if the new patent called "LSS - Less Smoke Smell" that the third largest tobacco corporation in the world, Japan Tobacco International wants to apply for would be really effective - cigarettes reek...
Basil, Pear, & Grapefruit by Marc Jacobs (2008) {New Fragrances}
Marc Jacobs has been steadily adding new scents to his collection of giant splash bottles that immediately evoke an era in which colognes were to be found in the bathroom as indispensable hygienic waters and liberally applied. Although these...
Tocca Holiday Mimosa Candle {Perfume Short (Review)} {Holiday Shopping Idea - $50 or Less] {New Fragrance}
Tocca released a new limited edition scented candle for the Holiday Season called Holiday Cortina Mimosa Candela. Unlike the name of the scent itself seems to suggest but better illustrated by the Champagne glasses decorating the glass container, the...
L'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme INTENSE Contest: A Bottle or 2 A Day To Win Til Jan 31, 2008 {Fragrance News}
OsMoz is organizing a giveaway contest that started on Dec 6, 2007 and will run until January 31, 2008. The contest is entitled, "Discover Issey Miyake’s New Fragrance, Eau d’Issey pour Homme INTENSE". Each day, depending on the period...
Fragrance Consumers' Habits on the Eve of Christmas {The 5th Sense in the News}
Perfume remains the gift of choice during the Holiday season and women are the biggest buyers. According to the NPD Group, which is quoted in an article in the Los Angeles Times,"More than Valentine's Day and Mother's Day combined,...
Une Histoire de Chypre by Molinard & Aedes de Venustas (2007) {New Fragrance}
Photo © Aedes de Venustas, Inc. Aedes de Venustas in collaboration with Molinard has launched an exceptional creation called Une Histoire de Chypre (A Chypre Story). The fragrance, based on an old recipe from the 1920s found in the Grassois...
Christmas Fruitcake Anyone? A Monastic Bestseller {Holiday Shopping Idea} {Fragrant Recipe}
The New Camaldoli Hermitage located in Big Sur, California is reputed for baking one of the best brandy-dipped fruitcakes in America and if you listen to the friars talking about it, it is quite frankly the best. They did...
Fleur de Café, Malayan Coco (2007) in the Victoria Collection by Voluspa
Voluspa has released two new scents in its Victoria Collection called Fleur de Café and Malayan Coco. The first one is a blend featuring notes of "African Coffee Flower, spiced Chai Tea, fresh Crème, and chopped Vanilla Bean." Malayan...