Gris coulée de Loire à la trace ocre by Olivier Debré, 1987 The Hermessence collection, which now includes Brin de Réglisse (it becomes lit. "strand of licorice" without the "un" at the beginning), is the most exclusive of the...
December 2007 Archives
Update on Interview with Douglas Hopkins & What's to Come
Dear Readers,Part II of our interview with Douglas Hopkins is postponed until Tuesday Dec 18, next week. We've asked him further questions and he will take the time to answer them more thoroughly. But the patient ones will be rewarded...
Presidential Candidate Lures In Voters with Great Korea Perfume {The 5th Sense in the News}
The Great Korea perfume is leading Lee Myung Bak to victory; the flacon may not look too fancy but the juice itself has reportedly been made to feel irresistible. Photo Dec 12, 2007 © Reuters/Jo Yong-Hak In Korea, presidential front-runner...
John Varvatos Eau de Parfum for Women (2008) {New Fragrance}
Designer of mainly men's wear John Varvatos has announced a 2008 perfume launch that is a first for the brand, a women's fragrance simply called John Varvatos Eau de Parfum. It comes after a debut fragrance in 2004, John...
Bois Contre Soi by Senke (2007) {New Fragrance & House}
Senke is a brand new cosmetics and perfume brand founded by Priska Sarraméa, a beauty industry veteran who has worked for Gucci, Carolina Herrera, and Escada in the past. Senke is inspired by the ethical preoccupations derived from the...
Estée Lauder Friday Special - Today Only {Shopping Tip}
With any Estée Lauder $25.00 purchase you get free shipping and four free samples today. Lasts through 11.59 pm. Enter code FRIDAY at checkout. Special rate on expedited shipping....
Interview with Douglas Hopkins of DH & Co - Part I: The Story of Prastara & a Fashion Photographer Turned Fragrance Developer {Passion for Perfume - Portrait} {Celebrity Fragrance}
If you are an amateur of historical perfumes, you are bound to have happened on Prastara Royal, a perfume based on a recipe created by a chemist to Louis XIV, as the tradition recalls, and now faithfully re-created by...
Skarb by Humiecki & Graef (2007): How Men Cry - Part I {Perfume Review & Musings} {Scented Thoughts} {New Fragrance} {Men's Cologne}
Daniel Craig by Sam Taylor-Wood in Men Crying Skarb means "treasure" in Polish; it is the name of the first fragrance put out by the niche perfume brand Humiecki and Graef, named after the two grandmothers of founders Sebastian Fischenich...
Tsi-La Organics Collection {Perfume Reviews in a Nutshell} {Holiday Shopping Ideas - $75 or Less} {Green Products}
Tsi-La Organics have put out a collection of 4 fragrances comprising Kesu, Ilang Ilang, Kizes and Fleur Sauvage in a set including 4 ml flacons. After having tested several of their offerings we can say that the scents are...
Maxim's de Paris Candles with Customizable Calligraphy at Bergdorf Goodman Dec 15 {Holiday Shopping Ideas - $50 or Less}
Maxim's scented candles illustrated with Sem's Belle Epoque caricatures can now be customized with a calligraphy to personalize your gift,"Come and visit us this Saturday, December 15th - from 12 - 6pm at Bergdorf Goodman's Beauty Level to have your candle personalized -...
Pyxis, Nenufar, Ankh by Scents Of Time: Towards An Archaeology of Perfume {New Fragrances}
David Pybus, the well-known co-author with Charles Sell of The Chemistry of Fragrances and also author of Kodo The Way of Incense as well as Transports of Delight launched a new brand of perfumes titled Scents of Time. It...
Paris Hilton Goes To Dadeland {Scented Images} {Scented Thoughts}
Paris Hilton in Dadeland Mall, Dec 6, 2007©Vespa/Wireimage.com - Do not download without Wireimage's consent If one has had the good fortune of getting an advance copy of the upcoming book by Chandler Burr entitled The Perfect Scent (release date,...
Louve by Serge Lutens (2007) {Perfume Review & Musings} {New Fragrance}
The she-wolf... imagination carries reality away....who inhabits this name? Where do wolves live? At the Louvre! The she-wolf is heraldic. It resides on top of a mountain in a snow castle A legend of the beginnings of time...a perfume?...
Guinness World Record Names Clive Christian No1 Most Expensive Perfume In The World {Fragrance News}
© Shawn Ehlers/Wireimage.com - Do not download without Wireimage's consent The Guinness World Record for the title of most expensive fragrance in the world was attributed to the limited edition of No 1 called Imperial Majesty by designer Clive Christian....
Louve by Serge Lutens Elected Scent of the Year 2007 by the Committee on Russian Perfumery {Fragrance News}
© Parfums Serge Lutens The Committee on Russian Perfumery has awarded Louve by Serge Lutens the distinction of being Scent of the Year 2007 in the category best niche perfume of 2007,From the press release in French, with the names...