Pacifica started their business in 1995 as a candle-making company and later branched out into beauty care. Their scented body butters are very good as we have had already the opportunity to point out, both from the vantage points...
January 2008 Archives
Isabel Derroisné Rose Divine (2006): A Gourmand Rose Au Naturel {Perfume Review} {Smell-The-Roses-Till-Valentine's Day Challenge - Day 3}
Rose Divine was launched by Isabel Derroisné in the summer of 2006. Its perfumer is Céline Ellena, the daughter of Jean-Claude Ellena. She is known for fragrances created under the label of The Different Company, a niche perfume house...
The Politics of Perfume at Davos & Elsewhere In The World {The 5th Sense in the News}
World leaders gathering at the World Economic Forum in Davos summit next week will be subjected collectively, whether they like it or not, to the subtle atmospheric pressures of perfumes diffused in rooms to enhance the spirit of the...
Demeter Be My Valentine, Call Me, Love Me (2008): Say It With Flowers {New Fragrances}
Demeter have launched three new floral fragrances for this Valentine's Day inspired by the spirit of love and once again by American pop culture. Be My Valentine, Call Me, and Love Me are perfume interpretations of the Necco conversation...
Versace Pour Homme (2008): A Return To Simplicity {New Fragrance} {Men's Cologne}
Versace is going to introduce a new cologne called Versace Pour Homme, inspired by a return to Mediterranean roots and Donatella Versace's father. He loved to wear neroli and the scent features this note. Interestingly, Versace is promoting this...
Etat Libre d'Orange Tom of Finland (2008): The New Prudish Gay Scent {New Perfume} {Men's Cologne}
Etat Libre d'Orange is on the verge of launching its new fragrance, Tom of Finland. WWD reports that the Tom of Finland foundation, which commissioned it, requested that it, "does not disturb the odor of men,". The perfumer-composer for...
Penhaligon's Hammam Bouquet (1872): Gentleman With A Rose {Perfume Review} {Historical Fragrance} {Smell-The-Roses-Till-Valentine's Day Challenge - Day 2}
Hammam Bouquet by Penhaligon's is a beautiful, intense rose perfume for men, which offers a primitivist charm, mainly due to the sheer energy unleashed by the otto of rose used in the scent, while being undeniably elegant at the...
L'Occitane Feu D'Orange (2008) + French Perfume Contest {New Fragrance}
L'Occitane is launching a new unisex perfume in February of 2008 called Feu d'Orange (Fire of Oranges) inspired by Sicilian orchards. Notes include Sicilian blood orange, sweet orange, Calabrian tangerine, lemon, vetiver, gaiac, vanilla resin, and incense.The Eau de...
Oscar De La Renta Oscar Fresh Vanilla (2008) {New Fragrance}
Oscar De La Renta, the designer brand owned by Yves Saint Laurent Beauté, will release a new perfume from March 1, 2008 called Oscar Fresh Vanilla. It comes after Oscar Bamboo and Oscar Pink-Lily. "The juice is described as...
Guerlain Spiritueuse Double Vanille (2007): Divine Vanilla {Perfume Review}
Spiritueuse Double Vanille, a limited edition by Guerlain (as of 2016 it's been made part of the permanent collection of L'Art et la Matière), is a dark, liquorishe-y vanilla that has been rendered more animalistic thanks to a significant...
Comme Des Garçons Red Series: Rose (2001): A Hyper-Realistic Rose {Perfume Review} - {Smell-The-Roses-Till-Valentine's Day Challenge - Day 1}
Rose is part of the Red Series by Comme des Garçons and was composed by perfumers Yann Vasnier and Françoise Caron. For those who are interested in the subtleties of authorship in perfumery, one can read about Françoise Caron...
Smell-The-Roses-Till-Valentine's Day Challenge {Fragrance News} {Notebook: Rose}
Note: The Rose Challenge becomes a permanent feature as the Rose Notebook. Dear Readers,We are announcing a challenge for the next few weeks, the Smell-The-Roses-Till-Valentine's Day Challenge. Until Valentine's Day, we will cover a rose scent or edible or rose-related...
Trademark Questions Over The Use Of The Word "Peace" {Fragrance News} Q & A with Laurice Rahme of Bond No.9, Liz Zorn of Liz Zorn Perfumes, & Sarah Horowitz -Thran of Creative Scentualization {Perfume Q & A}
The Scent of Peace by Bond no. 9 was released in March of 2006 The internet is -- we perhaps tend to forget this in our daily practice of it -- a fascinating, revolutionary medium of communication. It is the...
Interview with Francis Kurkdjian in Libération {Fragrant Reading}
There is an interesting interview with Francis Kurkdjian in Libération today. Some of the highlights or news we learn are that he has the ambition of creating his own brand in the future, like Karl Lagerfeld or Phillipe Starck........
Serge Lutens Five O' Clock Au Gingembre (2008) {New Fragrance}
Serge Lutens will release a new perfume in March of 2008 called Five O' Clock Au Gingembre (Five O'Clock, With Ginger). It is said to be a study on the sensation of preciousness, conjuring up the vision of a...