The Thierry Mugler brand which is owned by the Clarins Group will partner with Austrian crystal specialist Swarovski to create a new line of beauty products including a signature perfume, according to Cosmetic News. The collection is dubbed Swarovski Beauty...
March 2008 Archives
More of Amouage in 2008 {Fragrance News} {Bath & Body}
Amouage have launched a new perfume in their Attar collection called Homage. It will be distributed in Europe only but should be up on their international website soon.......
Jean Paul Gaultier Interviewed by L'Express on Beauty & Perfume {Fragrant Reading} {Scented Images & Adverts} {What Celebs Like to Wear}
There is a nice interview with Jean Paul Gaultier in L'Express on the occasion of the launch of his Monsieur line of beauty products, including his first ever - reportedly this is how they present it - Eau de...
Evangeline Lilly to Add Steam to Cool Water Woman {Fragrance News} {Celebrity Perfume}
After Josh Holloway became a spokesmodel for Davidoff Cool Water last year, it is now Lost's co-star Golden Globe-nominated Canadian actress Evangeline Lilly's turn to be the face of Cool Water Woman. She said reflecting upon the fragrance that...
Maître Parfumeur et Gantier Bois de Turquie (2008) {Perfume Review & Musings} {New Fragrance}
Bois de Turquie is the latest composition signed by Jean-Paul Millet Lage, the owner of Maître Parfumeur et Gantier. It is the first fragrance by the house since 1989 to be explicitly marketed as an unisex perfume - not...
Juicy Crittoure Commercial: How To Implant a New Beauty Concept {Scented Images & Perfume Adverts}
The Juicy Couture commercial for their line of dog-pampering products, Juicy Crittoure, is quite long ( 2:16 mn). Is it because they need to take extra time for the idea to sink in the minds of the population?Of course, the...
The Scented Salamander's 2nd Anniversary - Nomination for the Glam Awards in Beauty {Fragrance News}
Coty Emeraude - 1965 advert "For litte girls [and little boys] who have been good all year" (TSS collection) Dear Readers,Today is The Scented Salamander's 2nd anniversary! Since the beginning of this site, millions of visitors have showed interest...
Creed Love in Black & Tom Ford White Patchouli {New Perfumes} {Fragrance News}
According to the March 2008 issue of Wallpaper (print edition), the house of Creed will release a sequel to Love in White called Love in Black. The perfume is still in its development stages and involves Erwin Creed as...
Kylie Minogue Showtime (2008) {New Perfume} {Celebrity Fragrance}
Singer Kylie Minogue after introducing Darling (2006) to popular success especially in the UK and a limited edition Sweet Darling (2007) launched her new Showtime at the end of February 2008. The perfume was composed by Vincent Schaller of...
David Beckham Instinct After Dark (2008) {New Fragrance} {Celebrity Perfume} {Men's Cologne}
Coty will release a new limited edition fragrance as part of the David Beckham Instinct franchise inaugurated in 2005. The new scent is called Instinct After Dark,"Intinct After Dark, according to various report, opens with sparkling, tangy-fresh citrus notes...
Estee Lauder Pure White Linen Light Breeze (2008): Reflections on Clean {Perfume Review} {Scented Thoughts} {Notebook: Fresh & Clean}
Pure White Linen Light Breeze inscribes itself in the direct genealogy of White Linen (1978), which had a Breeze version as early as 1996 and was adapted to contemporary tastes with Pure White Linen in 2006. Like each year,...
Interview with Perfumer Egon Oelkers - Biehl Parfumkunstwerke {Passion for Perfume - Portrait}
In this informative in-house interview conducted by biehl. parfumkunstwerke, we learn about the process of creation of the house's perfumes in the words of Egon Oelkers. He is also a senior perfumer at Symrise and head of their new...
Biehl Parfumkunstwerke: "Perfume Art. Nothing Else" {Spotlight on a Brand}
biehl. parfumkunstwerke is a cosmopolitan German Hamburg-based perfume house with roots in New York city which was created last year by veteran fragrance developer Thorsten Biehl who is also the son of perfumer Henning Biehl. The motto of the...
Pucci Vivara: New Roll-On Packaging {Fragrance News}
Emilio Pucci released a 10 ml purse roll-on for Vivara (2007). The packaging was created by designer Helle Damkjaer who also conceived the original bottle for the perfume. The perfume is now carried by a light gel with polymers...
Juicy Couture Dirty English Advert {Scented Images & Perfume Adverts}
Nice ad for the latest Juicy Couture jus, Dirty English (Musky English). It is grungy (paper looks a little like butcher's oily wrapping paper), vintage tattoo-ish, a bit punk (the hair) and you just can imagine this man sitting next...