14 Safe, Fool-Proof Fragrances For Mother's Day - May 11th 2008! These are fragrances we recommend as potential gifts for Mother's Day (or if you are looking for a safe present on other occasions) when you have no idea...
April 2008 Archives
Kenzo Vintage (2008): The Scent of the Seventies (2008) {New Fragrance}
Kenzo will launch a unisex fragrance in June of 2008 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the fashion label. It is called Vintage and was created with the idea of capturing some of the spirit of the seventies, the...
Nivea Whitening Range for the Asian Men Market: Fairer Than Thou {Beauty Notes} (Grooming}
Nivea Whitening products for men for the Thai market Nivea, owned by Beirsdorf, is continuing to expand its distribution of Nivea Whitening products for Men in Asia due to the success of the line. They just launched NIVEA FOR...
Lolita Lempicka Fleur Défendue - Forbidden Flower (2008) {Perfume Review}
Lolita Lempicka like every self-respecting successful fragrance brand puts out limited editions as the occasion arises. This is our first experience with one of their flanker editions to the original Lolita Lempicka (1997), which was a re-take on Angel...
Esteban Cuir, Patchouli (2008) {New Fragrances}
Esteban Parfums have added a number of new fragrances to their collections. Today, we are calingl attention to two new compositions in the Collection Les Matières devoted to the showcasing of a specific raw material. The new additions are...
Fragonard Belle de Soleil (2008) {New Perfume}
Fragonard perfumery have introduced a new fragrance for the summer called Belle de Soleil (Sun Beauty). The Eau de Toilette is a white floral scent which offers a classic composition.......
Bath & Body Works Hello Sugar! (2008) {New Fragrance}
When life throws you lemons, just splash on some sexy Hello Sugar! This is the new scent by Bath & Body Works. It appears to be a sugary lemon concoction in the vein of the Fresh fragrances, but much...
Guerlain Jasmin (1924/1928) {Perfume Review}
Guerlain Jasmin ca. 1928 Lalique glass from Ragoarts With the summer approaching, my nose has become, for some reason, curious of three notes in perfumery: jasmine for its solar opulence and at the other end of the light spectrum, anise and...
Scented Quote of the Day from Ashton Kutcher:
Here are some words of wisdom from actor Ashton Kutcher about perfume-wearing etiquette on his "woman", i.e., Demi Moore. Take it from a guy:"If I can smell the perfume and we are not making out, then she is wearing...
Dior Escale à Portofino (2008) {New Fragrance - New Line}
"Une essence. Un voyage" Dior created a new collection of fragrances illustrating a summery cruise theme and plans to launch a new fragrance each year. The first one to be launched in May of 2008 is called Escale à Portofino...
Acqua di Biella Cashmere Twill in Le Vie della Lana Collection (2008) {New Fragrance - New Line}
Acqua di Biella, established in 1871, have introduced a new and even novel line of perfumes including bath and beauty products inspired by wool called Le Vie della Lana (The Ways of the Wool). The first fragrance to appear...
Les Parfums de Rosine Zéphir de Rose (2008) {New Fragrance}
Les Parfums de Rosine have launched their latest creation, Zéphir de Rose (Rose Zephyr), based on a rose and anise accord, "an English rose emanating an anise fragrance." It was composed by perfumer François Robert who de facto officiates as...
The Smell of Old Lady Perfume (2008) {Fragrant Reading}
We know that many perfumistas will appreciate and savor the fact that an upcoming debut novel by Claudia Guadalupe Martinez bears as title the commonly bandied about disparaging expressions "old lady perfume" and "old lady smell" put together in...
DKNY Red Delicious Charmingly Delicious & Be Delicious Charmingly Delicious (2008) {New Fragrances}
Donna Karan New York offers two new limited-edition flankers in the Delicious series for this summer. Red Delicious Charmingly Delicious and Be Delicious Charmingly Delicious respectively described as a floral oriental and a fresh citrus.........
Yves Rocher Ode à L'Amour Passionnément! (2008) {New Perfume}
Yves Rocher has released a new special edition fragrance called Ode A L'Amour Passionnément! (Ode to love Passionately). It is part of the Ode series.........