The latest perfume by Eau d'Italie, Magnolia Romana, is a light, airy, elegant, polished magnolia composition in which both crisp green facets and ivory-like creamy accents unfold. A clean and sensual musk accord supported by transparent ozonic notes mimicking...
April 2008 Archives
In-House Perfumer for L'Artisan Parfumeur; Perfume Blogs in the French Press {Fragrance News}
Cosmétique Mag announced that L'Artisan Parfumeur have made the novel move of recruiting an in-house perfumer, like Jean-Michel Duriez for Jean Patou, Richard Fraysse for Caron, or Jean-Claude Ellena for Hermès. Perfumers who are exclusively employed by a fragrance...
Parfums de Nicolaï Eau Turquoise (2008) {New Perfume}
Parfums de Nicolaï are introducing a new perfume for summer of 2008 titled Eau Turquoise. It is part of the Eaux Fraîches collection which already comprises Eau d'Eté, Fig Tea, Vie de Château, and Eau Exotique........
The Perfume of the Belle Epoque: A Spectacle Dedicated to Olfaction {Scented Paths & Fragrant Addresses} Scented Quote of the Day from Theodore Child:
On April 19, 2008, at 20: 30 pm a show entitled Il Profumo della Belle Epoque will take place in Rome, Italy. It is dedicated to recapturing the olfactory atmosphere of the Belle Epoque as experienced by spectators sitting...
Bond No. 9 Swarovski Stars for Mother's Day {Fragrance News - New Flacons}
Bond No. 9 will release bejeweled perfume bottles for Mother's Day for three scents from their catalog: Bryant Park, Bleecker Street, and Nuits de Noho. The flacons rutilate thanks to thousands of Swarovski crystals covering them "like a second...
Familia Zuccardi Malbec Cologne (2008): An Argentinian Wine Perfume {New Fragrance}
Malbec grapes Familia Zuccardi, an Argentinian winery located on the outskirts of the city of Mendoza, 1000 kms to the West of Buenos Aires have launched a new debut masculine fragrance based on the aromas of Malbec or Malbeck wine,...
Dolce & Gabbana The One for Men (2008) {Perfume Review} {New Fragrance} {Men's Cologne}
The latest Dolce & Gabbana The One for Men is said by Gabbana to be an all-man's perfume, "I wanted to create a real man's fragrance" and the designer according to WWD emphasized the word "uomo" in the conversation....
Miller Harris Le Petit Grain (2008): A Family Perfume {New Fragrance}
Miller Harris will launch a new Eau de Parfum in the Nouvelle Edition Collection on May 12th 2008 called Le Petit Grain. It is perfumer Lyn Harris' own interpretation of the classic genre of the Eau de Cologne whose...
Virgin Le Cuir (2008): Smelling Like You Travel Premium {New Fragrance}
When news reached us that leather goods company Coach were going to release their first fragrance, in September of 2006, we remember making the comment that it would be interesting and unexpected at the same time to see them...
Ted Lapidus Altamir (2008): The Trail of Orange Blossom {New Fragrance} {Men's Cologne}
Fashion design brand Ted Lapidus has released a new masculine perfume called Altamir. The scent is described as an oriental featuring a delicate yet intense note of orange blossom further encased in an orange-y accord. Last year, Jean Paul...
How To Tell Your Boss She/He Wears Too Much Perfume? {The 5th Sense in the News}
Smells funny For people who follow the fragranced world news, it has become more and more apparent that public-display-of-perfume-affection has become a commonplace issue these days, especially so it seems in North America. This is an interesting paradox as one...
Balmain Ambre Gris (2008) {Perfume Review} {New Fragrance} {Scented Thoughts}
Fragrance Review of Balmain Ambergris The Smell of Natural Gray Amber or Ambergris {Scented Thoughts}Ambergris is an organic animalic material excreted by sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus). This substance in its natural state or near-natural state, i.e., as an infusion, on...
Parfums Lucien Lelong {Spotlight on a Brand} {Shopping Tip}
You may be looking for alternate perfume brands and be part of a group of perfume lovers that deplore the vanishing of vintage-styled fragrances with their femme-fatale angle. Here is a shopping suggestion: go visit the Parfums Lucien Lelong...
New Annick Goutal Lingerie Collection {Beauty Notes}
Petite Chérie corset Perfume house Annick Goutal, seeking a diversification of its activities and feeling the affinities that exist between fragrance and lingerie through a similar focus on skin, has introduced a lingerie collection divided into four different sub-sets each...
Perfume Expo America, May 12-14 2008: More Info {Scented Paths & Fragrant Addresses}
Bernard Pommier, the organizer of the beauty and perfume event to take place in New York City, Perfume Expo America, has released the information that 80 % of the available exhibit space has been sold and that slots are...