While on the topic of Fahrenheit, here is the new travel packaging for Fahrenheit 32 made to resist shocks during traveling.....as well as outbursts of rage where you throw a perfume bottle at your lover. It looks very armored. A...
May 2008 Archives
Dior International Fahrenheit Photo Competition {Fragrance News}
Dior is organizing an international contest in partnership with Leica to invite people to interpret the values and universes of fragrances Fahrenheit and Fahrenheit 32 in digital photographies following 4 distinct themes: 1) The Imaginary Voyage 2) Wide Open...
Perfumers' Gardens {The 5th Sense in the News}
A corner in Serge Lutens' garden in Marrakech The Guerlains, Edmond Roudnitska are famous for having drawn constant inspiration from private gardens they cultivated and spent time in daily. To follow the development of the scents of flowers at different...
Vintage 55 Aroma Therapy T-Shirts {Fragrant Shopping}
Italian brand Vintage 55 has introduced a special edition Aroma Therapy collection of scented T-shirts. These are packaged in glass jars with an aromatic sachet in them that enables the tees to refresh their scents after each washing although...
A Perfumery in the Burren {The 5th Sense in the News}
Poulnabrone Dolmen, County Clare, the Burren by elsa 11 The Irish Independent has a paper on small independent perfumer Sadie Chowen-Doyle owner of the Burren Perfumery in County Clare, in the Burren. Happenstance made her fall in love with the...
Travelogue on Kerala & Un Jardin Après La Mousson {The 5th Sense in the News}
Kerala Monsoon Holidays: "Showers of passion" and "Sometimes it takes water to kindle a fire" in the Sunday supplement of Times of India (Bangalore Edition) via Tamizhan There is a piece in the New York Times about perfumer Jean Claude...
Paris Hilton Can Can Launched in London {Fragrance News}
Can Can by Paris Hilton is now pursuing its career in London, UK. In pure celebrity-fragrance style, the celebrity is a key element of the composition (especially in this case). Paris works the crowd and touts her latest scent...
Kenzo Vintage (2008) {Perfume Review}
Kenzo Vintage is a limited edition unisex fragrance launching this summer to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Kenzo Parfums as well as the arrival of designer Kenzo Takada on the Parisian scene in the Seventies. The perfume thus pays...
Porshe Design The Essence (2008) {New Fragrance} {Men's Cologne}
Porsche Design as the result of a joint effort between Groupe Clarins and the Porsche SE subsidiary will launch a new masculine fragrance in October of 2008 called The Essence. It is reported to have been originally inspired by...
Josh Hartnett to be Face of New Armani Fragrance {Fragrance News} {Celebrity Perfumes}
Actor Josh Hartnett will be the face of the upcoming Armani fragrance for men called Emporio Armani Diamonds pour Homme, to be released this summer according to one US source and in September of 2008 according to a French...
Jean Paul Gaultier Eau de Cologne du Male (2008) {New Fragrance}
This summer of 2008, Jean Paul Gaultier is also being seduced by the garden of the Hesperides. As noted earlier with Dior Escale à Portofino, several brands are offering their own versions of the classic Eau de Cologne this...
Thierry Wasser Named New Guerlain In-House Perfumer {Fragrance News}
In an interesting twist of events, Guerlain have announced that they have hired perfumer Thierry Wasser to be the exclusive in-house nose starting in June for the venerable institution which was established in 1828. This move is part of...
Waterford Lismore (2008) {New Fragrance}
Waterford, the crystal ware brand will introduce a debut fragrance on July 11th 2008 called Lismore. Described as a "sensual-yet-light-hearted melange" and advertised as "The Most Romantic Perfume in the World" it was created by Firmenich.According to the press...
Vera Wang Princess Launched in Germany {Fragrance News}
Image © Wireimage Vera Wang Princess continues to blaze the trail. It entered the German market on April 24th 2008. Designer Vera Wang attended the launch party at the KaDeWe in Berlin........
Dior Escale à Portofino (2008) {Perfume Review & Musings}
The latest Dior Escale à Portofino (Port of Call in Portofino) created by François Demachy presents itself as an unconventional, rethought Eau de Cologne. It clearly borrows its main structural idea from the genre which first came to...