When the movie Perfume came out in 2006 (see our movie review), one knew that Thierry Mugler had been concocting an ambitious project, that of translating Patrick Süskind's narrative into real perfumes created by perfumers Christophe Laudamiel and Christophe Hornetz....
November 2008 Archives
Hors La Monde Lady Shiloh (2008) {New Fragrance}
Niche jewelry and perfume brand Hors Là Monde has launched a new fragrance called Lady Shiloh, following Shiloh and Lo created by Michel Roudnitska. The new composition is by perfumer Fabrice Olivieri who worked "around the idea of the illusion...
Annick Goutal Collection Noel: Repackaging, New Candles, Home Sprays {New Perfumes}
Annick Goutal has launched a limited-edition Collection Noël for the holiday season. New products mix with festively repackaged ones.For the first time, one will be able to scent one's room with the famous Eau d'Hadrien, Parfum Pour La Maison, which...
Yves Rocher Reedition Parfum Antartic, Aztec, Trimaran (2008) {New Perfumes} {Men's Cologne}
Yves Rocher, after releasing a collection of re-editions for women from their archives in 2007, have now turned their attention to discontinued men's scents. This fall three colognes can be found anew on the shelves of the Yves Rocher boutiques*:...
Bath & Body Works Bath Cup Cakes {Bath & Body - New}
Bath & Body Works now have a new series of indulgences for the bath. These cute bath bombs shaped like cupcakes dissolve under running water and make your bathroom smell like a pastry chef's oven.The set ($20) includes six flavorful...
Scented Quote / Anecdote of the Day about Michelle Obama, from Dylan McAfee:
"Dylan McAfee, (...) in second grade at Georgetown Day, met Mrs. Obama last Monday and has been star-struck ever since. "I touched her hand and she smelled like cherries,"......
Precious Pure-Parfums Trend, Fall-Winter 2008 {Trend Alert} {New Perfumes}
Pure perfume extracts are making a comeback this fall and winter 2008 and sometimes where you least expect them to appear. Synonymous with classical luxury traditionally, the extracts this fall and winter 2008 still want to impress you, and so...
Avon Bond Girl 007 (2008) {Perfume Review} {New Fragrance} {Celebrity Fragrance}
Bond Girl 007 is the latest feminine celebrity fragrance by Avon. Fronted by British actress Gemma Aterton, it was released at the same time that the new James Bond movie Quantum of Solace debuted, a film in which she plays...
Mark Ecko To Launch Men's Fragrance in 2009 {Fragrance News}
Youth apparel brand Mark Ecko have announced that they will start venturing in the world of fragrance development with perfumes for both men and women. The first one will be a masculine debuting in the fall of 2009. Their fragrance...
Perfumers Choice Awards Winners & Party Pictures {Fragrance News} {Perfume Images & Adverts}
Photos courtesy of the Society of American PerfumersThis year, the Perfumers Choice Awards 2008 wanted to place their event under the guidance of two inspirational quotes from two women captains of industry to help members of the profession make the...
Scented Quote of the Day, from Sean "Diddy" Combs:
Sean "Diddy" Combs who has a reputation as being a cocky personality is going to fuel further this perception when people read what he had to say regarding his new fragrance I Am King, "When you see Barack Obama, you...
Boots Hug for Her & Hug for Him (2008) {New Perfumes}
Just reading what I have to admit is the very effective (for me) ad copy for the new duo of fragrances by Boots for BBC 2008 Children in Need called Hug for Her (gold) and Hug for Him (silver) makes...
Penhaligon's Elixir (2008) {New Perfume} {Men's Cologne}
Penhaligon's has commissioned a reinterpretation of its classic men's rose fragrance Hammam Bouquet first issued in 1872. For doing so they have turned to none other but to mistress of pale watery effects, vapory H20 and subtle nuances of life...
Carol's Daughter 1st Celebrity Perfume: Mary J Blige My Life (2009) {New Perfume} {Fragrance News} {Celebrity Fragrance}
Following the recent launch of their first fine fragrance composition called Pearls, bath and body brand Carol's Daughter, who might be looking to emulate a brand like Fresh purveyor of both bath and body and fine perfumes, is preparing to...
Comme des Garçons H&M (2008): Niche To Educate The Masses {Perfume Review} {New Fragrance}
This is a fragrance bottle Comme des Garçons just caused some shopping commotion and tremors in Tokyo, a city as much known for its episodic natural earthquakes as for its enduring sense of fashion but this time it was...