This perfume commercial features the latest spokesperson for Angel by Thierry Mugler, actress Naomi Watts. I was reminded to post about it upon seeing the commercial story board for Black Star by Avril Lavigne (please see next post)....
March 2009 Archives
Baxter of California Bravado 2 & Bravado 3 (2009) {New Fragrances} {Men's Colognes} {Scented Quote of the Day}
American men's grooming company Baxter of California will introduce two new scents from mid-April 2009 inspired in name only by the original Bravado cologne launched in the early 1970s. In fact, the new owner Jean-Pierre Mastey knew he didn't want...
Paris Hilton Named Celebrity of the Year by The Fragrance Foundation {Fragrance News}
Paris Hilton at her birthday bash on March 8, 2009 at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NevadaParis Hilton, the celebrity that everyone loves to hate, has been picked as the Celebrity of the Year by The...
Estee Lauder Pleasures Splash Collection (2009) {New Fragrances}
Estée Lauder is going to launch a collection of three cooling splashes this spring based on Pleasures, from April 2009 (both in the US and Europe). The trio is described as,"Three all-over body splashes inspired by the liveliest notes within...
Avril Lavigne Perfume's Name Unveiled {Celebrity Fragrance}
As previously announced last year, Canadian singer, actress ans stylist Avril Lavigne will release her debut signature fragrance this summer hopping onto the major new wave of celebrity fragrances which was encouraged by Jennifer Lopez from October 2003 with Glow...
Le Labo Balms (2009): New Silicone-Based Perfumes {Fragrance News} {New Packaging}
Le Labo has launched a range of silicone-based perfumes of their library of scents called Balms. They are available at Colette.fr (which has gone web 2.0) in 10 ml basic spray containers in keeping with the spare lab atmosphere of...
Meet with Bond No.9 Founder Laurice Rahme on March 14th 2009 at Saks Fifth Avenue {Scented Paths & Fragrant Addresses}
For those planning to be in New York City on March 14th 2009, you will have an opportunity to meet with Bond No. 9 founder Laurice Rahme on the occasion of the launch of Brooklyn.Bond No. 9 Proudly Announces Brooklyn,...
Serge Lutens Talks About Feminite du Bois & Cedar: An Exclusive Video Interview on the Occasion of the 16th Anniversary of a Modern Classic {Passion for Perfume - Portrait}
Serge Lutens is nothing if not passionate about his conception of perfumery. Hear him talk about his first encounter with the fascinating raw material of cedar in Morocco and how it became a key note in the modern classic Féminité...
Guerlain Heritage Case {New Perfume Bottles}
For its 180th anniversary in 2008 Guerlain issued a luxurious leather coffret called the Guerlain Heritage Case containing a collection of 18 of the house's fragrances best representing its perfume history since 1828. Only 205 copies were made. The labels...
Annika Sorenstam Annika (2009): Sneak Peek for Golf Fans {New Fragrance} {Celebrity Perfume}
Golf champion and sportswoman Annika Sorenstam has now introduced her signature fragrance simply called Annika, available from www.annikafragrance.com (see earlier announcement for more "historic" details and read about her wine project as well). About the perfume,"Marking the first time a...
Stills from Lettre de Paris by Roger Leenhardt (1945): Les parfums il les faut dans la rue et non dans un jardin longuement désirer... {Scented Images & Perfume Adverts}
Here are 5 stills from the documentary by Roger Leenhardt entitled Lettre de Paris (Letter from Paris) a love letter to Paris shot during the summer of 1945 together with cinematographer Noël Ramettre, a year after the liberation of the...
Yves Saint Laurent La Nuit de L'Homme (2009) {Perfume Review} {New Fragrance} {Celebrity Juice}
La Nuit de L'Homme by Yves Saint Laurent is the latest men's fragrance to be issued by a brand that has shown in the past that it could create some fascinating masculine compositions even and especially when you were not...
Calvin Klein CKIN2U Heat (2009) {New Fragrances}
The Calvin Klein CKIN2U franchise sees the addition of a new her-and-his duo of fragrances this year with CKIN2U Heat, apparently the most sexually explicit CKIN2U to date. When the original duo was launched sex pheromones were flying around in...
Calvin Klein Euphoria Spring Temptation (2009) {New Perfume}
Calvin Klein is introducing a fresh and green floral twist on the 2005 floral oriental Euphoria called Euphoria Spring Temptation. It is a limited-edition flanker for Springtime 09. The tag line is "Let spring reveal your femininity." To mark the...
Valentino EDP & John Galliano EDP Ads: Genealogical Link Spotted {Perfume Images & Adverts}
The newer ad with model Natalia Bulova for Valentino EDP, new this springAs we all know, popular culture thrives on patterns of repetition, and advertising culture is no exception to the rule. Sometimes the similarities between two adverts are willed...