As reported about last March 23, Kate Moss was sighted on a photo shoot in Paris identified as one for Yves Saint Laurent. The buzz started on the internet (blogs) and was confirmed 6 days later by Women's Wear Daily...
May 2009 Archives
Kate Moss's Next Perfume Inspired by Vintage Fashion {Fragrance News} {Celebrity Perfume}
Kate Moss let transpire at a press conference that her next perfume to be introduced in September 2009 is inspired by her love of vintage clothing and accessories......
Spring Notes: Smelling Red Lilies for Several Days {Scented Thoughts}
Some time ago, I had the opportunity to smell red lilies over the course of several days and I became progressively enchanted by their olfactory complexity. Lilies are not spring flowers - so I am taking some liberties here...
What Summer Perfumes Women in New York Wear {Historical Fragrances}
Elle.com has a feature on perfume streetwear conducted in the streets of New York City. LOL at the nod of approval for Princess by Vera Wang from the beauty editor "It's an oldie but a goodie": it was launched in...
Chloe Eau de Parfum by Chloe (2008): Closet Rose Soliflore {Perfume Review} {Rose Notebook}
Chloé Eau de Parfum was launched in 2008 as a successor, in name only, to the original Chloé from 1975, a tuberose-laden soliflore perfume with an immense if not for some an overbearing presence to outwit Fracas created under...
Sunscreen Q & A with Dermatologist Dr. Neal Schultz from NYC {Beauty Notes}
OK, here is the sunscreen Q & A I mentioned earlier on. Can adults use sunscreens for kids? (Kiehl's has a new one coming out) and why or why not? Of course yes....separation for adults and kids is marketing and...
The Roses of Wyck: Old Rose Symposium May 30, 2009 {The 5th Sense in the News}
There is a lovely article in the Philadelphia Enquirer about ancient roses found in the garden of Wyck House in Germantown. The house and its garden are filled with history having harbored 9 generations of the same family since the...
Jo Malone Vanilla & Anise (2009) {New Perfume}
Jo Malone will offer a new pairing of scents with Vanilla & Anise in their library of fragrances that I like to compare to a naturalist's butterfly collection. It is scheduled for a September 2009 release. The perfume is described...
Calvin Klein CK Free (2009) {New Perfume} {Men's Cologne}
Added: Perfume Review of CK Free for MenCalvin Klein will launch a new men's perfume in September 2009 called CK Free. The scent is meant to rally a lot of people looking for the same thing, or rather escaping from...
DIY Shiny Salon Hair
La Tresse by Gerald Leslie Brockhurst, 1926Someone was asking me what kind of tips one could use at home to get the kind of great glamorous hair that result from a hair-salon session. I promised that person to ask a...
Paris Hilton Holding Her FiFi Award & Siren {Perfume Images} {Celebrity Fragrance}
As announced previously, Paris Hilton was the recipient of the FiFi award for Celebrity Perfume of the Year. She entirely deserves this award and absolutely not for the contents of the bottles she sells of course but because of the...
Britney Spears's Faux Gay Perfume Ad for Mo {Fragrance News - Perfume Images}
After the authentically faux Louis Vuitton perfume ad that was circulated some time ago, we now have the official faux and authorized fragrance ad for Mo by Britney Spears. The singer recorded a TV ad for theNewNowNext awards to pay...
Blog Nuts & Bolts - We're on Twitter {Ask Marie-Helene}
Dear Readers,We wanted to call your attention to the fact that you can get updated on what's happening on the blogs on the mimifroufrou.com site via Twitter. The perfume blog can be followed on www.twitter.com/scentsalamander and the beauty blog on...
Neotantric Fragrances: 6 Campy Ways to Practice Tantra (2009) {New Fragrances - New Line}
Neotantric Fragrances is a new Stockholm-based Swedish line of perfumes owned by Jesper Rönnbäck loosely inspired by the philosophy of Tantra and definitely by camp. The brand obviously does not take itself seriously enough to write philosophical treatises on the...
Scent Opera Green Aria: More Reading {The 5th Sense in the News}
Noses and Ears Etc: Two Profile, One Nose & Turban by John BaldessariAs previously announced, a modern form of olfactory spectacle is being developed with the upcoming Scent Opera Green Aria. There have already been various types of smell-o-visions, numerous...