The advertising campaign for the new Parisienne scent by Yves Saint Laurent fronted by Kate Moss promises to make a splash on our screens. Here is part 2 of the unveiling: Coming Soon Parisienne. The electric guitar and the leather...
August 2009 Archives
Amber in your Hair: Philip B Russian Imperial Amber Shampoo, Lulu Organics Patchouli & Amber, MiEssence Protect Hair Repair {Beauty Notes - Hair}
Fall is right around the corner and with it starts cravings for deep, rich, warm... mmm, comforting scents. Obviously I am daydreaming aloud. Amber is one of the choice notes to sport in the autumn season because it is so...
The Making of the Commercial for Guerlain Idylle
Actress Nora Arzeneder is directed by Paolo Roversi in the TV commercial for the upcoming Idylle by Guerlain. The musical score is hyper classic but admittedly effective with the choice of Singing in the Rain to illustrate the theme of...
Keira Knightley Plays The Night Porter for Chanel Coco Mademoiselle
The new Coco Mademoiselle by Chanel advert has been unveiled. It features a topless Keira Knightley which looks like she is playing a sleek and sophisticated version of the much more sulfurous and pathological character of Lucia Atherton in The...
Your Chance to Win 2 Contests with Michael Kors Very Hollywood {Fragrance News}
Noah Mills and Carmen Kass in the Mario Testino commercial. Voice-over is by Lauren Hutton.Leading up to the September launch of Very Hollywood by Michael Kors, a gardenia scent, the brand has set up a website to let you explore...
Yves Saint Laurent Parisienne (2009): Blue-Mauve Rose {Perfume Review}
The bottle is very pretty, like a feminine flask with an antique flair, one that could have almost belonged to Marie-Antoinette. It has a nice heft; the facets of the faceted glass bottle is more harmonious to my eye in...
Donna Karan Cashmere Mist Luxe Edition (2009): Better, Deeper {New Perfume}
Donna Karan will launch a new, "enhanced" luxurious edition of the American classic, Cashmere Mist. The perfume was created 15 years ago by popular demand and is directly inspired by the scent of Donna Karan's bath and body line at...
Bath & Body Works Ile de Tahiti Coconut Vanille & Tiare Flower (2009): Beachy Breeze & Fancy Molecules {New Perfumes}
Bath & Body Works are extremely prolific and they are right to be so because the whole idea behind their lines is to play with scents and products without thinking too hard about your finances. From the brand come two...
Bath & Body Works American Grown Collection (2009) {New Bath & Body}
Bath & Body Works have released a new collection of shower gels and hand soaps in five different scents inspired by iconic geographic locations in the States. The scents are called Napa Grape, Montana Sky, Washington Apple, Savannah Mint, and...
Fresh Black Tea Age-Delay Eye Cream (2009) {Beauty Notes} {New Beauty Product}
Fresh has introduced a new eye treatment cream called Black Tea Age-Delay Eye Cream (Crème Contour des Yeux Thé Noir). It comes after the award-winning Black Tea Instant Perfecting Mask and Black Tea Age-Delay Cream with collagen boosting lychee. The...
Rubino Cosmetics Cosmo (2009): Inspired by Cuba {New Perfume}
After Shock comes Cosmo, another perfume by Italian cosmetics brand Rubino Cosmetics whose star ingredient is precious ruby dust. Cosmo is said to be inspired by Cuba. I cannot resist the temptation of drawing a parallel with Guerlain Homme inspired...
Prada L'Eau Ambrée (2009): Prada Amber Library Expands {New Perfume}
The new perfume ad for L'Eau Ambrée This fall, Prada will add a new feminine amber fragrance to its library of ambery scents which started with Prada in 2004. L'Eau Ambrée (lit. Ambery Water) is the new one to...
Scented Quote of the Day, from Colette: On Peonies
"Here they are, they've come, those peonies you say smell like a rose, themselves the forerunners of the earliest rose. Give them plenty of water, these gorgeous corollas, which indeed have something of the rose about them, something, but not...
Boss Orange the Ad & Making-Of with Sienna Miller
The commercial for the new fragrance Orange by Boss taps into the British youth culture vibe of the 1960s. The song is Drive My Car by the Beatles sung here by The Hot Rats. The bottle is really nice, different...
Again, the Anti-Perfume Naysayers have their Say
Well, it's not because we love perfume that we will stifle the voices of those that cannot stand it. In a new edition of why perfume sucketh in public space, you have two pieces on how perfume mingles badly with...