Brooks Brothers will launch a new duo of perfumes this Saturday September 12th 2009 called Black Fleece for Men (EDT) and for Women (EDP). If you thought that the brand was trying to be more democratic and issuing a recession-themed...
September 2009 Archives
Mary Katrantzou Fall/Winter 2009/10: Perfume-Bottle-Themed Dresses {Fashion Notes}
Designer Mary Katrantzou who is already well-known for her bold, graphic design applied to textile chose famous perfume bottles as sources of inspiration for her Fall/Winter 2009/10 collection. The tag line is Coco Chanel's oft-quoted pearls of wisdom, "A woman...
WienerBlut Klubwasser (2009): Extinct or Time-Warp Fougere {Perfume Review}
The Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1900Klubwasser by WienerBlut is said to be an evocation of turn-of-the-century Vienna (see also Q & A with founder Alexander Lauber) but it could be just as well an evocation of a long-forgotten yet...
The Body Shop Love Etc... (2009) {New Perfume}
The Body Shop will release a new fragrance this fall called Love Etc... inspired like some of their recent beauty products by ethical concerns and social projects. The scent was created by perfumer Dominique Ropion working together with the in-house...
Poo-Pourri Before-You-Go Bathroom Sprays: Poo-Pourri Original, Royal Flush, heavenSCENT, No2 & the latest, Organic Nature's Call {Spotlight on a Brand} {New Perfume}
Poo-Pourri is a quirky -- well, maybe not so quirky since their products seem to correspond to a profound need and to tap into an emotional well -- deodorizer label that specializes in attacking those odors that are commonly thought...
Dior will Release a New Eau-de-Parfum Twist on Diorissimo (2009) {New Perfume}
One of the big perfume news this fall is that Dior is going to release an Eau-de-Parfum version of the classic Diorissimo created by Edmond Roudnitska in 1956. The composition has experienced the vagaries of existence by undergoing a series...
TV Commercial of Helena Rubinstein Wanted with Demi Moore {Perfume Images & Ads}
Wanted, the new fragrance by Helena Rubisntein was launched this summer after a quarter of a century hiatus since Barynia (1985). We'll have occasion to go back to it. For now, you can discover actress Demi Moore, who is already...
Jessica Simpson Fancy Love (2009) {New Perfume} {Celebrity Fragrance}
After launching Fancy, her first full-blown signature scent, Jessica Simpson is now adding a second, more luminous and radiant perfume to her range with Fancy Love. The tag line is "The timeless fragrance of falling in love." The jus was...
All The Perfumes by Maison Francis Kurkdjian: A Diverse, Creative Catalog: Aqua Universalis, Les Colognes, Lumiere Noire, APOM, Les Bulles d'Agathe... {New Fragrances}
We have the skinny on the complete catalog of fragrances of the new Parisian perfume house established by nose Francis Kurkdjian baptized Maison Francis Kurkdjian. The flagship store opened yesterday 5, rue d'Alger, 75001 Paris. But first, here is...
Parfums de Nicolai Patchouli Homme (2009): More News {New Perfume} {Men's Cologne}
Parfums de Nicolaï introduced their new masculine fragrance called Patchouli Homme yesterday. You can read an earlier teaser about the cologne here. Patchouli Homme is based on a patchouli-rose accord and is launched with the tag line "Roses for men,...
D&G Anthology Welcomes 11 La Force (2009) {New Perfume}
The D & G Anthology perfume collection which was launched this summer under the younger label of Dolce & Gabbana offers scents that are each illustrative of a tarot card. So far the launch comprised an initial quintet with 1...
Prada L'Eau Ambrée (2009): Refined Amber {Perfume Short (Review)}
Notes: mandarin and lemon essences from Italy, May rose absolute, gardenia jasminoide, amber, patchouli leaves from Indonesia, vanilla, opoponax from Somalia.As its name seems to indicate L'Eau Ambrée by Prada (Ambery Water) could a priori be thought of as...
Serge Lutens Fille En Aiguilles (2009): Medicine Mandala with a Sense of Humor - or Enlightenment Not Guaranteed {Perfume Review}
Opening a flacon of a new perfume by French artist and aesthete Serge Lutens always holds the promise of standing as another worthy episode in the olfactory adventure that he has been able to create since his debut scent...