Empty pumpkin boxes in Paris waiting to be filled with chocolates. And that's about it as far as pumpkins go. On the other hand, there are loads of fresh winter squashes.Happy Halloween!Photo credit: The Scented Salamander...
October 2009 Archives
My 2009 Halloween Shopping List: Ambiguity {Beauty Notes} {Perfume List}
To help you out make that mad dash to the beauty and perfume counters for Halloween 09, here is what I think will help you prep in the most ghoulish yet stylish way and usher in The Moooood.Also, bonus, see...
Parfumerie Generale Papyrus de Ciane (2010) {New Perfume}
Parfumerie Générale will launch a new perfume called Papyrus de Ciane in February 2010. The scent is said to be a woodsy green fragrance. Perfume history buffs will appreciate the finer points of the composition as it is said to...
Vera Wang Glam Princess: Fronted by Zoe Kravitz (2009) {New Perfume} {Celebrity Fragrance}
The ink on the packaging of Vera Wang Rock Princess has seldom dried, and my written thoughts on it have not quite gelled (it's good, but how good is it?), that it has now been announced that a new princess...
Balenciaga Paris Eau de Parfum (2010): Fronted by Charlotte Gainsbourg {New Perfume} {Celebrity Fragrance} {Sniffing Suggestions}
As announced earlier, Balenciaga have decided to revive their perfume label reportedly left fallow for some 15 to 20 years (they might be thinking of their more classic feminines with either Rumba (1988) or Talisman (1994) as representing the cut-off...
Rochas Have a New Website, with Notes on Madame Rochas & Femme Concentrations {Fragrance News}
Rochas have finally set up their new website at Rochas.com showcasing their perfume collections. The design pays homage to the signature Rochas lace that appeared on the perfume packaging of Femme. The contents feature the commentary of in-house perfumer Jean-Michel...
Win a Set of 3 Filles des Iles Perfume Oils {Contests & Giveaways}
I just spotted and got ahold of a set of adorable roller-balls for 3 of the Filles des Iles Paris (Island Girls) perfumes now available in cigarette packs. The perfume oils are all variations on the tropical floral theme and...
Marilyn Miglin Fo-Ti-Tieng: A Different Kind of Green {Perfume Review}
I have been eager to try the perfume named Fo-Ti-Tieng by Marilyn Miglin for the longest of times (in the very fast internet age) but was able to procure it only recently. Life. The buzz it has created in HSN...
Hypnotize-Lancome-with-your-Fashion-Sense Contest: Win a Bottle of Hypnose Senses Signed by Daria Werbowy + a Gift Card
Blushing by heylittlerichgirl featuring LipsyFrom the Lancôme press release,This contest hosted by Polyvore.com "...celebrates the launch of Hypnôse Senses (see my review), our sexy new fragrance. Create a layout that illustrates your sense of style and we'll pick the...
Scented Quote of the Day, from a 13th Century French Poem:
Le livre des propriétés des choses de Barthélémy l'Anglais, XVème siècleThe orchard was as beautiful as one could wish for:In it all sorts of plants were growingthat I would be most incapable of naming to you;but I can tell...
Preview of the New Creed Boutique in Manhattan {Perfume Movies & Adverts}
Here is a sneak peek at the new Creed boutique to open in New York City in December 2009. The store is located at 794 Madison Avenue in Manhattan. Via press release...
Etat Libre d'Orange will Release Tilda Swinton & Josephine Baker Perfumes {Fragrance News}
We have the scoop on exciting celebrity fragrance news from French label Etat Libre d'Orange. As we indicated early on in the process, indie perfume brands have become increasingly interested in the celebrity fragrance market, just like the big dogs,...
The Body Shop Love Etc. (2009): Milky Fruity-Floral with a Mint or Fir Twist {Perfume Review}
What the US website of The Body Shop says,"If you love being enveloped in a captivating fragrance which inspires you, you will love this fragrance with its sensuous union of iconic feminine jasmine, with indulgent notes of vanilla, sandalwood and...
Improve Health & Winter Skin with Houseplants Selected by NASA (Beauty & Health Tip of the Day}
Image © CdwheatlyThank god for NASA the beauty literate can exclaim. Imagine the utterly frivolous, at first glance, thinking that one unforeseen upside of space exploration is the diverting of science resources to application in the cosmetics industry. But it...
Fruit Ripening Rack or Winter Tree by Godefroy de Virieu {Shopping Tip}
Do you enjoy the compote-y scent of fruits left to slowly ripe, somewhere, in the kitchen? For those aware of scents, any new, delectable source of olfactory pleasure is to be noted down and potentially improved upon. Especially, you will...