January 2010 Archives
Halle Berry Halle Pure Orchid (2010): More News {New Perfume} {Celebrity Fragrance}
An US Version of Jacques Fath Iris Gris by Legendary Fragrances to Launch this Spring (2010) {New Perfume}
Scented Quote of the Day, from Lauren Conrad:
Fragrance & Flavor Regulatory and Advocacy Bodies Decide to Specialize and Become Or/Or Experts {Fragrance News}
IFRA (International Fragrance Organization) & EFFA (European Flavour and Fragrance Association) as of January 1st, 2010 will be now specializing in fragrance regulations & advocacy and flavor regulations & advocacy respectively. At the EFFA General assembly held on December 2,...
How to Attract Men: Please Don't Wear Any Perfume But Your Own {The 5th Sense in the News}
Couple Kissing Onstage, NYC/Valentino Lookalike at an Audition, Diane Arbus, 1963A research published in Psychological Science shows that men are geared towards grading women's natural scents as most attractive when they are ovulating. It is also an olfactory cue that...
The Last Straw: Could Rose Essence Be Banned By IFRA One Day? {The 5th Sense in the News}
An article in Le Monde dated January 12th, 2010 attempts to gauge the French perfumery professional milieu's positions, or more modestly as it turns out, reactions to the International Fragrance Association's (IFRA) work on listing, regulating and banning health-hazardous ingredients...
Prada Infusion de Fleur d'Oranger at the Musee d'Orsay {Perfume Images & Adverts}
The perfume Infusion de Fleur d'Oranger by Prada, which was created by perfumer Daniela Andrier and launched in 2009 has been made part of an exhibit currently taking place at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris. The exhibition is called Art...
Chanel No5 Retrospective IV + Chanel No19: 2 Paintings by Wang Guangyi {Perfume Images & Adverts}
I have been keeping track of some recent art on Chanel No5. Here is another Chinese example (see ceramics here) of the ease with which this symbol can be displaced and still be recognizable and arguably meaningful to people who...
Stendhal Elixir Noir (2009) {New Perfume}
Stendhal launched a perfume in the fall of 2009 called Elixir Noir. The fragrance is described as a floral oriental and was created by perfumer Emilie Coppermann of Symrise......
Avon Eternal Magic (2010): Fronted by Zoe Saldana {New Perfume} {Celebrity Fragrance}
Avon announced yesterday the upcoming launch of a new women's perfume fronted by actress Zoë Saldana who is currently appearing on silver screens in the role of Neytiri in James Cameron's blockbuster Avatar. The fragrance to be introduced in April...
Jean Paul Gaultier Classique X (2010) {New Perfume}
Jean Paul Gaultier is launching a new women's fragrance in February 2010 in France - it is already available in the US - called Classique X. It is a fresher yet sensual take on the original Classique from 1993 which...
Pears' Soap New Smell Put on Trial on Facebook {Fragrance News}
Long-time consumers of Pears' Soap the first transparent glycerin soap created by Andrew Pears in 1789 - 221 years ago - had been noticing lately that its scent seemed to have changed and apparently not for the better (I have...
Perfume e-Commerce Selling Counterfeit Fragrances {The 5th Sense in the News}
One perfume site one should reportedly avoid shopping at is 69rocks.com according to a North Jersey news report,......
Bijan B Exquisite for Women & Men (2009) {New Perfumes}
Last year in 2009 designer label Bijan added two more fragrances to their already prolific portfolio of perfumes. They are called B Exquisite for Women and B Exquisite for Men. The perfumes present themselves as more upscale offerings than what...