April 2010 Archives

Elizabeth Arden have released a new flanker to Green Tea (1999) called Green Tea Lavender. The scent features a relaxing, invigorating ingredient: Givaudan's organic lavender from Bulgaria which presents "a unique character with a very rich aromatic almost ambery note."...

Newcomer French brand of natural perfumes Honoré des Prés have launched their second collection of fragrances following an initial introduction of 5 scents in 2008. Perfumer Olivia Giacobetti is the nose behind all these creations which want to appeal to...

L'Artisan Parfumeur is preparing to launch a nocturnal tuberose composition from May 2010 called Nuit de Tubéreuse (Tuberose Night). The fragrance is said to be evocative of a "secret summer night in Paris." Signed by in-house perfumer Bertrand Duchaufour, the...

L'Occitane en Provence have launched both a color and fragrance collection called Paeonia inspired by the natural shades and scent of peony flowers, respectively. The Provençal company relied on the expertise of French horticulturist Jean-Luc Rivière whose family has been...

Lingerie brand Victoria's Secret is not just about intimate apparel but helping you define who you are. Perfume is a more visible expression of that quest - while I do take the point - lingerie can have a similar effect,...

I know, this visual could be better but that's the one the brand offers on their site. It's hard to tell it's a fragrance bottle, but it is, behind the chiffon pouf.Victoria's Secret is sharing a new secret of seduction...

As part of the brand's 100th anniversary celebration (see also Red Door Red lipstick), Elizabeth Arden have introduced a limited-edition flanker to the original 5th Avenue (1996) called 5th Avenue Gold. The fragrance was composed by perfumer Olivier Gillotin of...

Tommy Hilfiger who has helped define the mythical olfactory personality of the American woman with her ascribed taste for clean and sparkling 7-Up notes with a fragrance such as Tommy Girl, is now conspicuously going back to his source of...

Les Parfums de Rosine are continuing their focused exploration of the rose note with a limited-edition this summer called Une Rose au Bord de la Mer (76€) (A Rose by the Sea Shore.) This marine-rose composition is inspired by the...