After L'Eau de Serge Lutens and Bas de Soie, Serge Lutens will launch a third opus this year called Boxeuses (Boxers in the feminine) to be introduced in September 2010. Perhaps because the composition is even more complex than Bas...
May 2010 Archives
Les Parfums de Rosine Rosissimo (2010) {New Fragrance} {Men's Cologne}
Les Parfums de Rosine, which specialize in rose fragrances, have launched their third masculine rose scent to date following Rose d'Homme (2005) and Twill Rose (2006), the latter a fragrance which women love to wear as well. The new composition...
Serge Lutens Bas de Soie (2010) {New Fragrance}
Serge Lutens will launch a new perfume from June 2010 called Bas de Soie (Silk Stockings). This fragrance visibly continues to develop his series of reflections on a sartorial theme after Serge Noire (2008) and Fourreau Noir (2009). As is...
Anthropologie A Rather Novel Collection (2010): Six Historical Tea Travelogues {New Fragrances}
Anthropologie have issued a debut collection of 6 fragrances called A Rather Novel Collection which is the Volume 1 in an ongoing series. Volume 1 is dedicated to teas from 6 different locations around the world while each perfume is...
Fragrance Shopping Tip of the Day: Hermessences Available Online with Personal Consultation Service
For amateurs of "olfactory poems": the Hermessence collection which was until recently exclusive to the Hermès boutiques is now available online and can be purchased individually or as a gift set comprising 4 perfumes to choose from the line......
Beyoncé Heat (2010) {Perfume Review} {Celebrity Fragrance}
One question that people keep asking themselves when they think about buying a celebrity fragrance is how authentic is the affiliation of the celeb to the scent? Did the persons really put anything of themselves in it besides their names?...
Elizabeth Arden Pretty (2009) {Perfume Review}
Pretty by Elizabeth Arden was launched in the spring of 2009 and not surprisingly went for a "pink floral" concept to go with the "pretty" idea. Although one can detect some similarities with a fragrance like Pink Jasmine by Fresh,...
The Czech Pavillion in Shanghai Creates Perfume Based on your Emotions {Fragrance News}
Last year, we announced that four fragrances had been created to mark the event of the World Shanghai Expo. Another chapter to add to the perfume-focus in Shanghai is a futuristic method of creating fragrance by attuning to your inner...
Winners of the Vétyvério Draw are...
Melissa, Karin, Lauren, Melina and Barbara, you've won* a sample of the new Vétyvério!Please send me you contact information.Thanks to all for participating!*Winners selected via random.org...
Chanel Les Exclusifs Eau de Cologne (2007): Recalling Exotic Chanel {Perfume Review}
Eau de Cologne by Guerlain is part of the perfumed library, on trend with the "niche" concept which appeared in 2007, Les Exclusifs. I wrote at the time that this perfume could be considered to have been one destined to...
Chanel Les Exclusifs Eau de Cologne (2007): En souvenir de Gabrielle Chanel L'exotique {Perfume Review}
{Notes to Anglophone readers: I will also publish an English version of this post}L'Eau de Cologne de Chanel fait partie de cette librairie parfumée tendance "niche" apparue en 2007, Les Exclusifs. Je disais à ce moment-là que ce parfum-ci pouvait...
A NoctamBulle Event Tonight signed by Perfumer Francis Kurkdjian, May 15th, 2010 {Scented Paths & Fragrant Addresses}
Tonight the Grand Palais in Paris is readying itself to welcome nocturnal visitors on the occasion of the 6th edition of La nuit européenne des musées (The European Night of Museums). The MC for the night is perfumer Francis Kurkdjian...
Soirée NoctamBulle signée Francis Kurkdjian le 15 Mai 2010 {Scented Paths & Fragrant Addresses}
Ce soir le Grand Palais s'apprête à recevoir une foule de visiteurs pour la 6ème édition de La nuit européenne des musées. Le maître des cérémonies pour un soir est le parfumeur Francis Kurkdjian qui nous a concocté une formule...
Santa Maria Novella to Celebrate 400th Anniversary with Porcellana and Ottone (2010) {New Fragrances}
The oldest pharmacy in the world is in Florence. Santa Maria Novella which began its remedial activities led by friars in the 13th century and later went on to create perfumes has started to signal the opening of the festivities...
Pupa In Case of Love (2010) {New Fragrance}
Italian makeup and perfume brand Pupa have introduced a new fragrance for women called In Case of Love to help you seduce your and his senses. In line with their trademark inventive packagings, the Eau de toilette comes in...