The Spanish ethnological museum Museo del Traje in Madrid has inaugurated an exhibition devoted to the French perfume house of Roger & Gallet and their own collections, in particular from the standpoint of design and the art that was created...
June 2010 Archives
FlowerbyKenzo La Cologne (2010): Delicate New Construction {New Fragrance} {Perfume Review}
FlowerbyKenzo La Cologne is the latest iteration of the modern classic FlowerbyKenzo which was composed in 2000 by perfumer Alberto Morillas. He is again the nose behind this lighter yet full interpretation of the original, which never feels like a...
Caswell-Massey Casma (1922 / 2010): Back by Popular Demand {New Perfume}
An old favorite and best-seller is back, for the second time in recent times, Casma. It had been reintroduced in 2001 and discontinued again. It was initially issued during the Roaring Twenties in 1922 by the very historic American perfume...
Marry Me! by Lanvin (2010): More News and the "Correct Images"{New Perfume}
Mea Culpa -- The Scented Salamander got a slight slap on the wrist for not posting the "correct images" (see the incorrect image here) of the new ad campaign for Marry Me! by Lanvin. It's all for the best since...
Lush's New Baby: Gorilla Perfume Tuca Tuca (2010) {New Perfume - New Brand}
British toiletry and perfume makers Lush have created a new brand-within-the-brand called Gorilla Perfume. It is arising from the ashes of the regretfully departed B Never Too Busy to be Beautiful, but tear up not as some of their former...
Mona Di Orio Les Nombres d'Or: Ambre, Musc, Cuir (2010): In Search of the Magic Number of Beauty {New Perfumes}
Nice-based perfumer Mona di Orio will launch a new trio of fragrances in a collection entitled Les Nombre d'Or (The Golden Sections) which comprises three different odes to a material: Ambre, Musc and Cuir (Leather). The compositions are inspired by...
Video Interview with Francis Kurkdjian by Série Limitée {Scented Thoughts}
Perfumer Francis Kurkdjian offers his thoughts on perfume and perfumery to Les Echos Série Limitée. The interview is in French. Among other things, he prefers to oppose the notions of a "confidential" perfumery to a more mass-marketed one rather than...
Maison Francis Kurkdjian Trianon Palace Versailles (2010): A Homage to the Woody Aromas of the Royal Domain {New Fragrance}
Perfumer Francis Nouhran Kurkdjian, who opened his own perfume house last fall in 2009 in Paris, Maison Francis Kurkdjian, offering an initial catalog of fragrances meant to cover the 24 hours of a day cycle, just introduced a new perfume...
Kat Von D Adora (2010): Scent and Makeup Interconnection {New Fragrance} {Celebrity Perfume} {Beauty Notes}
Tattoo artist and TV reality celebrity Kat Von D has released her third fragrance following up on Saint and Sinner last year. It's called Adora and is accompanied by a limited-edition makeup collection comprising True Romance Eyeshadow Palette - Adora...
The Scent of Crystal for Swarovski by Tokujin Yoshioka {Fragrance News} {Perfume & Art}
This is not really about perfume in a material sense - if it is ever really that - but rather perfume as an idea, a representation, at least in these preliminary stages. Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka was asked by Swarovski...
Loewe 7 (2010): The Spirit of Bullfighting with Cayetano Rivera {New Fragrance} {Men's Cologne} {Celebrity Scent}
In December 2009, Loewe announced that they would release a new masculine fragrance fronted by Spanish bullfighter Cayetano Rivera. And now hot off the news wire, we learn that the name of the fragrance is 7 or "Siete." It is...
Eva Longoria EDT in, New Beyoncé Heat Ring {Celebrity Fragrances} {New Perfumes}
The new Eva Longoria eau de toilette (more information here) has finally arrived in the USA. It's meant for the woman who does not like perfume, really. Longoria couldn't stand most fragrances but managed to come up with the right...
Insects' Responses to Olfactory Chemical Messages Key to the Future of Crops, Health & Sex {The 5th Sense in the News}
A team of Welsh researchers are studying the behavior of insects, right now focusing on the responses of their antennas to smells, to possibly design optimal olfactory chemical messages for mankind in the future. "The team of scientists from Cardiff...
Pacifica Mediterranean Fig (2010): A Homage to the Classic French Interpretation of Fig {New Perfume}
Pacifica have released a new perfume called Mediterranean Fig which draws inspiration not just from nature but from the history of perfumery saying that it is "...inspired by the brilliant, classic French interpretation of fig, using all the elements of...
Parfums Montale Mango Manga (2005): Jungle Mango under a Magnifying Glass {Perfume Review & Musings}
Parfums Montale Est. 2001 is a discreet perfume house with a more visible prestigious street address located at 16, Place Vendôme in Paris, therefore a fully visible boutique and less necessarily so, a devoted following. There are veritable Montale addicts...