Ready for more Kawai feel-good beauty vitamins? Here is one of the cute-as-can-be new Vanita Mirror by Tokidoki (lit. Sometimes), the Italian fashion and beauty brand which feels like reading a comic strip on the subway. There are three designs,...
July 2010 Archives
Emilio Pucci Miss Pucci (2010) {New Fragrance}
Pucci have introduced their latest fragrance called Miss Pucci. The perfume rests on a magnolia and rose accord and is described as a sparkling musky-floral. It was co-created by perfumers François Demachy, Christine Nagel and Benoît Lapouza; Demachy is the...
Essie Creates Morticia's Nails for The Addams Family Broadway Musical {Beauty Notes - New}
Essie released a special set of nail polishes on the occasion of the production of a new The Addams Family musical show on Broadway. The set polishes, called Morticia's Nails, sound like an early headstart taken on Halloween festivities, but...
ChapFix, a Lip Balm Just for Men {Beauty Notes - Grooming} {New Beauty Product}
Among the zillions lip balm that float in the universe, only one had not been created yet, the one just for men. To remedy the oversight, a brand was founded called ChapFix. One tag line is "engineered for men," another...
Scoop: There is Actually a Lady Gaga's Perfume Trademark: Bad Romance {Fragrance News}
Thanks to a tip from fellow blogger Lucian James of Agendainc.com, who picked up on our tone of cautious skepticism in our last post about the denial of a Lady Gaga perfume - which we said might or might not...
Beauty Imagined by Geoffrey Jones Starts with Chapter on The Scents of Paris {Fragrant Reading}
An article in WWD this morning reminded me I had purchased the new book by Harvard Business School professor Geoffrey Jones entitled Beauty Imagined: A History of the Global Beauty Industry some time ago. Interestingly for a book devoted to...
New Lancôme French Coquettes Makeup Collection, Fall 2010 Celebrates French Glamor {Beauty Notes}
Lancôme have just released their new color collection for fall 2010 signed by makeup director Aaron de Mey. It's called French Coquettes and the two spokespersons on the advertising shot by Mario Testino are Daria Werbowy and Elettra Wiedemann who...
2 Cute Wilkinson Quattro for Women Bikini Commercials {Beauty Notes} {Beauty Tools & Accessories}
Is summer bikini shaving on your mind? The Italians have a cute TV commercial to advertise the Wilkinson Sword Quattro for Women Bikini. They also just released a Travel version which comes with a soft pouch. The tag line is...
Coty Says Lady Gaga Perfume Just a Glint in the Eyes of its Creators {Fragrance News}
©DevaneyAfter the news or rather rumor apparently started circulating on the net that Lady Gaga was going to launch her own fragrance with Coty, Women's Wear Daily asked Steve Mormoris senior vice president of global marketing for the corporation for...
The Big Vanilla Trend in Fine Fragrance, Fall 2010 {Trend Alert & Report}
Even if vanilla must be the most popular smell and flavor worldwide, it still makes a difference whether or not it is going to be featured in fine perfumery in meaningful compositions which can be considered to be trendsetting. This...
Kate Spade Twirl Roller-Ball Preview {Perfumista Fragrance News}
As announced previously, Kate Spade are planning to launch a new perfume called Twirl from September 2010, but apparently Nordstrom got an exclusive preview as the new jus is now available there in roller-ball format only......
Avon Ice Sheers Luscious, Refreshing, Delicious (2010) {New Fragrances}
Avon have just launched a trio of fragrances which are meant to help cool you down this summer. "Introducing Ice Sheers fresh fragrance collection! Treat yourself to a burst of freshness!" The trio comprises Ice Sheers Luscious, Refreshing and Delicious......
Happy Bastille Day 2010! - Fresh Off the Skyline in Paris
As usual and as is my day-after habit, belated Best Wishes! After a terrible stretch of poor weather for a good part of the day yesterday - it was just pouring buckets over the city of lights and perfumes (and...
Lush - Gorilla Perfume Tuca Tuca (2010): Hippie Violet Leather {Fragrance Review} {New Perfume} {Violet Notebook}
As I pick up the new Tuca Tuca by Lush and Gorilla Perfumes, I suddenly realize that this is the origin for the scent of violet leaves which I have been smelling from time to time in the past two...
Eva Longoria's Fragrance Launch Party Movie {Celebrity Fragrance}
Eva Longoria presents new combi LG refrigerator at at "Mercado de San Miguel" on June 30, 2010 in Madrid, Spain. Photo ©Carlos Alvarez If you want to see the reactions of Desperate Housewives cast to the new fragrance by Eva...