The next big fragrance launch by Chanel this fall 2010 is that of masculine scent, Bleu de Chanel, which came early on to the attention of the internet with the fortuitous and up-to-the-minute revelation that director Martin Scorsese would direct...
August 2010 Archives
The Perfume which Evelyn Nesbit Wore and The One She Advertised {Celebrity Fragrance} {Beauty Notes - Icons}
While posting about how men prefer natural-looking women, I had to remember and pay homage to natural beauty Evelyn Nesbit (1884-1967) whose turn-of-the-20th-century pictures are, for many of them, strangely contemporary in feel. Abundantly photographed in an era when...
Men Love You Better with Little Makeup On {Beauty Notes - Makeup}
The Daily Makeover polled men on the street to ask them whether they preferred the natural vs. glam look on iconic beauties. The result is heavily slanted towards you ladies wearing as little makeup as possible. I guess we might...
Bath & Body Works Warm Vanilla Sugar (2007): An Euro-American Cultural Curio {Perfume Review & Musings}
Warm Vanilla Sugar Eau de Toilette by Bath and Body Works (2007) - to be distinguished from the 2006 limited-edition BBW Seductive Perfume Mist Warm Vanilla Sugar - has an interesting story to tell. It was expressly designed by perfumer...
Top 3 Best Sunscreens According to French Consumer Magazine Que Choisir {Beauty Notes - Skin}
Photo © The Scented SalamanderThe July-August 2010 issue of French consumer magazine Que Choisir (What to Choose) examined 17 different sunscreens and through a series of consumers' and specialists' tests narrowed down a Top Ten. The analysis of the article...
Leading Fragrance Manufacturer Givaudan Reports Market Growth {The 5th Sense in the News}
Cherry blossoms © The Scented Salamander, cropped. Reuters looked to #1 global leader in fragrance manufacturing Givaudan for clues about the state of the fragrance economy and the report is good, especially in provenance from emerging markets. Luxury group LVMH...
Armani Acqua di Gioia (2010) Take 2: The Lifestyle Fragrance Review {Perfume Short}
After a short interruption of our program, here is Take 2: The Lifestyle Fragrance Review for the new Acqua di Gioia, the practical-minded sister to the Long Review.In this section, we answer questions the fragrance raises about wearability, taste, appropriateness...
Armani Acqua di Gioia (2010) - Jukebox-Fragrance {Perfume Review & Musings} {New Fragrance}
Acqua di Gioia by Armani - Perfume Review & Musings Armani's latest launch is Acqua di Gioia, the soul sister to Acqua di Gio a perennial masculine bestseller. Offering a less neutral image, it may come across as a...
Eat, Pray, Love Contest: Win a Trip to NYC + a Custom Blend by Lev Glazman {Contests & Giveaways}
Another way of drumming up interest for the Eat, Pray, Love universe just before the movie releases is not only to sell perfume, co-brand with enthusiasm, but also, and why not, make you feel a bit like the heroin of...
Yardley You're the Fire Summer Nights (2010) {New Perfume)
Yardley of London released in the beginning of 2010 a new flanker to their classic You're the Fire (1973) called You're the Fire Summer Nights. It appears to be exclusive to the South African market where the original You're the...
Yardley You're the Fire is Back on US Soil (1973 / 2010) {New Perfume - Relaunch)
If you enjoy Opium by Yves Saint Laurent, you might be interested in giving a sniff to You're the Fire by Yardley, the little-known perfume from the 70s that was a source of inspiration for the Yves Saint Laurent global...
Yankee Candle Midsummer's Night...for Men {Shopping Tip of the Day}
Yankee Candle have released a series of new scents for their 2010 fall collection of candles (I'll have to check the new Mountain Lodge, I'm afraid). But before we get ahead of ourselves, I thought it would be good to...
Travalo Makes it Easy to Carry Perfume in your Luggage, & More {Shopping Tip of the Day}
There has been quite the buzz about a new spray system trademarked by Travalo, a brand of travel perfume atomizers which makes it easy not only to carry fragrance in your purse, travel bag or suitcase but also, and that's...
Estée Lauder Sensuous Noir (2010) {New Fragrance}
Estée Lauder have introduced a new fragrance and flanker to Sensuous (2008) called Sensuous Noir, which is described as being "intensely rich, seductive" and a woody floral chypre."Sensuous after dark. The ultimate in sensuality. Sensuous Noir embodies the warm, fluid...
Jennifer Aniston Eau de Parfum (2010) Take 2: The Lifestyle Fragrance Review {Perfume Shorts}
The thought struck me today (after nearly 4 1/2 years of blogging, cough, cough; the simplest things are the hardest, is my defense. It once took me 3 months to finally devise a "course lecture" on fragrance for 4 to...