P. Frapin & Cie will launch a new limited-edition unisex perfume from mid-February 2011 titled 1697. The name of the fragrance refers to the year in which the Frapin family became members of the French nobility thanks to a warrant...
January 2011 Archives
Cacharel Le Jardin (2011) {New Flacons - Limited Edition}
Cacharel will offer a second limited-edition collection of petite-sized house's perfumes this spring from April 2011 called Le Jardin de Cacharel (The Garden of Cacharel.) It follows Les Jellies de Cacharel in 2010. This time, LouLou and Eden are included...
Hello Kitty Pop-a-Licious Edition (2011) {New Flacon - Limited Edition}
Koto Parfums are launching a new flacon for Hello Kitty Eau de Toilette (see our review) called the Pop-a-Licious edition to correspond to the Valentine mood this season. The children's perfume, good enough for their mothers too, is now housed...
Guerlain Sketches Another Aqua Allegoria with Jasminora (2011) {New Perfume}
Guerlain have announced the introduction of another one of their yearly Aqua Allegoria perfumes. In 2011 it is a transparent jasmine composition called Jasminora. Launched as seasonal scents during spring and summer, the Aqua Allegorias sometimes remain in the permanent...
Elizabeth Arden Pretty Hot (2011) {New Perfume}
Elizabeth Arden have launched a new women's fragrance as part of the timely releases for Valentine's Day 2011. Pretty Hot follows Pretty. It was inspired by the sensual floral accents of Belle de Nuit, like Cascade by Chopard, Ricci Ricci...
Basmati Rice is Losing its Fragrance {The 5th Sense in the News}
The delicious aroma of steamed basmati rice may be on the wane due to global warming, The Times of India reports: "NEW DELHI: An experiment by Indian agriculture scientists points to the enormous effect global warming could have on the...
Christian Dior Aqua Fahrenheit (2011) {New Fragrance} {Men's Cologne}
Christian Dior will introduce a new flanker to Fahrenheit called Aqua Fahrenheit. It is reportedly an Eau de Cologne inspired interpretation of the original perfume. The tag line is "L'Homme infiniment" (Infinitely a Man.)This new twist follows Fahrenheit 32...
Hermès Un Jardin sur le Toit (2011): From le Miel Béton to a Paris Roof Garden Perfume {New Fragrance}
This spring of 2011, Hermès will launch a fourth fragrance in their Garden perfume series. It is called Un Jardin sur le Toit (A Garden on a Rooftop.) It follows Un Jardin en Méditerrannée, Un Jardin sur Le Nil...
Mother Monster Wants to Feed her Little Monsters Blood & Semen...So What? {Fragrance News} {Celebrity Perfume}
Lady Gaga has reportedly requested that two avowedly provocative olfactory notes be added to her upcoming perfume with Coty. There shall be blood and semen. This is a far cry from her personally advertised taste in fragrance as the...
New Nano Arum Lily Smells Like Something Man-Made {The 5th Sense in the News}
Researchers in Perth, Australia have discovered a new species of Arum Lily which flourishes only for 2 days during the wet season. It smells curiously familiar, yet somewhat incongruous. "A NEW SPECIES OF desert lily that smells like a burnt-out...
L'Occitane Rose Jardin Délice (2011): The Spirit of Lauren {New Fragrance}
I smelled this new creation by L'Occitane en Provence this morning in store. For all of you devotees of Lauren by Ralph Lauren (like me), this is one to be checked out. It manages to capture the atmosphere of the...
Only in France: An Eau de Toilette Dispenser is Indispensable in a Restroom {Perfume Images & Ads}
A bit grubby perhaps (a lot; I chose the most realistic and documentary-style picture of the bunch, with streaks of human use) but still bringing a touch of luxe to your ordinary restroom experience is the Eau de Toilette...
3 Videos about Beyoncé Heat Rush: Smelling It, Making It, Advertising It {Perfume Images & Adverts}
Heat Rush by Beyoncé is benefiting from extensive coverage on You Tube. First, we are offered a quasi intimate look at a smelling session with Beyoncé in attendance trying to decide which sample of perfume formulation to choose from. "Sunset...
Molinard Eau de Molinard (2011): Reconnecting with Their History of Gender {New Fragrance}
Molinard this spring 2011 is reviving the concept of an unisex perfume with the launch of Eau de Molinard described as their first ever unisex introduction since the 19th century in 1849, the year of the house's establishment. A...
Guerlain Homme Pininfarina Collector (2011) {New Flacon - Limited Edition} {Men's Cologne}
Guerlain are launching a special collector edition of their Homme Eau de Parfum Intense in collaboration with Italian design studio Pininfarina, which created the original flacon for Guerlain Homme launched in 2008. The Guerlain Homme Intense version followed in...