Rams have been trying to make their voices heard from amongst the lambs. Mariah Carey's fans, also known as Lambs, have set up a petition page over at Facebook in an unprecedented move to make the celebrity be more gender-sensitive...
March 2011 Archives
Coco Mademoiselle, The Full Short Film, Enfin! {Perfume Images & Ads} {Celebrity-Endorsed}
Today Chanel unveiled the full length of their new commercial film starring Oscar-nominated actress Keira Knighley entitled Coco Mademoiselle, directed by Joe Wright (Pride and Prejudice; Atonement; The Soloist.) The music of the film is James Brown's It's a Man's...
Annick Goutal Le Mimosa Fetes Spring with a Big Splash of Yellow (2011) {New Fragrance}
Beloved for its delicate smell and winter-to-spring transition symbolicism, mimosa which once was hard to come by in perfumery, has become more often seen or rather smelled since Guerlain Champs-Elysées launched in 1996. Still, it is not one of the...
PCD Awards 2011: The Best in Fragrance & Beauty Packaging {Fragrance News}
Technological tour-de-force in the field of beauty and perfume packaging was rewarded at the The 7th edition of the PCD congress-exhibition, held on the 8th and 9th February 2011 at the Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie, Paris. The PCD...
Avon Expressions by Reese Witherspoon: Love to the Fullest, Live without Regrets, Laugh Often (2011) {New Fragrances} {Celebrity Perfumes}
Actress Reese Witherspoon is following up this month on the successful launch of her debut fragrance In Bloom by Avon (2009) with a more multi-faceted project called Expressions. The new trio of perfumes is meant to capture different nuances of...
New Ad Campaign for Ralph Lauren Romance to Break Out in April 2011 {Perfume Images & Ads}
Ralph Lauren are rejuvenating the image of fragrance Romance with a technicolor, so to speak, advertising campaign set in the lush environment of an Argentinian family estate near Bueno Aires.The two protagonists in the ad shot by photographer Bruce Weber...
Perfumer Bertrand Duchaufour as the new Pope of Niche Fragrances {Scented Thoughts}
Perfumer Bertrand Duchaufour is the new Pope of niche fragrances, apparently. His current compositions can be found across several well-respected, so-called niche brands: Frapin, Penhaligon's, L'Artisan Parfumeur, Amouage, Eau d'Italie, Parfums MDCI, and soon,The Different Company, for whom...
Eau d'Italie Jardin du Poète (2011) {New Fragrance}
Eau d'Italie Hotel Le Sirenuse will launch their 8th fragrance this spring called Jardin du Poète (The Garden of the Poet.) It was composed by perfumer Bertrand Duchaufour in collaboration with brand owners Marina Sersale and Sebastian Alvarez and is...
Eva Mendes is the New Angel at Thierry Mugler's {Fragrance News} {Perfume Images & Ads} {Celebrity-Endorsed}
Actress Eva Mendes will be the new face of fragrance Angel by Thierry Mugler, one of the most memorable scents to appear towards the end of the 20th century and a current global bestseller (see interview with Pierre Aulas,...
Perfumes Inspired by Beauty Products: The Cosmetics Fiend Edition {Fragrance List}
Here is a list of some current beauty-inspired perfumes, a genre which has always existed and will continue to thrive. Although discontinued now, Lush even created a whole collection of perfumes based on some of their most popular beauty and bath products.2013...
Thomas Dutronc & Nora Arnezeder Star in Commercial for New Guerlain Idylle Duet {Perfume Images & Ads}
While the official TV commercial itself won't be released until later this spring 2011, the Making-Of the advertising film for the new Guerlain Idylle Duet which is set to be introduced more widely on Mother's Day, has been unveiled.Two young...
Keira Knightley Gets Her Boots Taken Off by Handsome Stranger in New Coco Mademoiselle Ad {Perfume Images & Ads}
This is a teaser. More to come. Stay tuned for more stills and a movie. When first announced in September 2010, we had seen British actress Keira Knightley dressed up in a beige motorist suit, the shade being a known...
Guerlain Rosa Blanca (2011) {New Fragrance}
The house of Guerlain have announced that their second Aqua Allegoria this year will be a white rose composition. Together with the jasmine perfume Jasminora, the brand is preparing to introduce Rosa Blanca......
Emma Watson to be Face of Trésor Midnight Rose by Lancôme {Fragrance News} {Celebrity-Endorsed Perfume}
Actress Emma Watson will be the face of a new women's fragrance by Lancôme called Trésor Midnight Rose, a flanker to the modern classic Trésor created by perfumer Sophia Grojsman in 1990. Chosen by the company to embody a...
Your Guide to the New Soliflores of Spring 2011 - & What Their Comeback Might Mean {Scented Thoughts} {Perfume List}
The Fashion for Soliflores Then & Now The fashion for soliflores is seeing a reawakening in the spring of 2011. Soliflores or single-note floral fragrances were famously all the rage during the 19th century. It was so much so...