Top model Bar Refaeli has been picked as the face of the new, upcoming feminine Escada fragrance to be launched in August 2011 called Especially Escada. The tag line is "Create your world of happiness." Refaeli is of course paid...
May 2011 Archives
Diane Von Furstenberg, True To Her Name, Creates a Diane Fragrance to Epitomize Womanhood (2011) {New Fragrance}
Fashion designer Diane Von Furstenberg, as if inspired by her namesake Diana the mythological Goddess of the hunt and the moon, will dedicate her new perfume Diane to women, in a particularly pointed manner. Her brand of feminism seems to...
Prada Candy Fronted by Léa Seydoux of La Belle Personne (2011) {New Fragrance} {Celebrity-Endorsed Perfume}
Prada will launch a new feminine perfume called Candy from August 2011 whose face is young French actress Léa Seydoux known for her role in The Beautiful Person (La Belle Personne), a remake of the classic 17th century love story...
Diesel Loverdose was Created to Stimulate the Sexual Attraction Center in the Brain (2011) {New Fragrance}
Diesel, which have been cornering the market on cool sexiness, are going a step further this time with the upcoming release of a new women's perfume called Loverdose. The term is a portmanteau of love + overdose, not of...
Top Ten Beauty Moves That Turn Off A Guy {Beauty Notes}
By Megan McIntyre We know looking your hottest is a must if you're playing the dating game, but we were really surprised to learn that, according to a recent Pantene study, 74% of guys actually make their first impression of...
Serge Lutens Distills a Vitriol d'Oeillet to Assuage Anger & Angst (2011) {New Fragrance}
Vitriol d'Oeillet (lit. Carnation Vitriol) will be the next opus signed by French perfume creator Serge Lutens. A greatly influential figure on the scene of contemporary perfumery, his works, for which he is the visionary alongside perfumer Christopher Sheldrake, are...
Cartier Baiser Volé (2011) {New Fragrance}
After Le Baiser du Dragon (2003), jeweller Cartier are turning once more to the mythology of kissing with their upcoming women's perfume launch, Baiser Volé (Stolen Kiss.)......
Chanel to Launch Jersey & No. 19 Poudré (2011) {New Perfumes}
The head perfumer for the house of Chanel, Jacques Polge, revealed in an interview with Women's Wear Daily (WWD) this week that the brand will launch two new perfumes in the fall of 2011 which are named Jersey and No....
Justin Bieber Someday (2011): Pop Idol Turns to Scent for Deeper Connection with Women Fans {New Fragrance} {Celebrity Perfume}
Teen pop idol Justin Bieber, after launching a collection of scented dog tags for humans in 2010 has decided to be more conservative this time with the introduction of a new, bottled women's perfume under his label, called Someday. The...
Gianfranco Ferrè Eau de Cologne Bergamotto Marino (2005): Contemporary Cologne {Fragrance Review}
Eau de Cologne Bergamotto Marino by Ferrè was launched in 2005 as an unisex fragrance, two years before the premature death of Italian designer Gianfranco Ferrè. The composition is signed by master perfumer Pierre Bourdon, the man behind scents...
Kirsten Dunst & The Lion for Bulgari Mon Jasmin Noir {Perfume Images & Ads}
Bulgari created a lavish advertising campaign for their latest fragrance launch, Mon Jasmin Noir, signed by photographers Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott. Actress Kirsten Dunst sports both the jewelry and perfume from the house while frolicking about in a park...
Penhaligon's Eau Sans Pareil, Esprit du Roi & Gin (2011) {New Fragrances}
Penhaligon's will launch the last two chapters in their refurbished Anthology collection in July 2011 with Eau Sans Pareil (lit. Water Without Equal) and Esprit du Roi (Spirit of the King). This library of scents consists since its introduction in...
Van Cleef & Arpels Un Air de First (2011) {Perfume Review & Musings}
First (1976), the original fragrance, is remarkable to me as a re-take on the aldehydic genre (cf. Chanel No. 5), comingling with fruity and green notes. A complex tapestry of notes, it nevertheless offers a distinctive, immediately recognizable olfactory...
Annick Goutal Mon Parfum Chéri, par Camille (2011): A Memento from Writer Colette {New Fragrance}
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the house, Annick Goutal will launch a new fragrance with a rather unique story line behind it, Mon Parfum Chéri par Camille (My Darling Perfume by Camille). The composition is reportedly inspired by a...
Bulgari Mon Jasmin Noir (2011): Great Ads, Elegant Scent {Fragrance Review}
The other level of symbolism at play here is reportedly the contrast of black and white. While Jasmin Noir was a fictionalizing of white jasmine into a dark palette of moods and woods, we are told that Mon Jasmin...