Jo Malone will launch a new perfume from September 2011 called Wild Bluebell (Jacinthe des Bois or Muguet Bleu in French). The initial launch party took place in New York City. No further information on the notes is available yet...
May 2011 Archives
Lush The Smell of Freedom (2010): Inspired by Three Survivors {Fragrance Review}
People who are attracted to old-school perfumes and even beyond them, to antiquated, pre-modern concoctions making you think Marie-Antoinette might have worn them, ought not to neglect to make a stop at a Lush store. After you ignore the mounds...
The Different Company Oud Shamash (2011): The New Classic Note {New Fragrance}
The Different Company, a creative perfumery (as opposed to mainstream, industrial labels) will nevertheless bow to the pressures of popularity with the release of an agarwood composition. Oud has become the new must-have Oriental note and so it seems that...
Estée Lauder Sensuous Nude (2011): The Scent of Bare Skin {New Fragrance}
Estée Lauder will add a third fragrance to their Sensous collection with Sensuous Nude to be introduced in August 2011 just in time to catch those last rays of sunshine (we hope not) and prepare for the autumn...
Yves Saint Laurent Homme Libre to be Fronted by Dancer Benjamin Millepied (2011) {Fragrance News} {Celebrity Perfume} {Men's Cologne}
Yves Saint Laurent are preparing to launch a new men's perfume in September 2011 called Homme Libre (Free Man.) In the initial news released around this launch, the house has announced that French choreographer and dancer Benjamin Millepied will be...
Kenzo L'Eau, The Wild Edition (2011) {New Fragrances - Limited Editions}
Kenzo have launched a new, limited-edition duo of scents for spring-summer 2011 called Kenzo L'Eau Wild Edition for Women and Men. They are flankers to the original L'Eau (1996.) "Water has no color. So KENZO created a water all in...
Van Cleef & Arpels Un Air de First (2011) {New Fragrance}
Van Cleef & Arpels have launched a new flanker to the original First by Van Cleef & Arpels, called Un Air de First. Its name indicates it wishes to draw a link with the baroque-period work of perfumer Jean-Claude Ellena...
Rihanna, like Kate Middleton, Also Loves Illuminum Fragrances {What Celebrities like to Wear}
After the planetary exposure that White Gardenia Petals by Illuminum got for having been selected as the wedding scent of the new Duchess of Cambridge, a more discreet notice in In Style of March 2011 reveals that Rihanna is also...
AnneMarie Börlind Sunset Flavour (2011) {New Fragrance - Limited Edition}
Natural beauty brand AnneMarie Börlind have released a limited-edition perfume and body lotion called Sunset Flavour for spring - summer 2011. It will appeal to those who are looking for "safe fragrances." It is said to be devoid of polycyclical...
Maria Kanellis Signature Perfume Line (2011): Because Professional Wrestling Is Not Enough {New Fragrances} {Celebrity Perfume}
Professional wrestler, model and singer-songwriter Maria Kanellis has launched her signature line of perfumes in collaboration with the Cream Perfume Company (we thought those little wooden egg-y boxes looked familiar.) Dedicated to the SoCal lifestyle the fragrance label is...
Brooks Brothers Madison for Her Plays up the Feminine Feel (2011) {New Fragrance}
Brooks Brothers are stepping away a bit more than usual from their image of well-tailored, men's elegance by introducing a women's perfume which wants to amp up the glamor and glitz factors. Madison for Her is a floral-spicy-leather blend. The...
All About the Perfume Kate Middleton Actually Wore on the Day of the Royal Wedding - Scoop {Perfume History & Facts} {Celebrity Fragrance}
As any followers of the defunct Princess Diana know, it is well nigh impossible to know without the shadow of a doubt what fragrance she wore for her wedding day as so many contradictory reports have emerged overtime. Unless you...
Puig Takes Over Hermès Stake in Jean Paul Gaultier {Fragrance News}
Jean Paul Gaultier haute couture, spring/summer 2011Puig have announced that Hermès have sold the integrality of their majority stake in the house of Jean Paul Gaultier to their group. The man behind the brand, designer Jean Paul Gaultier, will remain...
Vera Wang Lovestruck Pins Hopes of Success on Leighton Meester (2011) {New Fragrance} {Celebrity-Endorsed Perfume}
Vera Wang is stepping out of her comfort zone (read the comfortable mule slippers of her popular collection "Princess") to launch a new franchise with Lovestruck, to debut on June 5, 2011 at Harrods and in August in the...
Rochas Muse de Rochas (2011) {New Perfume}
Jean-Michel Duriez, the in-house perfumer for Rochas is inspired by the original muse of the house, Hélène Rochas, the third and last wife of founder Marcel Rochas, to create a perfume called Muse de Rochas. To her was initially dedicated...