Singer (and darling tabloid fodder) Britney Spears will launch a new perfume from August 2011 called Cosmic Radiance. It follows up on the 2010 Radiance. Composed by perfumers Honorine Blanc and Harry Fremont, it is said to be inspired by...
June 2011 Archives
Costume National Pop Collection (2011): Ennio Capasa Styles it Pop Chic {New Fragrance}
Costume National have launched a fashion-y collection of pop-art referencing bottles of perfume housing just one composition dressed in four different colors. The fragrance is signed by nose Dominique Ropion. The idea comes from a series of four bold outfits...
Beyoncé Pulse, The Advert {Perfume Images & Ads}
People Magazine got the scoop on the new advertising that accompanies the upcoming fragrance by Beyoncé, Pulse (see here & here.) The tag line is "The electric new fragrance by Beyoncé." The print ad campaign is signed by Lionel Gasperini,...
Beyoncé Pulse (2011): More Deets {New Fragrance} {Celebrity Perfume}
As reported yesterday, singer Beyoncé is preparing to launch her 4th perfume. Taking a step back from the Heat franchise (see: Heat; Heat Ultimate Elixir; Heat Rush), she is opening up a new imaginary and olfactory universe with Pulse. According...
James Bond 007 Perfume to Launch in 2012 - Update {Fragrance News} {Celebrity Perfume}
The James Bond 007 franchise will be reactivated in 2012 in perfume form. Procter and Gamble have announced that a masculine cologne inspired by the suave spy icon will be launched under their aegis. The fragrance developing will be conducted...
Beyoncé Pulse (2011): Blue like a Bluebird Orchid {New Fragrance} {Celebrity Perfume}
Singer Beyoncé Knowles will launch her fourth fragrance to date following up on the original Heat, then Heat Elixir, then Heat Rush. Opening up a new series and venture, the perfume, to debut in September 2011, is called Pulse by...
Thierry Mugler Angel gets Revamped with Eva Mendes & an Eau de Toilette (2011) {New Fragrance}
Thierry Mugler Parfums will launch a new version of Angel, Angel Eau de Toilette, from September 2011. The jus will also be bottled in a new flacon and fronted by a new spokesperson, actress Eva Mendes......
Latest Old Spice Commercial for Fiji Deodorant with The Man Your Man Could Smell Like {Perfume Images & Ads}
Since 2010, the series of Old Spice commercials starring Isaiah Mustafa, has become the stuff of pop culture. Once more, the manly man, you can emulate on an olfactive plane, if not look like, is back to promote the launch...
Mariah Carey Lollipop Splash The Remix (2011) {New Perfumes - Limited Editions} {Celebrity Fragrances}
Mariah Carey will launch a new trio of limited-edition companion scents to her original Lollipop Bling trio of perfumes introduced in 2010. The set, to debut in July 2011, is called Lollipop Splash The Remix. It includes Inseparable, Never Forget...
Patrick Dempsey Life...or is it Legacy? (2011) {New Fragrance} {Celebrity Perfume} {Men's Cologne}
American actor Patrick Dempsey of Grey's Anatomy's notoriety launched his third fragrance with Avon after Unscripted in 2008 and Patrick Dempsey 2 in 2009. The new one is called Life; apparently, but confusingly, there is also exactly the same bottle...
Shakira S Eau Florale (2011): New Sensuality & Pure Happiness {New Fragrance} {Celebrity Perfume}
Singer Shakira is launching her second perfume following on her debut fragrance S by Shakira in 2010. The new fragrance is called S by Shakira Eau Florale. It is described as a "floral gustative musk" scent. The artist said, "I...
The Allure of Perfume in Wine, and Not Vice Versa {The 5th Sense in the News}
Perfumes inspired by the scent of wine or liqueur, sometimes described as "boozy" in perfumista's parlance, are far from being uncommon. There are several kinds: the crypto-boozy scents like the chypres; the replica-boozy scents such as perfumes directly sourcing...
Jean Paul Gaultier Kokorico (2011) {New Fragrance} {Men's Cologne}
Fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier will launch a new men's perfume this fall, dubbed Kokorico.The name is a reference to the rooster's cry in French, "Cocorico", and is sometimes used to punctuate the end of a sentence in French to...
Jennifer Lopez Love & Light (2011) {New Perfume} {Celebrity Fragrance}
Jennifer Lopez will launch her 17th perfume which is also the second one in the "Love and..." series following Love and Glamour in 2010. It is called Love and Light and will debut this week on Saturday June 11, 2011...
Montblanc Legend (2011) {New Fragrance} {Men's Cologne}
The advertisement is by Peter Lindbergh Montblanc have released a new men's perfume simply called Legend. It is said to be "an eternal and timeless fougère", a genre presented almost by default by masculine perfumery since Fougère by Houbigant in the...