A new collection of six perfumes baptized Arquiste (a contraction of Architecture and Artistry) will make its debut from September 2011 at Barney's in New York City. It is the brainchild of architect Carlos Huber who has translated his...
August 2011 Archives
Are You Beauty Proficient? Daily Makeover Hits the Jersey Shore to Probe Connoisseurship {Beauty Notes}
It's still summer and thus time for lighthearted fun. A crew from the Daily Makeover went to dip their toes in the sand to quizz beach-goers of the Jersey Shore on their knowlegde of up-to-date, popular beauty lingo. See the...
Justin Bieber Someday Turned into The Bocker Glory Ice-Cream {Fragrance News} {Celebrity Perfume}
For people complaining that too many fragrances nowadays are slanted towards the sweet-toothed, Someday by Justin Bieber is going to drive the point home further, but with a twist. Here sweetness will be associated with the mission of helping a...
Betsey Johnson Too Too Takes Inspiration from Schiaparelli & Ballet (2011) {New Fragrance}
Whimsical, bubbly American fashion designer Betsey Johnson launched her latest fragrance called Too Too yesterday, on the day of her 68th birthday at the Milk Studios in New York City. It's hard to tell the designer is nearing her 70th...
DKNY Golden Delicious in Solid Gold & Gems {Fragrance News - New Flacon}
DKNY have turned to celebrity Jeweller Martin Katz to add some pzazz to their new fragrance Golden Delicious. Touted as the "first million-dollar bottle", the apple-shaped flacon has been redone in 14 K gold (huh, huh, couldn't they have done...
Chanel No.19 Poudré to Launch on August 19, 2011 on Coco Chanel's Birthday {Fragrance News}
As previously announced, Chanel have been working on a new variation of the classic No. 19 from the 1970s called Chanel No. 19 Poudré. Now the official launch date has been announced as being the 19th of August 2011 to...
Tom Ford Violet Blonde (2011) {New Fragrance}
Tom Ford is adding a new fragrance to his collection of scents with Violet Blonde, from September 1, 2011. Fronted by Lara Stone, the perfume is meant to be a reinvention of the genre of the violet perfume once so...
Swallowable Parfum by Lucy McRae: Your Unique Scent with Golden Drops of Sweat (2011) {New Fragrance}
Australian artists and self-described "body architect" Lucy McRae has teamed up with Harvard biologist Sheref Mansy to renew our experience of perfume with Swallowable Parfum. Going back to an archaic method of fragrancing, which was used for instance by Chinese...
Stella McCartney Stella The Print Collection (2011) {Fragrance News - New Flacon} {Fashion Notes}
Stella by Stella McCartney is available from this summer 2011 in a limited-edition trio called The Print Collection. The look was inspired by the Spring-Summer 2011 fashion collection of the designer which saw magnifying use of antique botanical prints rendered...
Latest Dior is an Addict to Life (2011) {New Fragrance}
This summer Dior released a new flanker to Dior Addict (2002) called Dior Addict to Life. Playing on a transparent, lilac palette of colors for the packaging, the eau de toilette features a note of lilac flower as well. The...
Kim Kardashian Releases Bridal Scent Called Love (2011) {New Fragrance - Limited Edition} {Celebrity Scent}
As TV-reality star Kim Kardashian prepares for her wedding day to take place on August the 20th, 2011, she decided to mark the event with the launch of a limited-edition perfume named Love.Only 1000 numbered copies were issued. The scoop...
Lush Love Dates in Your Stead (2011) {New Fragrance - Limited Edition}
Lush were inspired by the fickleness of love to introduce a perfume called just Love. According to brand co-founder and self-described "product inventor" Mark Constantine OBE, seeing his sons fall in and out of love was the main source of...
Keith Urban More than Dabbles in Cologne with Phoenix (2011) {New Fragrance} {Men's Cologne} {Celebrity Scent}
Country singer Keith Urban has released a new men's cologne called Phoenix. It's his first. He joins the likes of Tim McGraw while tapping into the great American myth which was translated into perfume with, for instance, the Stetson collection....