Yves Saint Laurent have dived into their past to propose a new collection of fragrances regrouping eight of their classics. There are four feminine scents and four masculine ones. The women's perfumes are housed in opaque, cubic beige bottles while...
October 2011 Archives
Kate Moss Lilabelle (2011): For girls becoming women and women who want to be young girls {New Fragrance} {Celebrity Perfume}
Beauty icon Kate Moss launched a new feminine perfume called Lilabelle, partly named after her daughter Lila Grace Moss. Demonstrating once more her love of vintage stylings, the flacon looks like a flea-market find. The jus, a woody musky floral,...
Dior Diorling is Newly Interpreted by François Demachy (1963/2012) {New Fragrance}
In-house perfumer for Dior, François Demachy, has re-interpreted the original formula of Diorling for a wider relaunch. The fragrance will be reintroduced in February January 2012 after having been kept available only in limited quantities.The leather chypré composition was initially...
Soul 2 Soul Faith Hill & Soul 2 Soul Tim McGraw (2012) {New Fragrances} {Celebrity Perfumes} {Men's Cologne}
Husband and wife Tim McGraw and Faith Hill have teamed up this time not just to tour together but to launch a new duo of fragrances around Valentine's Day 2012 to symbolize their matrimonial union and soulmate relationship. The country...
Interview with Madeleine Florescu of Madison Perfumery Now in Budapest {Perfume Q & A} {Scented Paths & Fragrant Addresses}
Madison Perfumery est. 2007, is a particularly sleek rendez-vous for perfume lovers in Bucharest, Romania. They have just opened a second perfumery in Budapest, Hungary. Like for the first one, Madison Perfumery on Andrassy Ut aims to offer an atmosphere...
Nars Modern Kabuki For Your Inner Geisha (2011) {Beauty Notes - Makeup - New Products}
Makeup guru François Nars' travels to Japan and his fascination for the beauty rituals of the country resulted in the creation of a special makeup collection for Holiday 2011 called Modern Kabuki, which is dedicated to the "ardent makeup aficionado."...
A Lovely Femme-Oriented Interview with Sophia Grojsman {Perfume Images & Ads} {Fragrant Reading}
A young Judith Muller posing with Bathsheba Via hetek.hu Luminary perfumer Sophia Grojsman was interviewed by Forward. She reveals, among other things, that Judith Muller Bathsheba was her first marketed perfume while Trésor by Lancôme might very well be...
Elisa Sednaoui Feels There's a Tiger Inside of Her {Perfume Images & Ads} {Celebrity Scent}
Italian actress Elisa Sednaoui is the chosen face for the upcoming women's fragrance by Roberto Cavalli to be launched around Valentine's Day 2012 Coty Prestige, a division of Coty, Inc, announced today. She said,"Just like for the house of Cavalli,...
Karl Lagerfeld Karleidoscope (2011): Diet Perfume for Light Living {Fragrance Review} {Celebrity Perfume}
Karleidoscope is the brain-child of Karl Lagerfeld whose composition was entrusted to perfumer Christophe Raynaud of Givaudan who has already created fragrances in the, let's face it, celebrity genre with Céline Dion, Antonio Banderas and Halle Berry. Karl Lagerfeld has...
Crow Water + Parfum Collection (2011) {New Fragrances} {Green Products}
Crow Perfume is a new indie brand founded by Emily Lape, who was inspired to think of creating water-based perfumes stripped of some of their potentially harmful ingredients, after experiencing recurring skin allergies with marketed fragrances. The oniric influence of...
Scented Quote of the Day, from Faulkner:
Barn Burning by Scott Washburn"The store in which the Justice of the Peace's court was sitting smelled of cheese. The boy, crouched on his nail keg at the back of the crowded room, knew he smelled cheese, and more:......
Symrise Travels to Tasmania in Search of Pure New Scents {Fragrance News}
Tarkine rainforest by Rob Blakers Symrise, one of the major fragrance designer companies in the world, went for their latest scent expedition to Tasmania, after having previously sent their perfumers on exploratory trips in search of brave new scents to India...
Illuminum Haute Perfume Collection Launches in Illuminum Fragrance Lounge (2011) {New Perfumes} {Scented Paths & Fragrant Addresses}
Today and as announced previously, a new perfume destination in London was inaugurated, the Illuminum Fragrance Lounge, which houses Michael Boadi Illuminum collections of scents. Within that label, a new library of perfumes was created entitled Illuminum Haute Perfume which...
Roberto Cavalli Eau de Parfum (2012) {New Fragrance}
Italian fashion designer Roberto Cavalli will launch a new women's perfume in February 2012 named Roberto Cavalli Eau de Parfum. It was composed by perfumer Louise Turner of Givaudan who selected orange blossom as its key note for its femininity...
Louis Vuitton to Launch Signature Perfume and Have In-House Perfumer {Fragrance News}
Luxury leathergoods and fashion brand Louis Vuitton will propose a debut fragrance bearing the famous, coveted monogram. If in 2009, the internet were making jokes about a faux Vuitton perfume to come recognizing that a glaring void needed to be...