The new Shine Get It Guide from Yahoo! asked us to collaborate on their Insiders' posts.This week's topic is Celebrity Fragrances and here's the list we came up with to complement their own selection which is based on the most...
November 2011 Archives
The English Are Back... at 100, Avenue des Champs-Elysées {Fashion Notes}
As a follow-up to a previous post, Marks and Spencer have announced that the new Parisian flagship store for the British brand will reopen on November 24, 2011 at 100, Avenue des Champs Elysées just in time for the Holidays...
Black Up Launch Their First Perfume (2011) {New Fragrance}
Black Up, the leading French makeup brand whose vivid, saturated tints are dedicated to "black and mixed-race beauties", have launched their first fragrance called Black Up. The eau de parfum, composed by perfumer Dora Baghriche-Arnaud of Firmenich, is described as...
Emily Blunt Finally Revealed in New Opium Advert {Perfume Images & Ads}
The new advertising campaign for Opium, starring actress Emily Blunt, has finally been unveiled. Away from the tense, naked, reclining pose of model Sophie Dahl posing for Tom Ford at YSL and photographer Steven Meisel, lens man Patrick Demarchelier has...
Oh, Lola! Perfume Ad Goes Too Far Says the ASA {Fragrance News} {Perfume Images & Adverts}
The British Advertising Standards Authority have struck down the Oh, Lola! by Marc Jacobs fragrance ad (see after the jump) as willy-nilly promoting the sexualisation of children by being too sexually explicit and not socially responsible. It portrays a pre-nubile-looking...
The Body Shop White Musk Libertine (2011) {Perfume (Short) Review}
White Musk Libertine is the newest iteration of White Musk (1981) inspired by the desire to revive interest in the olfactory signature of the bestseller of The Body Shop. With notes of Turkish delight, Sharry baby orchid, frangipani, and cream...
Jo Loves Pomelo, Green Orange & Coriander, Orange Tulle, Gardenia (2011) {4 New Fragrances}
Jo Loves, the new brand by Jo Malone - the private person as opposed to the public brand owned by Estée Lauder cos. - launched its new collection of fragrances yesterday following up on an earlier announcement in the spring...
Madonna Truth or Dare (2012): More News {Fragrance News} {Celebrity Perfume}
Following up on an earlier announcement, Coty Prestige released more news about the fragrance venture signed "Madonna." The perfume will be the prelude to the launch of a lifestyle brand called Truth or Dare by Madonna. The singer is said...
Christmas Fragrance Shopping Guide 2011 {2}: Mugler Metamorphosis Collector {Perfume Shopping Tips}
Price: 69€Thierry Mugler have issued a collection of bejeweled fragrance bottles for the holidays 2011 entitled "Mugler Metamorphosis Collector." Each of their iconic feminine perfumes comes with an accessory:......
Vera Wang Princess Night (2012) {New Fragrance}
Vera Wang will extend their Princess franchise with Princess Night to be launched on January 11, 2012. The fragrance is labeled as an exotic-floral-woody concoction......
Miss Dior Couture Edition (2011): Re-Reformulation {New Fragrance}
Dior have launched a new, limited edition of a perfume which they call Miss Dior Couture Edition. The confusing part can be felt over the choice of the name of the fragrance."Miss Dior" designates the original green leather chypre from...
Bella's Scent Captured in Immortal Twilight (2011) {New Fragrance} {Celebrity Scent}
With recurring references to scents and that of Bella in particular, the Twilight Saga creates at times a sense of disquietingly perceptive olfactory sensations. As Breaking Dawn Part 1 is set to open in theaters on November 18, 2011, company...
Christmas Fragrance Shopping Guide for 2011: Diptyque Senteurs d'Hiver
Diptyque are releasing a new coffret of three candles for winter holidays 2011 called Coffret Senteurs d'Hiver. The set includes Feu de Bois, Pomander and Pin."All the emotions of our childhood winters captured through the familiar warmth of Feu de...
Lancôme Launch New Curated Collection Les Parfums Exclusifs (2011) {New Fragrances}
Lancôme are revealing a patrimonial mind-set this fall of 2011 with the launch of a new collection of perfumes which makes room for three re-editions from their archives. They are Peut-Être a women's perfume introduced first in 1937 which was...
Cartier Les Heures du Parfum L'Heure Convoitée (2011): Killer Carnation {Perfume Review & Musings} {New Fragrance}
L'Heure Convoitée II (The Coveted Hour) is the newest and 9th addition to the collection Les Heures du Parfum by Cartier which assembles the freer compositions of the house by in-house perfumer Mathilde Laurent. It is what Les Exclusifs are...