Lolita Lempicka will launch a new version of Lolita Lempicka called L'Eau en Blanc (Water in White - an allusion to a wedding gown) from April 2012. The composition is named after the white-violet accord it features in the heart...
March 2012 Archives
Vanderbilt Little Gloria (2012) {New Perfume} {Celebrity Fragrance}
Vanderbilt have launched a new perfume called Little Gloria in reference to Gloria Vanderbilt's nickname used in her childhood. It is actually dedicated to young women rather than children. The design of the flacon is reportedly inspired by the boudoir...
Guerlain Homme L'Eau Boisée (2012): Much Ado about Vetiver & the New Art of Sourcing and Overdosing {New Perfume} {Men's Cologne}
Guerlain have launched a new flanker to the original Guerlain Homme and later, Homme L'Eau, called Homme L'Eau Boisée. The composition, signed by in-house perfumer Thierry Wasser, is inspired by a specific quality of vetiver found in Southern India. Guerlain...
Jean-Paul Guerlain in the News Again: This Time it's a Racist Rant against Immigrants & France {Fragrance News}
Reportedly, perfumer Jean-Paul Guerlain lost it once more and pronounced insulting words, of a discriminatory nature, towards Eurostar employees, as well as launched in a wholesale verbal attack on France. Arriving late and being bound in a wheelchair, he was...
3 New Cherry Nosegays by Guerlain, Arden and L'Occitane this Spring 2012 {New Perfumes} {Hasty Review}
Bucket of Cherries by Carducius Plantagenet Ream, 1880.This spring 2012, Guerlain, Elizabeth Arden and L'Occitane en Provence have introduced three new perfumes inspired by cherries, be it by the fruit, the blossom or the wood. They are Guerlain La Petite...
Atelier Cologne will Launch their First Oriental Cologne with Ambre Nue (2012) {New Perfume}
Following up on Vanille Insensée, which came out last year, Atelier Cologne are preparing to launch their first "Oriental" cologne - quotes are theirs - called Ambre Nue from May 2012.It is their 7th "cologne absolue" (quotation marks added) -...
Festival du Livre Culinaire 7-11 Mars 2012 - Culinary Book Festival in Paris 7-11 March 2012 {Scented Paths & Fragrant Addresses}
For people who love food and food books, there is one destination not to be missed this week with the Festival du Livre Culinaire taking place in Paris at the Centquatre (104) from March 7th to March 11th 2012. In...
Special Magazine Issue on Myrrh & Incense {Fragrant Reading}
French magazine Arts Sacrés devoted their January/February 2012 issue to the religious history of two sacred perfumery materials, myrrh and incense with a feature entitled "L'encens et la myrrhe...Parfums Sacrés". It is a follow-up to their issue last year which...
Jacomo Silences: A Classic Gets Revisited with a Sublime Version (2012) {New Perfume}
Jacomo are releasing a new, revisited version of their 1978 classic Silences. It is now called Silences Eau de Parfum Sublime. The composition was entrusted to perfumer Serge Majoullier of Mane."Secrets are silences..Silences collect the body's emotions, as water captures...
Davidoff Cool Water Sensual Essence (2012) {New Perfume}
Davidoff will introduce a new, more sensual version of Davidoff Cool Water Woman (1996) inspired by the sun called Cool Water Sensual Essence. The bottle reflects the turnaround mood with golden yellow while model Bianca Balti on the advert is...
Springtime in Paris: Ivy, Bamboos, Lilacs & a Screen {Scented Paths} {Perfume Images}
This is yet another picture taken last year during the spring in Paris. Right now the weather is overcast, rainy, and it's still officially winter at any rate. I wonder how the ivy has grown since a year ago and...
Springtime in Paris: Red Doors, Green Ivy, L'Heure Bleue Shutters {Perfume Images} {Scented Paths}
This picture was actually taken last year. One of the great pleasures of living in Paris is to take whimsical strolls throughout its streets. I am always surprised to discover "new doors" by which I mean, doors that have existed...
Floris Royal Arms Diamond Edition Marks Queen's Diamond Jubilee (2012) {New Fragrance} {Celebrity Perfume}
Floris will issue a commemorative perfume on the occasion of the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II named Royal Arms, the Diamond Edition.The fragrance was originally created in 1926 under the same name "Royal Arms" to fête the birth of...
Molinard Habanita Eau de Parfum (2012): New & Old {New Fragrance} {Perfume Images & Ads}
Molinard are releasing a newly tweaked version, in a new concentration, of the 1920s classic, Habanita (1921) inspired by the then emerging culture of feminine statement smoking as a sign of gender emancipation.Resting on a seminal vetiver-and-vanilla accord rather...
Chloé by Chloé the Original is still Available {Perfume Shopping Tip}
The 1975 Chloé, a bold, monolithical tuberose perfume tinted a rather deep ambery and russet color is usually thought to be discontinued.Having spotted it occasionally on the shelves at Sephora in France and having just spied it on the Target...