Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie has launched her third fragrance in partnership with Avon after Outspoken and Outspoken Intense. It's called Viva by Fergie. The perfume is all about empowerment and playing with the masculine and feminine boundaries in a...
May 2012 Archives
Aromachology Sophisticated & Sensual (2009) {New Perfume}
Aromachology, co-founded by Kirsten Menkes and Ashlee Firsten, is a perfume brand whose mission statement is defined as "...the interrelationship between psychology and scent and the affect it has on behaviour. Meant to reconnect consumers and revolutionize the artistic and...
ID Parfums Tentation de Violettes (2012) {New Perfume} {Violet Notebook}
ID Parfums have introduced a new women's perfume following up on the recent Jardin de Madagascar. It is called Tentation de Violettes (Violet Temptation), an allusion to the temptation the perfume exercises not just on those you seduce but on...
Madonna Perfume Ad Campaign Raises Copyrights Infringement Issue {Fragrance News}
A Sydney-based artist called RJ Williams is suing Madonna for her brand's use of a logo appearing on her new perfume bottle Truth or Dare and her adverts."Friends from all over the world have been calling me upon seeing the...
The Celebrity Factor in Perfumery Today {The 5th Sense in the News}
An article in the New York Times argues that perfumery is relying on the celebrity factor today more than ever, and not just regarding the creation of so-called "celebrity perfumes" launched under the names of stars from the showbusiness like...
The "L'Eau" Trend this Spring-Summer 2012 {Trend Alert}
What is going on this 2012 spring - summer season in the fashion world of perfume? We are seeing a deluge of new "L'Eau" compositions. Just like sartorial authorities might be keeping tabs on the length of your hemlines and...
Yves Saint Laurent Parisienne L'Eau (2012) {New Perfume}
Yves Saint Laurent have launched a new flanker to Parisienne (2009) called Parisienne L'Eau. The copy reinvigorates the myth of the Parisian woman with this new splash of water."The portrait of an incredibly free womanFree to think and to take...
Stella McCartney Stella Summer Rose (2012) {New Perfume}
Designer Stella McCartney has introduced a new summery edition of her rose perfume Stella called Stella Summer Rose."Morning in a garden of roses. A cool breeze vibrating with the scent of just-opened flowers..."......
Agent Provocateur Maîtresse Eau Provocateur (2012) {New Perfume}
British lingerie brand Agent Provocateur have released a new companion scent to the original Maîtresse called Maîtresse Eau Provocateur, which in principle means something like "Mistress, Eau Provocative" but which is mainly a replay of the brand names Maîtresse and...
Givenchy Les Créations Coutures Explore Textural Effects (2012) {New Perfumes}
In lieu of the traditional sight of the annual Givenchy Harvest collection, what could be spied on the perfumery shelves this morning were new, dark-looking Givenchy Parfums. The brand have created a collection of perfumes which wishes to pay homage...
Giorgio Beverly Hills Eau de Giorgio (2012) {New Perfume}
Giorgio Beverly Hills have launched a lighter version of the 1980s cult fragrance Giorgio called Eau de Giorgio. Renowned for its assertive tuberosey sillage and sunny disposition, it now has been created to feel more sparkling while retaining its rich...
Gale Hayman Gale (2011) {New Perfume}
In the fall of 2011, Gale Hayman released a new women's perfume just called Gale bottled in a saucy flacon sporting a trademark leopard print and a red bow. The Californian beauty entrepreneur is best known for her 80s global...
Penhaligon's Peoneve (2012) {New Perfume}
Penhaligon's will launch a new floral unisex perfume from July 16th 2012 called Peoneve. The composition is signed by perfumer Olivier Cresp who creates in so doing his second opus for the English perfume house following Juniper Sling.The scent "...is...
Rihanna to Launch a Men's Cologne {Fragrance News} {Celebrity Perfume}
Singer and actress Rihanna has revealed that she is currently working on the creation of a men's fragrance following up on the women's Reb'l Fleur and Rebelle. Expect to see...Rebel Man or Rebel, Man..?......
DKNY Be Delicious Hearts the World Collection of 4: Rio, Paris, London, New York City (2012) {New Perfumes}
The DKNY Be Delicious collection is going to expand this summer from July 2012 with the addition of a new library of scents with a case of Wanderlust called DKNY Hearts the World. It is inspired by some of the...