Brands are getting quite territorial about oud, as if everyone needed to leave their mark on the oud-perfume map before they appear to have missed the grandiose beginnings of a new era in perfumery: Before Oud and After Oud. Acqua...
June 2012 Archives
The Venomous Fruits & Flowers of Summer: Perfumes that Own the Heat and the Night {Scented Thoughts}
Les Fleurs du mal by Carlos Schwabe, 1900 The musings below were written two years ago, in July of 2010. The list of perfumes corresponding to the type of "venomous fruits and flowers of summer" I have yet to...
Valentino Valentina Assoluto (2012): "A Real Creation" {New Perfume}
Olivier Cresp, the perfumer who signed the latest Valentina Assoluto by Valentino, remarked to WWD that the new fragrance is "a real creation", not just a serviceable flanker to the original Valentina (see review), which was issued last year.The Assoluto...
A Little Bit of Perfume Humor: Scent Zombies {Fragrance Images & Ads}
We have a very exciting day job.Picture source: elitperfume.tk...
In Saudi Arabia, Women's Unemployment Will be Fought Off at Perfume & Beauty Counters {Fragrance & Beauty News}
The Labour Ministry of Saudi Arabia are starting to implement a new policy today which will see sales assistant jobs at the perfume and beauty counters be reserved exclusively for women; "Fake women" - one can only make an educated...
Best of 2011 by Accademia del Profumo, The 2012 Edition {Perfume List}
(Looking at the picture above, you get a feeling that the men are wearing heavy burkas next to the women)This list presents the prize-winning perfumes of 2011-2012 in Italy. It's 2011 looked at with a retrospective, informed look set in...
Il Profumo Santal Rouge (2011): Of Sandalwood Tree Berries {New Perfume}
Italian niche brand Il Profumo launched a new fragrance called Santal Rouge (Red Sandawood) in 2011. It won best niche fragrance for men in Italy in 2012. The particularity of this composition is that it integrates the scent of the...
Versace Yellow Diamond (2011) {New Perfume}
Versace launched a new women's fragrance called Yellow Diamond which is contained in the same model of flacon as Crystal Noir and Bright Crystal while illustrating a similar thematic of refractive light. The floral composition is signed by perfumer Alberto...
Costume National So Nude Unveils Brand's Feminine Side (2012) {New Fragrance}
The carefully cultivated gender-neutral image of Costume National is being slanted with the release of a new perfume meant to reveal the feminine side of the brand, So Nude. The color of the flacon suggests skin and not just that...
Olfactory Observation #6: Chypré Lemon {Scented Thoughts}
Smelling an organic Verna lemon from Spain, it hits you out of the blue. The fruit smells like a chypré perfume. It seems to reveal a lady-like sillage for a little while. Then, this elegant urbane nuance fades away as...
Salvador Dali Just Set Up Shop {Scented Paths & Fragrant Addresses}
Salvador Dali Parfums, which are developed by Cofinluxe, have opened a new website for the brand with the tag line: "More visibility, more modernity, more information!" French shoppers can fill their baskets online but international shoppers will have to wait....
Laurent Assoulen Concert Parfumé - Perfumed Concert on June 30th, 2012 {Scented Paths & Fragrant Addresses}
Jazz musician and composer Laurent Assoulen will be performing in concert on June 30, 2012 in Paris. He is best known for his olfactive approach to music and his collaboration with perfumer Guillaume Flavigny of Givaudan in the past......
Florabotanica is the New Essence of Young Balenciaga with Kristen Stewart (2012) {New Perfume} {Celebrity Fragrance}
Nicolas Ghesquière, the artistic director of Balenciaga, and actress Kristen Stewart wowed each other. The result is a new feminine collaboration for the image of Parfums Balenciaga after Charlotte Gainsbourg. Stewart is the face of the upcoming Florabotanica which is...
Tocca Meet Violette & Meet Graciella (2012): Romance at Le Bon Marché & Grace Kelly {New Perfumes}
Tocca are releasing two new perfumes for women. One is Meet Violette. It is inspired by the story of "the tumultuous romance between a young soldier on short breaks and a young girl at a perfume counter in Le Bon...
Heeley Go Back to the Art of the Extrait: Agarwood, Bubblegum Chic, L'Amandière (2011)
Franco-British niche brand Heeley - whose founder is British but who lives in Paris - launched a new collection of Extraits de Parfums, the most decadent form of perfume wearing. While extraits are commonly being produced by diverse brands they...