Bestseller Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James qualified as "mummy porn" fiction has been selling like hot cakes even though, or precisely perhaps because the writing is simplistic. If not everyone is convinced by the literary qualities of the...
June 2012 Archives
Avon Strictly Come Dancing Latin Sensation & Ballroom Beautiful (2012) {New Fragrances}
Avon have struck a partnership with BBC Worldwide Consumer Products to create two perfumes inspired by the popular British TV dancing show Strictly Come Dancing. The launch will take place on a global scale just before Christmas. "Jackie Ferguson, Senior...
Perfumery 101 for Children: C'est pas sorcier les parfums Lifts Taboo: Kids are Told the Real Price of Perfume {Perfume Images, Movies & Ads}
The French TV educational series for kids, C'est pas sorcier (lit. It's easy, really or Science Made Easy), devoted to explaining science to primary schoolers has a very good film on perfume as an industry and an art. It's in...
Nouveauté littéraire à paraître: Parfums de Philippe Claudel ou de l'écriture olfactive comme d'un nouveau type d'exercise spirituel (2012)
En bref, le romancier et réalisateur de film Philippe Claudel signe un nouvel ouvrage qui paraîtra pour la prochaine rentrée littéraire, en septembre 2012, intitulé Parfums. Il s'agit, d'après la description de la maison d'édition Stock, d'un recueil de 63...
Vera Wang Lovestruck Floral Rush (2012): Fronted by Leighton Meester {New Perfume} {Celebrity Fragrance}
Vera Wang will introduce a new women's perfume from August 2012 called Lovestruck Floral Rush. It is not as is usual a flanker conceived of as a sequel to a scent, namely Lovestruck, launched in 2011 but in fact...
Mark Jenkins The Beauty of the Game for Lacoste {Perfume Images & Ads}
American street artist Mark Jenkins (you can see his art on his website) is collaborating with Lacoste parfums to create sculptures out of 2000 bottles of Eau de Lacoste L.12.12.on the occasion of the launch of the limited-edition series...
Chamma da Amazônia L'Amazonie Eau de Parfum Features New Extract of Rosewood Leaf (2012) {New Perfume}
Brazilian wellness and beauty company Chamma da Amazônia presented a new perfume at the Sebrae United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development entitled Rio +20. It was made with natural ingredients found in the Amazonian forest. The scent was baptized L'Amazonie...
Ajmal Perfumes Bling (2012) {New Perfume}
Dubai-based Ajmal Perfumes est. 1951 launched a new perfume called Bling as in a humorous reference to the taste for ostentation the Middle East is famous for."A rich dose of rose intertwined with heady woody notes, Bling is a very...
Amazongreen, a New Brazilian Line of Perfumes Exclusively Sourced from the Amazonian Forest (2012) {New Perfumes}
Brazilian entrepreneur Francisco Pontes de Aguiar has launched a new collection of perfumes at Rio + 20 motivated as he is by the ideal of using natural raw resources from the Amazonian rain forest. He starts anew after 19 years...
Issey Miyake Pleats Please (2012) {New Perfume}
Fashion designer Issey Miyake will launch a new feminine fragrance from September 2012 called Pleats Please. It is a playful homage to the plissé material created by the brand in 1989, as well as to the it-bag Bil Bao resembling...
Serge Lutens De Profundis (2011): The Disquieting Aroma of Adipocere - or the Creation of an Accord of Funerary Aldehydes {Perfume Review & Musings}
Fragrance artist Serge Lutens has turned to the macabre for renewed inspiration...
Serge Lutens De Profundis (2011): L'Odeur Inquiétante de l'Adipocere ou la Création d'un Accord Funèbre d'Aldéhydes {Compte Rendu Olfactif et Critique}
Anna May Wong by Edward Steichen, 1931 Par Chantal-Hélène Wagner De son flacon de table, De Profundis de Serge Lutens laisse s'échapper des notes vertes de chrysanthème tout frais, soulignées par de subtiles nuances de résine de sapin. En français,...
Vegan Candle-Making with Sweet Anthem in Seattle on June 30th, 2012 {Scented Paths & Fragrant Addresses}
Nikki SherrittSeattle-based Indie perfumery Sweet Anthem, whose motto is "Vegan, Unique, Local", founded by perfumer Meredith Smith are hosting a candle-making seminar with Nikki Sherritt on June 30th, 2012.Nikki's know-how will be familiar to you if you've already purchased scented...
Giveaway for Stark Scented Oil Silver Lake Made in Los Angeles + Mystery French Lip Balm {Contests & Giveaway}
Leave a comment and you'll be automatically entered to win a 9 ml rollerball of Stark Scented Oil ($45 value) inspired by a popular spa candle called Silver Lake. It's new and exclusive to L.A. What can we say but...
Union Fine Fragrances Celebrate the Scents of Great-Britain (2012) {New Perfumes}
A British patriotic collection is born called Union Fine Fragrances Collection. The compositions are by perfumer Anastasia Brozler who comes from a background in bespoke. Michael Donovan was a consultant for the project. The library of scents bring to life...