July 2012 Archives

Friday, 27 July 2012 By Chant Wagner

Agent Provocateur Pétale Noir (2012) {New Perfume}

British lingerie brand Agent Provocateur will release a new women's perfume from October 2012 called Pétale Noir. The composition is said to be a floral-oriental. It comes with a smoldering agenda illustrating the chiaoscuro effects made of a mix of...

Friday, 27 July 2012 By Chant Wagner

Serge Lutens Santal Majuscule (2012) {Perfume Review & Musings}

L'église Saint-André de Lille / The Church of Saint-André of Lille © 2011 Chant Wagner By Chantal-Hélène Wagner "Mmmm, delicious" is the first thought that comes to your mind as you inhale Santal Majuscule, the latest Serge Lutens out...

Thursday, 26 July 2012 By Chant Wagner

Balmain Vent Vert and Monsieur Balmain in New Guises {Fragrance News}

The classic Vent Vert by Balmain created by perfumer Gemaine Cellier in 1947 and re-created by perfumer Calice Becker in 1990, as well as the house's men's classic, Monsieur Balmain have been poured into new flacons to harmonize with other...

Wednesday, 25 July 2012 By Chant Wagner

Cacharel Catch Me Plays Up the Seduction Theme (2012) {New Perfume}

In an almost ethological twist on the eternal theme of seduction Cacharel will launch a new perfume for women from September 2012 called Catch Me......

Wednesday, 25 July 2012 By Chant Wagner

Coty Secures Partnership with Korean Company for Further Expansion in Asia {Fragrance News}

In brief: Coty Inc, have announced that as CEO Bernd Beetz will retire and be replaced by Michele Scannavini coming from Coty Prestige Brands, the company will also be creating a joint partnership with Korean company LG Household & Health...

Wednesday, 25 July 2012 By Chant Wagner

Brooklyn Dry Goods Spent Musket Oil (2012) {New Perfume} {Men's Cologne}

A local vintage fashion label, Brooklyn Dry Goods, have teamed up with American niche perfumery DS & Durga to create a limited-edition perfume evocatively called Spent Musket Oil. While the scent leans in the direction of a masculine audience, it...

Tuesday, 24 July 2012 By Chant Wagner

The Ice-Cream Stand by the Luxembourg Garden: 1001 Flavors {Scented Paths & Fragrant Addresses}

Floral Ice-Creams by the Jardin du Luxembourg in Paris In our impromptu series, what-you-can-nibble-on while visiting Paris this summer, you can make a pit stop for flavorful ice-creams at one of the gates of the Luxembourg garden, on the...

Tuesday, 24 July 2012 By Chant Wagner

The Scented Salamander Interviewed by Olfatto Matto in Una Salamandra Odorosa {Fragrant Reading}

Dear Readers,MimiFroufrou.com - The Scented Salamander was interviewed by Italian olfactive site, Olfatto Matto. You can read the text of the interview we linked to both in Italian and English after the jump.I was asked to reminisce about the past...

Monday, 23 July 2012 By Chant Wagner

Taylor Swift Wonderstruck Enchanted (2012) {New Perfume} {Celebrity Fragrance}

Singer Taylor Swift is offering a second fragranced chapter following her debut perfume Wonderstruck. It is called Wonderstruck Enchanted. “Wonderstruck is about that moment when you instantly feel a connection to someone, but then there’s that feeling of being completely...

Monday, 23 July 2012 By Chant Wagner

Antonio Banderas Her Secret (2012) {New Perfume} {Celebrity Fragrance}

Actor Antonio Banderas has launched his latest perfume, Her Secret, the feminine version of The Secret.Reading about the classic story line of seduction in Spanish makes it that much more atmospheric and replete with original passion while translated into English,...

Monday, 23 July 2012 By Chant Wagner

Maison Georges Larnicol Create Edible Le Mâle by Jean Paul Gaultier {Culture Notes} {Scented Paths & Fragrant Addresses}

A new chocolatier (chocolate-maker) opened around Easter time last spring in Paris, in the Odéon neighborhood. The name is Maison Georges Larnicol. Their chocolates are a cut above the rest so we can only recommend them warmly. We can still...

Sunday, 22 July 2012 By Chant Wagner

Tom Ford Noir (2012) {New Perfume} {Men's Cologne}

The mood board at Tom Ford headquarters must have recently been covered with noir references and black imagery as fall of 2012 will see the launch not only of the Jardin Noir collection but also of a new men's fragrance,...

Sunday, 22 July 2012 By Chant Wagner

Kelly & Jones Notes of Wine Collection (2012) {New Perfumes}

American niche perfume brand Kelly & Jones have been inspired by the medley of scents encountered when wine and perfume meet thanks to happenstance. Inspired by a particularly harmonious chance accord created by a vanilla scent and oaky and honeydewy...

Friday, 20 July 2012 By Chant Wagner

Tom Ford Jardin Noir Quartet Features 4 Night-Blooming Flowers (2012) {New Fragrances}

From fall 2012, Tom Ford will launch a new quartet of perfumes in his high-end Private Blend collection founded in 2007. The common point uniting each of the unisex compositions is that the inspiration derives from a midnight-blooming flower according...

Wednesday, 18 July 2012 By Chant Wagner

Beauty Q & A with Perfumier Linda Pilkington of Ormonde Jayne {The Perfumista & The Beautista}

We are delighted to introduce a new series, The Perfumista & The Beautista. It is a column slanted towards beauty yet remaining in the world of perfumes as we ask perfumiers what is their conception of beauty and how they...

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