In a major goodby kiss blowing at an age-old tradition which dictates that a woman ought to be married to her perfume, for life, fashion designer Oscar de la Renta says that those times are over. In fact, more than...
August 2012 Archives
Cher Lloyd Pink Diamond (2012) {New Perfume} {Celebrity Fragrance}
British pop singer Cher Lloyd, who became known through the X Factor and the support of Cheryl Cole (uncanny resemblance), just released her debut perfume called Pink Diamond. If you're thinking that it looks a bit like the bottle of Lady Million...
Azzaro pour Homme Night Time (2012): Underneath the Elegant Demeanor, a Caveman {New Perfume} {Men's Cologne} {Fragrance Images & Ads}
Azzaro are offering a "new olfactory expression" of the classic 70s men's fragrance and contemporary masculine bestseller, Azzaro pour Homme this fall of 2012 with Azzaro pour Homme Night Time. The composition is co-signed by perfumers Christophe Raynaud and Michel...
Invention of the Food Printer... Say Again? {The 5th Sense in the News}
Foodies worldwide, starting in China, may be able in the not so distant future to own a personal Food Printer which will be portable and considered to be the second best thing after sitting at a table enjoying a...
Mauboussin pour Lui (2011) {New Perfume} {Men's Cologne}
French jeweler Mauboussin will launch a men's perfume from September 2012 called Mauboussin pour Lui. This will be their second masculine cologne following Mauboussin Homme released in 2003. The new composition is described as being spicy, woody and ambery......
2 Video Clips for Fame by Lady Gaga Signed Steven Klein {Perfume Images & Ads}
If you haven't experienced the perfume yet, you can try to imagine it thanks to the visual extravaganza deployed around Fame by Lady Gaga "The first ever black eau de parfum" signed by photographer and video clip director Steven Klein who...
Hanae Mori HiM (2012): Virility for Him & Also Her {New Perfume} {Men's Cologne}
Hanae Mori Parfums wanted to satisfy their masculine client base further and reward their loyalty to unisex scent HM (1998) with a dedicated men's composition which they have called HiM. The juice attempts to capture that elusive quality, real masculinity, and wants...
Color Guru Terry de Gunzburg Launches Collection of Perfumes Inspired by Tradition of Excellence in French Perfumery (2012) {New Perfumes}
Makeup innovator Terry de Gunzburg has turned her attention to fragrance-making after imprinting the beauty makeup culture with her creation among other things of the Touche Eclat at YSL in 1992 and more recently, the establishment of By Terry destined...
Lady Gaga Fame Billboard in Times Square {Perfume Images & Ads}
"The official advertising campaign for Lady Gaga Fame, the first ever Black Eau de Parfum, launched to 1.5 million global viewers in Times Square, occupying 7400 square feet of Time Square's southeast corner. The full film version of...
Post-Scriptum to Chanel Coco Noir (2012): Coco Noir By Design {Perfume Review & Musings}
We said yesterday how Coco Noir was by design a perfume meant to smell very good and to make you smell fabulous but deplored the abrupt ending of the sillage. A new twist in the personality of the fragrance was...
The 17 Best Perfume Blogs by The Huffington Post {Fragrant Readings}
Stylelist turned their attention to perfume blogs and here is their "cherry-picked" list of The 17 Best Perfume Blogs. Update: It turns out it's a list that has been now published by The Huffington Post: 17 Best Perfume Blogs ...
Chanel Coco Noir (2012): Understated Complexity vs. Restraint & Elegance {Perfume Review & Musings}
Coco Noir is the latest feminine release by Chanel constituting a new chapter in the franchise which includes so far Coco (1984) and Coco Mademoiselle (2001). In-house nose Jacques Polge stressed that the perfume belongs to what he calls the "Coromandel culture" of...
Roger et Gallet Rose Imaginaire (2012): Painting the Rose rather than Picking it {New Perfume}
Roger et Gallet have decided to turn their latest inspiration towards the recreation of an "imaginary rose" in a new rose perfume containing no rose essences. The fragrance which launches from mid-August to September 2012 is called Rose Imaginaire, thereby affirming...
Yves Saint Laurent Manifesto is Dedicated to the YSL Woman (2012) {New Perfume}
Amid restructuring and renaming at the fashion house of Yves Saint Laurent now under the aegis of Hedi Slimane and rebaptized Saint Laurent Paris, the perfume house keeps its original brand name. Only the famous logo "YSL" created by graphic...
Racist Stereotyping Scandal Surfaces at Bond No.9 Perfumery Hit by a Lawsuit in New York City {Fragrance News}
After Jean-Paul Guerlain in France, it's now the turn of Laurice Rahme in the United-States, the founder of Bond No.9, to make the news with the report that her brand has been hit by a racist bias lawsuit brought...