Givenchy have introduced a new limited-edition spin-off of Very Irresistible called Very Irresistible Croisière for summer of 2013. The launch is associated with an eponymous and escapist makeup launch inviting you to imagine you're cruising around the Mediterranean sea......
March 2013 Archives
Azzaro Chrome Summer Edition is Painted with the Colors of the Mediterranean (2013) {New Perfume}
Azzaro are launching a new Edition of Chrome Summer in a picturesque flacon depicting a Mediterranean coastal landscape. The jus, an "aquatic citrus woody" was created by perfumer Richard Ibanez of Robertet......
Jardins d'Ecrivains Wilde (2013) {New Perfume} {Men's Cologne} {Celebrity Perfume}
Witty, über-individualistic Oscar Wilde (1856-1900) has inspired a new French perfume for men by Parisian niche perfumery house Jardins d'Ecrivains. It is simply called Wilde. The writer's real name was Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde, and this shortens it further. This is the...
LIQUIDES, a New Parisian Perfume Concept-Store {Fragrance News} {Scented Paths & Fragrant Addresses}
Paris is consolidating its status as one of the world capitals of perfumery. In the last few years, a number of new, state-of-the-art fragrance haunts have opened in the favorite travel destination creating a new olfactory map for perfume...
7 Landmarks for 7 Years of Perfume Blogging {Perfume List}
Original banner of The Scented Salamander blog Today is the blog's 7th birthday and to mark the occasion we thought we might list 7 things that were firsts by this blog within the fragrance blogosphere. In March of...
Robert Piguet Bois Bleu (2013): Woods & Blue Notes {New Perfume}
American niche perfume house Robert Piguet have launched a new unisex perfume baptized Bois Bleu (lit. Blue Wood) in the recently launched collection Nouvelle Collection last year, which is dedicated to pushing the limits of quality and "cutting-edge" perfumery...
Chanel 1932 (2013): The Pure & The Impure {Perfume Review & Musings}
Gabrielle Chanel at her villa La Pausa in 1938 with stars and comets on her bed headboard ©Roger Schall The core olfactory signature of Chanel perfumes is unmistakably present: 1932 opens with a bouquet of aldehydes supported by the...
New Advertising Campaign for Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue is Fronted by Bianca Balti {Fragrance News} {Perfume Images & Ads}
Dolce & Gabbana are re-enlivening the imagery for their bestseller Light Blue with new, popular poster girl Bianca Balti posing in a retro white bathing suit, like a throwback to 1950s Italian bathing beauties. The model has lately been...
Sucrerie de la Montagne Attire-Moi (2013): The Scent of the Canadian Maple Forest {New Perfume}
A spontaneous partnership between Grasse perfumery La Source Parfumée de Galimard and a Quebec maple syrup producer, La Sucrerie de la Montagne has given birth to a new gourmand perfume paying homage to Quebec with its main idea of...
Hairdresser David Mallett Creates Scented Candle After Trip to Caucasus: Le Salon en Hiver {Home Fragrance}
Last year, Paris-based Australian hairdresser David Mallett launched a scented candle entitled Le Salon en Hiver (The hair salon in winter). Like its name implies, he uses it to give an olfactory identity to his Parisian hair salon quirkily established...
Escada Cherry in the Air (2013) {Perfume Review}
Escada Cherry in the Air is the latest limited-edition for summer 2013 aiming young women in priority. Update: As of summer 2014, the fragrance is still available at Sephora. Escada are self-aware of their impact as they note that...
Happy International Women's Day!
Best wishes for International Women's Day! It also happens to be perfumer Sophia Grojsman's birthday! And yes, it is indeed mimosa season as correctly noted on the Soviet poster above, a fragrant winter bloom. Poster via Foreign Policy Association...
Elizabeth Arden Green Tea Honeysuckle (2013) {New Perfume}
Elizabeth Arden have released their annual twist on their staple fragrance Green Tea created in 1999. In 2013, the brew is perfumed with a new, sweet and creamy floral note in Green Tea Honeysuckle. The composition is signed by...
Mariah Carey Dreams (2013) {New Perfume} {Celebrity Fragrance}
Pop diva Mariah Carey will release her 12th fragrance from April 2013. It is entitled Dreams and is billed as a "sensual floral gourmand" which uses notes that reflect her life journey like for her debut perfume, M. Despite...
Dita Von Teese New FleurTeese Advert {Perfume Images & Ads}
After announcing the new perfume by pin-up and "burlesque queen" Dita Von Teese yesterday, here is the advert for FleurTeese in which the celebrity is dressed in a 1950s vintage purple and white floral print dress, her nails done in a...