To celebrate their 10th anniversary, IKKS are launching a new fragrance dedicated to men called IKKS Believes In You. The composition is signed by young up and coming nose, according to the brand, Jennifer Riley of Créations et Parfums. A...
April 2013 Archives
Charriol Royal White (2013) {New Perfume} {Men's Fragrance}
Charriol will launch a new perfume for men in their Royal Collection called Royal White from May 2013. The fragrance was composed by nose Annick Ménardo of Firmenich. The composition is said to be, "...a tribute to the assertive, respected...
Pensive Young Woman with a Bouquet of Flowers in Twilight of the Romanovs {Perfume Images & Ads}
Photographic pictures of flowers are particularly moving in their added quality of frailty and transiency, I think. It seems as if looking at a bouquet of flowers in a photograph serves to underline better the inescapable passing of...
Van Cleef & Arpels Féérie Spring Blossom (2013): Little Masterpiece Alert {Perfume Short (Review)}
There are several reasons for writing a review of a perfume. Among those you can invoke arguments like current affairs, trends knowledge, following the evolution of a house, or outing a dud. In this case, the reason for writing...
Guest-Blogger Carlos Huber of Arquiste:The Sights & Scents of Mexico {Passion for Perfume - Portrait}
Carlos Huber at a floral market in Mexico Founder of Arquiste parfums Carlos Huber is an architect with a deep curatorial instinct which he brings both to his specialization - historic preservation - and new venture, a perfume house...
Cherry Blossom Gazing in D.C. Brought to You Thanks to Live Streaming {Perfume Images & Ads}
If you can't go to the mountain, the mountain will come to you, or so it seems with modern technology allowing you to contemplate cherry blossoms in bloom thanks to EarthCam and more particularly the helpful "Cherry Blossom Cam"...
A Video Interview with Dries Van Noten & Frédéric Malle about their Perfume Collaboration {Passion for Perfume - Portraits}
An in-house interview with Dries Van Noten and Frédéric Malle offers insights into the creative process behind the birthing of the new Dries Van Noten eau de parfum. The video is right after the jump... ...
Discontinued Perfumes: Has Lys Soleia by Guerlain Been Retired? {Ask Chantal-Hélène}
Reader: Has Lys Soleia by Guerlain been discontinued? Blogger: The answer is a reassuring No: It's one of the 4 Guerlain Aqua Allegorias that have been kept in the permanent collection as of spring 2013......
Detail of a Florentine Iris on an Italian Pasta Shop in Paris {Perfume Images & Ads}
I spotted this lovely Art Nouveau work of a Florentine iris motif on the cast iron gate painted bluish green of an Italian food store selling fresh pasta in Paris... ...
Aramis Perfume Calligraphy Rose (2013): A More Luxurious-Sounding House Name for Aramis {New Perfume}
Since the year 2009, Aramis, a sub-division of the Estée Lauder cos. have been discreetly revamping their luxury image. We think we can all agree that Aramis had been more about approachable luxury, but then in 2009 they proposed a...
Margaret Thatcher Loved to Wear...{What Perfume Celebrities Wear}
To stay on topic and as the BBC reported the passing away of Margaret Thatcher today on April 8, 2013, we can underline on the perfume blog that the ex-Prime Minister of Great Britain is widely rumored to have favored...
Commodity is New Online Perfume Shopping Experience & Range with Scents like Gold, Paper & Cloth (2013) {New Perfumes}
"Help us change the industry" is the adroit motto, new fragrance company Commodity (Goods) use in the hope of whipping internet surfers and social media habitués into action. Taking a closer look at their selling concept, you see that...
Brazilian Art de Vivre by Way of Paris: Le Bon Marché to Open Merchandising Exhibit Le Brésil Rive Gauche, April 10-June 22, 2013 {Fragrance News} {Beauty Notes}
Universal exhibitions are not so in nowadays as they were once upon a time during the Belle Epoque, but a remnant of that intense curiosity towards the material culture of foreign countries can be seen to endure albeit on...
Bond No.9 HTTP, A New Fragrance for Direct Marketing in the Digital Age (2013) {New Perfume}
Bond No. 9, who normally specialize in New-York-City themed perfumes, will release a new perfume from June 30, 2013 dedicated to the digital world and era as well as their own digital presence called HTTP://WWW.BONDNO9.COM. As will be immediately...
Caudalie Figue de Vigne (2013) {New Perfume}
French beauty brand Caudalie will launch a new perfume from May 2013 called Figue de Vigne. It will be their fourth scent in a range comprising the original Fleur de Vigne and the more recent additions, Thé des Vignes and...