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May 2013 Archives
Alyssa Ashley Ambre Gris (2013) {New Perfume}
American-born mass-market fragrance label Alyssa Ashley introduced a new perfume this year centering on the scent of a mythical animalic component of perfumery, ambergris, which is so rare and costly that you can only hope and pray to smell...
Penhaligon's Ellenisia (2004): Perfume with an Emotional Quotient {Mother's Day 2013 Selection} {Perfume Review & Musings}
©Penhaligon's - courtesy picture As we get closer to Mother's Day 2013 on May 12, we are devoting our pages to proposing a selection of perfumes which are both Sexy & Maternal, a combination which you can find in some...
Björn Borg Heritage (2013) {New Perfume} {Celebrity Fragrance} {Men's Cologne}
Ex-tennis champion Björn Borg has launched a new men's fragrance called Björn Borg Heritage. This venture is conducted under the compagny managing his fashion label, Worldwide Brand Management AB, rather than being a high-profile celebrity fragrance launch. It is not the first...
No5 Culture Chanel Exhibition May 5 - June 5, 2013 at Palais de Tokyo in Paris {Fragrance News} {Scented Paths & Addresses}
As the new No.5 Culture Chanel exhibition opens today at Palais de Tokyo in Paris, you may wonder if the No.5 has deserved such prolonged recognition since 1921. In Perfume Legends by Michael Edwards, the author retells the anecdote of a young...
Katy Perry Unveils Third Perfume Called Killer Queen, as well as Killer Mani {Fragrance News} {Celebrity Perfume}
Singer Katy Perry unveiled the design of her new perfume called Killer Queen to her fans yesterday on her Twitter account requesting their opinions. The picture shows a scepter-like flacon fashioned after a royal theme where gold, precious rubies and...
Estée Lauder Say Modern Muse is Once in a Decade Launch Aiming to Become a Future Classic (2013) {New Perfume}
Estée Lauder cos. will introduce a new women's fragrance from August 2013 called Modern Muse. Jane Hertzmark Hudis, global president of the Estée Lauder brand at the Estée Lauder Cos. Inc. said that they see it as "...the most important fragrance...
O Boticário Introduce Brazil to Cherry Blossom: Floratta Cerejeira em Flor & Floratta Cerejeira em Pétalas (2013) {New Perfumes} Cherry Blossom Goes Global {Trend Alert}
O Boticário have launched two new women's fragrances in the Brazilian market inspired by the Oriental theme of renewal from winter to spring symbolized by cherry Blossom. This floral note has become extremely popular on the international level in...
Brazil Confirmed to be Largest Fragrance Market in the World {Fragrance News}
"22nd edition of Casa Cor Rio, a program in which Brazilian architects, contractors, interior designers and landscapers work together to renovate dilapidated mansions and government buildings." Scenting the rooms was part of the project. ABIHPEC (Associação Brasileira da Indústria de...
ID Parfums Elixir de Muguet (2013): Soliflores & Style {Perfume Short (Review)}
Elixir de Muguet by ID Parfums is one of the latest lily of the valley perfumes to appear in the French market thanks to mail order company ID Parfums, a subsidiary of Yves Rocher. The slim and petite 15...
Guerlain Muguet in 2013 {Fragrance News - New Flacon}
Guerlain offer each year a new collector's item for perfume bottle collectors as they issue their annual limited-edition Muguet. This year, 1,349 copies are issued worldwide. The perfume itself does not change in principle. Here is a fragrance review of...
Happy May day 2013! {Perfume Images & Ads}
Happy Fragrant May Day to The Scented Salamander Readers, from Paris! Are you wearing a muguet perfume today? My latest olfactory thought on the subject is: nothing compares to the real scent of lily of the valley. It's quite...