In 2011, East West Bottlers, a new indie fragrance compagny based in Austin, Texas launched a debut men's perfume called Monshine, a Gentleman's Cologne. The house, co-founded by three friends, Colin Heck Newberry, Charles Woodson Holderness, and Jr., Matthew Rodney...
October 2013 Archives
New Fragrance Review: Estée Lauder Modern Muse (2013) {Perfume Musings}
Modern Muse is the new fragrance creation for women by Estée Lauder and one they see as "the most important fragrance moment we’ve had in a decade,” according to Women's Wear Daily. The way we interpret this is to think that it...
Histoires de Parfums Petroleum (2011): The Scent of Blissful Oil Prospection {Perfume Review & Musings}
October 2013 is National Energy Awareness Month in the US and there is a French perfume which matches the theme. In 2011, Parisian niche brand Histoires de Parfums, meaning "Stories of Perfumes", under the creative stewardship of Gerald Ghislain...
New Fragrance: Illamasqua Freak Scarab (2013)
British makeup brand Illamasqua have launched a new perfume baptized Freak Scarab. It is their second release following up on Freak (2011) introducing a new composition whose only common olfactory signature with the former are the presence of a thick...
New Fragrance Reissues: Avon Soft Musk, Treselle, Mesmerize for Her (2013)
Avon have launched a limited-edition collection of 3 beloved fragrances for the Holidays in star-shaped decanter bottles for an added touch of X-mas-cheer style. Soft Musk, Treselle and Mesmerize for Her have been designed to be perfume stocking stuffers......
New Celebrity Fragrance: Michael Jordan Lady Flight Roots for Breast Cancer Awareness Month (2013)
Michael Jordan launched his first feminine fragrance to date since 1997. It is called Lady Flight, the counterpart to Flight (2011). The limited-edition is part of a charity initiative to reverse $1 out of each sale at a Perfumania store in...
Perfume Q & A with Perfumer Alberto Morillas: Around the Launch of Iris Prima by Penhaligon's
Alberto Morillas is one of the great contemporary perfumers and one of the most influential on the olfactory plane. Without him, the world would not smell the same. His compositions are very balanced, yet sensual, but also in...
Q et R Parfum avec Alberto Morillas: Autour du Lancement d'Iris Prima de Penhaligon's
Alberto Morillas est l'un des grands parfumeurs contemporains et l'un des plus influents sur le plan olfactif. Sans lui, pourrait-on dire, le monde ne sentirait pas de la même façon. Ses compositions sont très équilibrées mais aussi sensuelles, en quête...
New Fragrance Collector: Hello Kitty From Russia with Love (2013) {New Flacon}
Koto Parfums are releasing a collector edition for Hello Kitty eau de toilette entitled Hello Kitty From Russia with Love. The purpose is to offer an attractive product for children who would like to re-use the Russian doll as...
New Fragrance: Victoria's Secret After Midnight Aphrodisiac Oil & Candle (2013) {Beauty Notes} {Home Fragrance}
This, you know, must smell of something. No information is extended however on how the new Victoria's Secret After Midnight Aphrodisiac Oil & Aphrodisiac Mood Candle might smell like. What we know or need to know is their function, which is...
{New Perfume}: Victoria's Secret Night (2013)
US lingerie brand Victoria's Secret have released a new women's fragrance called Night to evoke "dark glamour"style and accompany a palette of dusky, smoky gray and purple lacey underwear......
New Fragrance: Clean White Woods (2013) {Men's Cologne}
US label CLEAN introduced a new fragrance called White Woods. It is an unisex perfume skewed masculine as can be inferred from the brand website presentation where feminine eaux are in one category and men's in another, sometimes with one...
New Fragrance: Reminiscence Guimauve (2013)
French niche perfume house and costume-jewelry maker Reminiscence have added a new fragrance called Guimauve to their collection entitled Les Notes Gourmandes dedicated to gustatory perfumes. Launched in 2008, the range originally rests on the concept of tapping into the synesthetic pleasures of...
Olfaction News: Origins of a Perfumery Plant Beloved by the Romans
Reseda odorata Reseda odorata or "mignonette" now has a known maternal ancestor called Reseda minoica. The re-discovery and correct identification of an archaic plant on the Eastern Mediterranean coast opens up avenues of scientific investigation into the evolutionary mechanisms that allow...
Hip Notes Honey (2013) {New Fragrance}
For fall 2013, Hip Notes by Tru Fragrances have released what they think is the note du jour, i.e., Honey. Their initiative is about identifying olfactory trends and issuing a seasonal note each new quarter......