Versace released a new men's fragrance earlier this year called Eros. The composition, which in its message goes all-out on self-woship inspired by the classical-world, Greco-Roman tradition of physical self-cultivation, is signed by perfumer Aurélien Guichard of Givaudan......
December 2013 Archives
Clinique Wrappings (1990): Fresh as in a Double Entendre {Perfume Review & Musings}
Wrappings by Clinique was launched in 1990 at the cusp of a decade which has come to be seen as characterized by the dominance of clean fragrances. It was indeed the new sensation in town, right after the aggressive,...
Laurence Dumont Launch Quatuor of Ouds in Les Senteurs Gourmandes (2013)
Masstige French perfume brand Laurence Dumont have launched a quatuor of four oud perfumes called Blossom Oud, Black Oud, Amber Oud and Rose Oud in their collection entitled Les Senteurs Gourmandes (Tasty Scents) usually dedicated to capturing very gustatory...
Vince Camuto Femme (2014) {New Fragrance}
Shoe and lifestyle designer Vince Camuto has released a new womens's perfume called Femme. This is his fourth introduction. Before, there were Vince Camuto EDP, Vince Camuto for Men (2012) and Fiori......
Lucky Brand Lucky Darling (2013) {New Fragrance}
Lucky Brand are feeling the urge to reactivate the American dream in its tinsel-town version with Lucky Darling, a new women's perfume that says what you all need to do to succeed is to be in the right place...
Christian Lacroix + Welton London Create Scented Candles (2013) {New Perfumes} {Home Fragrance}
French fashion designer Christian Lacroix has partnered with Welton London to launch two collections of trios of scented candles, one inspired by the Alpes region, the other more southerly, by Sevilla......
Beyoncé Rise (2014) {New Fragrance} {Celebrity Perfume}
Pop singer Beyoncé will launch a new women's perfume from February 2014 called Rise. She inaugurates a new franchise after Heat and Pulse......
Isaac Mizrahi Fabulous Intense (2013) {New Fragrance}
Fashion designer Isaac Mizarahi has released a new fragrance to complement his debut offering last year, Fabulous (2012), called Fabulous Intense... ...
Chanel Bois des Îles (1926): An Unadvertised Flanker to Chanel No.5 {Perfume Review & Musings}
Noire et Blanche by Man Ray, 1926 Bois des Îles is the Chanel perfume which has inherited of the most Baudelairian of names in their catalogue. Just by reading the phrase, a French speaker, especially one who has studied within...
French Rapper Booba is Working on a Line of Perfumes called Ünkut {Fragrance News} {Celebrity Perfume}
Celebrity-perfume culture might take a better hold of conservative-leaning French culture after rapper Booba launches his debut perfume to be called Ünkut. It is named after his line of streetwear fashion created in 2004. The French rapper does not just...
Documentary about the House of Guerlain in its 5th Generation {Perfume Images & Ads}
A long documentary on France 3 (52 mn) tells the story of the destiny of the house of Guerlain est.1828 as it endures in its 5th generation-of-noses era this time with a person who is external to the family,...
Parfums Prestige Brut - The New French Advertising Campaign for a Fougère Reborn {Perfume Images & Ads} {Men's Cologne}
Mega classic men's fragrance Brut by Parfums Prestige (1964) - originally known under the label Fabergé until 2007 when the brand was repurchased from Unilever by the eponymous jewelry house synonymous with the splendor of tsarist Russia - is newly featured in an advertising...
Jean Patou Héritage Chaldée, Eau de Patou, Patou pour Homme (2013) {New Perfumes}
Jean Patou have started to relaunch a series of perfumes culled from the vault in a new archival collection baptized Héritage. The relaunch is inaugurated with Chaldée (1927), Eau de Patou (1976) and Patou pour Homme (1980)......
Jean Patou Joy Forever (2013) {New Perfume}
Jean Patou have released a new flanker to the classic Joy from the Depression era called Joy Forever. The name is meant to affirm the permanence and relevance of this perfume for a new generation of women by prolonging...
Caron My Ylang (2013) {New Perfume}
My Ylang by Caron is one of the two new additions to La Sélection Caron - which also comprises rebottled classics - together with Più Bellodgia. "A gourmand and luminous beauty - a flight of white florals dominated by ylang supreme...