French niche brand Comptoir Sud Pacifique have issued a new perfume called Jardin Néroli (Garden of Neroli) which wishes to offer a vista onto traditional, refined Turkish lifestyle......
August 2014 Archives
The 7 Virtues Patchouli of Rwanda (2014) {New Fragrance}
The 7 Virtues are preparing to introduce a new fragrance this time based on a sustainable and organic patchouli crop from Rwanda. It's called Patchouli of Rwanda......
Saks Fifth Avenue Creates Fast Best Known List in Fragrance Library Form {Fragrance News} {Scented Paths & Fragrant Addresses}
Saks Fifth Avenue have inaugurated a novel perfume concept store called the Fragrance Library which is a cross between a bestseller list à la New York Times - except it's a bestviewed list also - and a Who's Who...
When Lavender Becomes a Toxic Chemical {The 5th Sense in the News}
French cultivators of lavender are faced with a two-pronged issue regarding their production these days: there is a damaging bacteria attacking their plants, but there is also the European legislation assimilating lavender to a toxic chemical......
Oud Perfume Politics {The 5th Sense in the News}
The advent of the popularity of oud perfumes in Euro-American cultures is leading an Arab Emirates columnist to propose to put back the Middle East on the map as one of the institutional centers of contemporary perfumery......
Fossil 1954 for Her & Him (2014) {New Perfumes}
Fashion accessories brand Fossil have launched a debut duo of fragrances called Fossil 1954 Perfume for Her & Fossil 1954 Cologne for Him......
Victoria's Secret Eau So Sexy (2014) {New Perfume}
American lingerie label Victoria's Secret have a new perfume for women called Eau So Sexy......
Anna Sui La Nuit de Bohème is Oud Dream of Turkish Palaces & Moroccan Markets (2014) {New Perfume}
American fashion designer Anna Sui has launched a new fragrance for women called La Nuit de Bohème. It is seen as the nocturnal and Oriental counterpart to La Vie de Bohême (2013)......
Michael Kors White for Her (2014) {New Fragrance}
American fashion designer Michael Kors has launched a new feminine fragrance called White, a color which symbolizes timelessness and elegance in his eyes......
Thierry Wasser: "There are Zero Rules in Perfume - It's Empirical" {Fragrant Readings}
In a particularly free-thinking interview, Guerlain in-house perfumer Thierry Wasser reveals unknown sides to his personality - like his admittance that he's a 12-year-old really - as well as his idiosyncratic method for composing fragrances......
Rihanna Rogue Man (2014) {New Perfume} {Men's Cologne} {Celebrity Fragrance}
Rihanna will launch her first masculine fragrance from September 2014 with Rogue Man, the men's pendant to the original Rogue for women (2013). The pop singer then had promised, "Rogue comes in two installments, first is women's! Men's follows...
Lolita Lempicka Eau de Minuit Minuit Sonne (2014) {New Perfume}
French fashion and perfume label Lolita Lempicka have released a new version of their licorice flower bestselling perfume called Eau de Minuit with Minuit Sonne (Midnight Strikes)......
Emeshel Les Cinq Parfumeurs is New Collection Starring 5 Perfumers (2014) {New Fragrances}
Hungarian crystal and glass manufacturer Emeshel have released a new collection of fragrances aiming connoisseurs who appreciate the behind-the-scenes craft of perfumery entitled Les Cinq Parfumeurs (The Five Perfumers). It comprises Loukoum Delight, Iced Mandarine, Sweet Folly, Vanilla Oud...
Courrèges in Blue (2014) {New Fragrance}
Courrèges, which have come back to the fragrance world in 2012 with 3 perfumes, are launching a new scent called Courrèges in Blue initially introduced in 1983......
Caron L'Eau de Cologne (2014) {New Fragrance}
Caron have released a new addition to their collection entitled Les Eaux de Caron with their own twist on a classic genre, with L'Eau de Cologne de Caron......