The house of Creed Est. 1760 have introduced an unusual opus for the brand, a new fragrance for children and babies called Creed pour Enfants......
May 2015 Archives
Looking for an Avon Dupe of Bill Blass Original {Ask Chant & Readers}
Bill Blass for Women (1978) is an underrated but not forgotten fragrance from the 1970s. Once again, a reader has asked a question about this gem. I previously answered a question about possible replacements for it in detail in...
Café Terrace May 8th, 2015 {Paris Photo}
Café Terrace, May 8th, 2015 © Chant Wagner It's Victory in Europe Day today. Looking at a peaceful, only slightly stirred, café terrace scene bathed in golden light makes you grateful for the banality of everyday life. It's banal...
Aerin Iris Meadow & Waterlily Sun (2014): About Aspirational Balance {Perfume Short Reviews}
Aerin Waterlily Sun and Iris Meadow were introduced last year in 2014. As Estée Lauder, the parent company - both figuratively and literally speaking since founder Aerin Lauder is part and parcel of the family business - are making...
Angelina Shop Girls Time Warp {Paris Photo}
Angelina Shop Girls Time Warp © 2014 Chant Wagner Passing by the Angelina pastry shop on a winter night, I caught sight of a trio of shop girls who looked like they might have lived in the 19th century...
Berdoues Launch 6 Colognes Grand Crus (2015) {New Fragrances}
French house Berdoues est. 1902 - the makers of a reputed violet perfume - have launched a new collection of 5 eaux de cologne called Colognes Grand Crus comprising Assam of India, Arz-el-Rab, Oud el Sahraa, Selva do Brazil,...
Aerin Iris Meadow (2014) {New Fragrance}
Aerin, the brand founded by the grand-daughter of Estée Lauder, Aerin Lauder, launched one of two new additions in 2014 to the collection of fragrances created in 2013. It is called Iris Meadow......
Aerin Waterlily Sun (2014) {New Fragrance}
Last year, Aerin released Waterlily Sun in the library of scents created by the grand-daughter of Estée Lauder, dedicated to her love of decoration and memories of precious life moments......
Guerlain L'Homme Idéal Cologne (2015) {New Perfume} {Men's Cologne}
Guerlain have issued a new flanker to L'Homme Idéal (2014) - the new house masculine pillar from last year - called L'Homme Idéal Cologne......
New 3 Am P. Diddy Fragrance Commercial is Violent & Macho {Perfume Images & Ads}
As announced previously, Sean John Combs P. Diddy, is releasing a new fragrance called 3 AM. The commercial directed by Nabil Elderkin has been rejected by both national and cable TV channels in the US due reportedly to its...
Boss Fragrances Have a New Masculine Muse, Theo James {Fragrance News} {Celebrity & Perfume}
Boss parfums are preparing to release a new masculine composition - name and appearance still undisclosed - except for its scent ambassador, actor Theo James......
Art, Fashion & Perfume Combine at the MET with Red Empress {Fragrance News} {Fashion Notes}
Vivienne Tam at the MET in front of her Mao patterns Fashion designer Vivienne Tam wanted to create a fragrance which would mark the occasion of the MET Gala inagurating the new exhibit, "China: Through the Looking Glass" opening...
Jean-Charles Brosseau Ombre Rubis (2015) {New Fragrance}
Jean-Charles Brosseau have released a new fragrance for women in the Ombre (Shadow) series which debuted with the perfume classic Ombre Rose (1981) called Ombre Rubis (Ruby Shadow)......
Hermès Jour d'Hermès Gardénia (2015) {Perfume Review & Musings}
Jean-Claude Ellena © Richard Dumas for Hermès Jour d'Hermès Gardénia comes three years after the initial launch and a year after a denser re-interpretation, Jour d'Hermès Absolu (2014). What in-house perfumer Jean-Claude Ellena has done on the surface for...
Hermès Jour d'Hermès Gardénia (2015) {New Fragrance}
Hermès have released a new flanker to Jour d'Hermès (2012) called Jour d'Hermès Gardénia following up on Jour d'Hermès Absolu (2014)......