L'Occitane en Provence have released a new flanker to Roses et Reines - previously known as 4 Reines - called Roses et Reines Jardin Secret (Roses & Queens - Secret Garden)......
July 2015 Archives
Nocturnal Iftar Picnics in Istanbul {Peregrine Paris Photo}
Nocturnal Iftar Picnics in Eyüp, Istanbul © 2015 Chantal-Hélène "Chant" Wagner First of all, Eid Mubarak / Şeker Bayramınız Kutlu Olsun ! Today marks the start of the 3-day festival following the end of Ramadan, also called the Festival...
MEXX Life is Now for Him & Her (2015) {New Fragrances}
Dutch fashion & lifestyle label MEXX, which declared bankrupcy in late 2014 has been repurchased by Turkish group Eroğlu Holding, which has allowed for a relaunch of the brand in 2015, according to Retail Detail. Now comes a new...
Mäurer & Wirtz Launch Sensitive Skin Care with Updated Tabac Gentlemen's Care (2015) {New Fragrance} {Beauty Notes}
German company Mäurer & Wirtz will introduce a new fragrance for men called Tabac Gentlemen's Care together with a grooming range for sensitive skin. The launch shows the increasing synergy between beauty and fragrance revealing that the place where...
& Other Stories Sirocco Sands (2015) {New Fragrance}
& Other Stories caught my eye with their kaftan fashion story because kaftans are the best during summertime - and to go with it, it turns out that there is a new fragrance in town called Sirocco Sands......
Happy Fourth of July in Cambridge, MA {Peregrine Paris Photo}
Great Gritty Fourth of July © Chantal-Hélène "Chant" Wagner This picture was taken ca. 2007, I think, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. I'm more sensitive to the pop culture aspect of it than to the beer sales angle, which is admittedly...
Aramis Black (2015) {New Men's Fragrance}
Aramis & Designer Fragrances have launched a new fragrance for men called Aramis Black eau de toilette, said to be both bold and fresh......
Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Eau de Toilette Un-Roasts its Coffee Note (2015) {New Fragrance}
Yves Saint Laurent Beauté will launch a new version of Black Opium EDP called Black Opium Eau de Toilette, a lighter, softer and greener twist on the first......
Paco Rabanne Olympéa (2015) {New Perfume}
Paco Rabanne will launch a new perfume for women called Olympéa from July 10, 2015. The new juice is said to be the yin to the yang of Paco Rabanne Invictus, both fragrances with mythological power borrowed from the...
Estée Lauder Modern Muse Le Rouge (2015) Inspired by Our Lady of Instagram, Kendall {Perfume Review & Musings}
A Social-Media Inspired Scent The opening of the new Modern Muse Le Rouge by Estée Lauder is crisp and green, soon followed by a sweet-vanilla meringue accord interrupting you in the middle of your musings as you think that,...
Essence of Summer III - Heat Wave Stylings {Paris Photo}
Heat Wave Stylings © 2015 Chant Wagner How to dress when it's hot, for men? Here are two answers we spotted on the street. You dress simpler. You go on full Panama hat and light, large flouncy tropical shirt......
12 Bitters for Summer - The 2015 Heat Wave Edition {Perfume List}
© 1947 Robert Doisneau In France today, we're back to summer of 1947 in terms of temperature highs, the national weather report announced. When the summer heat forms a mantle of atmospherically enveloping mink fur, we think there is...