Parisiennes - Grace © 2015 Chant Wagner Soaking up a late summer sunshine in-between downpours - three Parisian friends are having a chat at a café terrace, a common sight which is here slightly different for the sense of...
August 2015 Archives
Penhaligon's Blasted Heath & Blasted Bloom Depict the Northern Scottish Coast (2015) {New Fragrances}
Penhaligon's Est. 1870 will launch 2 new her-and-him fragrances called Blasted Bloom and Blasted Heath for fall 2015, which are inspired by romantic and kinetic depictions of the wild coastal landscape of Northern Scotland......
Picture from an Exhibition: Lanvin {Paris Photo} {Fashion Notes}
Picture from an Exhibition: Lanvin © 2015 Chant Wagner (You can click on picture for a larger view) Yesterday, the exhibition on Jeanne Lanvin at Palais Galliera ended. It turned out to be an opportunity to study some rare...
Nana-M, an All-Women Fragrance Niche Brand Hailing from Grasse is Created {New Perfumes} {Spotlight on a Brand}
This late summer of 2015, a new niche perfume house called Nana-M was established by French perfumer Céline Ripert, who is normally attached to fragrance resource house Mane......
Givenchy Live Irrésistible (2015) {New Fragrance} {Perfume Images & Ads}
Givenchy are launching a new flanker to Very Irrésistible called Live Irrésistible, a perfume for women, which continues to be fronted by American actress Amanda Seyfried......
L'Artisan Parfumeur Noir Exquis (2015) {New Fragrance}
L'Artisan Parfumeur have introduced a new unisex fragrance called Noir Exquis (Exquisite Black Coffee), which is an olfactory interpretation of a first date in a pastry shop over the dark brew and sweet edibles......
Bodycology Pure White Gardenia ≈ Gardénia Blanc Eclatant {Perfume Review & Musings} {Perfumista on a Shoestring}
Some people are on a quest for the perfect, be-all and end-all gardenia perfume -and they are still looking. So, when I realized that Bodycology have a body mist called Pure White Gardenia (my bottle is bilingual and reads...
Dior Sauvage - Johnny Depp Takes a Road Trip Through the Desert (2015) {New Fragrance} {Men's Cologne} {Perfume Images & Ads}
Dior have started to unveil teaser images from their new ad campaign featuring actor Johnny Depp for a new men's perfume, Sauvage......
Tory Burch Absolu (2015) {New Fragrance}
American fashion designer Tori Burch is offering the newest version of her signature fragrance, two years after it was introduced, called Tory Burch Absolu......
Vanderbilt Gloria Vanderbilt Minuit à New York (2015) {New Fragrance} {Celebrity Perfume}
The Vanderbilt fragrance franchise has added a new perfume to its portfolio called Gloria Vanderbilt Minuit à New York (Midnight in New York), an evening scent meant to liberate the nocturnal power of white florals and express the style...
Molinard Patchouli Intense (2015) {New Perfume}
The house of Molinard have launched a new perfume called Patchouli Intense, an intensified, richer and more gourmand twist on their Patchouli eau de parfum......
Olfactive Studio Selfie (2015) {New Fragrance}
French niche brand Olfactive Studio is releasing a new fragrance called Selfie continuing to explore the art of perfumery as a creative commentary on photography......
Thierry Mugler Alien Oud Majestueux - From Spiritual to Fun - Perfumers as Brick Artists {Perfume Review & Musings}
Alien oud Majestueux on the background of a Southeast Asian Buddhist Manuscript - Agarwood bark would be used to write manuscripts on. In Alien Oud Majestueux (Majestic Alien Oud), the signature of Alien is instantly recognizable. But now emerge...
Street Smells & Sights & a Sense of Place - Istanbul Instagram Recap - Part I {Perfume Images} {Peregrine Paris Photo}
© Chant Wagner A Recap and a Selection of Street Smells & Sights and the Sense of Place they elicit, from Istanbul, Turkey. Part I, with an Introduction If online discursive perfume culture started out in most cases with...
Miu Miu Debuts an Eau de Parfum - And What's the Difference with Prada? (2015) {New Fragrance} {Fashion Notes}
Miu Miu have launched their debut perfume clearly labeled so as Miu Miu eau de parfum......