Vicky Tiel introduced a new women's perfume in 2015 called 21 Bonaparte 1964, a homage to her own career in fashion spanning more than half a century, and which is also named after her Paris boutique address......
November 2015 Archives
Juicy Couture Viva La Juicy Rosé (2015) {New Perfume}
Juicy Couture have launched a new flanker to Viva La Juicy (2008) called Viva La Juicy Rosé, which is inspired by the partying spirit symbolized by Champagne rosé (pink Champagne), and based on the contrast of sparkling citrusy notes...
Disney Minions Eau de Toilette in a Lunch Box (2015) {New Perfume}
Disney have released a perfume inspired by the Minions franchise called Minions Eau de Toilette, which comes in a coffret for Holidays 2015 including a metallic lunch box for those school luncheons in need of a bit of fantasy...
Lush Tramp, Snow Fairy, Lord of Misrule, Frozen, & 29 High Street (2015) {New Perfumes}
Lush are introducing five new scents for Holidays 2015 called Tramp, Snow Fairy, Lord of Misrule, Frozen & 29 High Street in the Lush Kitchen collection. Some of them are refined perfumes of eponymous bath products, or like 29,...
Happy Thanksgiving from Paris! {Paris Photo}
To all our American readers and those who celebrate, a Very Happy Thanksgiving Feast! Have a great one! Here are a few chestnut leaves and fruits in the sunshine of a sunny Paris November day! I thought it looked...
After the Paris Attacks, Looking On: Paris outragé, Paris brisé, Paris martyrisé, Paris endeuillé, mais Paris aimant {Paris Street Photos}
Kid Looking On After Getting Back Inside Car After Visiting the Attack Site of Le Carillon © 2015 CHANT WAGNER It is very hard on intimate level to talk about what happened with the Paris attacks on November 13....
By Kilian Some Like it Hot: To Russia with Love (2015) {New Perfume}
French niche brand By Kilian, which have veered more haute and luxe in the recent period, are launching a new perfume called Some Like it Hot in their The Art of Love collection, which takes a page from the...
Yves Rocher Secrets D'Essences Rose Oud (2016) {New Perfume}
Yves Rocher are finally admitting it officially and publicly: you can't live without a touch of oud these days - perfume labels especially. But a taste for oud has definitely become more widespread and "natural" in society. The masstige...
Yves Rocher Feuilles de Verveine (2015) {New Perfume}
Yves Rocher are introducing a new verbena composition, this time in their Un Matin au Jardin (Once Upon a Morning in the Garden) lineup, called Feuilles de Verveine (Verbena Leaves)......
Desigual You is for Colorful Individualists (2015) {New Perfume}
Color-crazy fashion label Desigual have launched a new feminine perfume called You, which is dedicated to their clientèle - and a direction of street style you can spot outside of the brand universe - they aptly describe as being...
Yves Rocher Cuir Vétiver Aims for a New Type of Sensuality (2016) {New Perfume} {Men's Cologne}
Yves Rocher will launch a new men's perfume from early 2016 called Cuir Vétiver, an understated vetyver blend showcasing the slightly smoky and earthy vetyver from Haiti......
H & M Release Duo of Perfumes The New Noir & Mandarin Gold (2015) {New Perfumes}
Mass and hip fashion label H&M have released a new duo of perfumes called The New Noir - an ode to oud - and Mandarin Gold - a splash of Sicilian citruses with spices......
The Strongest Smell Post 11/13: Burning Candles & Lilies {Paris Photo}
Le Bataclan, le 15 novembre 2015, less than 2 days after the attacks © Chant Wagner What can an olfactory and beauty blog say, in a specialized manner, about the harrowing events of the night of November 13, 2015...
Frédéric Malle & Carlos Benaïm to Give Talk at Harvard Graduate School of Design {Fragrance News} {Scented Paths & Fragrant Addresses}
Carlos Benaïm (on the left) and Frédéric Malle (on the right) © Courtesy picture Fragrance artistic director Frédéric Malle of Editions de Parfums and perfumer Carlos Benaïm of IFF will offer a joint-talk on perfume design at the Graduate...
Calvin Klein CK2: Should They Say Unisex or Multi-Gender? (2016) {New Perfume}
When Calvin Klein issued CKOne in 1994, they were very successful at conveying the idea that that was the scent meant to define a new generation who possessed no clear gender preferences, neatly summarized as being "unisex" or "androgynous"....