The Hamptons Gin looks like the latest perfume launch for teenagers and conveniently strikes out the bar in the "G". The Tequila 1921 bottle looks like an old-fashioned Florida-Water type of perfume flacon with the word "Tequila" covered by sand...
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Coco avant Chanel, The Trailer + Video with Gabrielle Chanel: Compare {Cultural Notes}
You can now watch the trailer for the movie by Anne Fontaine, Coco avant Chanel featuring Audrey Tautou. It is going to be released on April 22nd 2009 in France.Plus d'infos sur ce filmWhat is apparent from this film is...
Faux Perfume Commercial Ad by Roman Polanski for Greed & Real Art Project by Francesco Vezzoli {Fragrance News} {Cultural Notes}
Italian video artist Francesco Vezzoli has decided to illustrate the theme of greed in the art world with the support of a faux perfume commercial for Greed shot by none other than movie director Roman Polanski and featuring actresses Natalie...
Archaeologists Find Unguents in Magdala Dating Back to Christ's Time {Fragrance News} {Cultural Notes}
Marie-Madeleine by Quentin Metsys (1465/66-1530), Musée du Louvre Mary of Magdala or Mary Magdalene - or Marie Madeleine in French - is very often represented in Christian iconography with an emblematic pot of unguents or a perfume flacon as...
Chanel Paris-Moscou Silent Movie by Karl Lagerfeld: Flawed Coco - A Look at the Pre-Fall 2009 Collection {Cultural Notes} {Scented Images}
A kind reader sent us a link to the short movie by Karl Lagerfeld entitled Chanel Paris-Moscou depicting Coco before Chanel in 10 mn. I wrote an earlier post about it on our sister blog Beauty & The Salamander and...
Begging To Spend More Money {Cultural Notes - Luxury}
An article in the New York Times tells us about the Peacock kitchen and touches on topics related to the sensual pleasures of smelling, tasting, and touching, citing Clive Christian en passant and a study showing that spending more -...
The Traditional Art of Beauty and Perfume in Ancient Korea {Cultural Notes} {Beauty Notes}
Fig. 1 - Beauty set: hair pins, combs, tweezer © Coreana Cosmetics Museum The Traditional Art of Beauty and Perfume in Ancient Korea by Guest Contributor Pauline In keeping with my enthusiasm for cosmetics that make use of organic...
Dolce & Gabbana Wins the Macho Prize for Most Sexist Advertising & Le Mouvement du Nid for Least Sexist Ad {Cultural Notes}
Sexism & Violence Against Women in Advertising When talking about fragrance it is hard to eschew images from advertising campaigns, sometimes pleasant, sometimes less so. An association in France called La Meute (The Pack) gives out prizes each year...
Byzance Magazine: Art of Living Between East and West {Cultural Notes} {Fragrant Reading}
BYZANCE Magazine by Guest Contributor PaulineShould you want to find some inspiration for adding an Oriental twist to your home, Byzance is the one magazine to read. I had a coup de coeur (fell in love with) as we...
Dolly Parton Sings "So You Ask Me Not To Wear Cologne" {Cultural Notes}
Dolly Parton just released her latest album entitled Backwoods Barbie. Thanks to a tip from Kit who studies Irish Folklore and while chatting over pop culture and perfume, we learned that Dolly wrote a song called Cologne in this album....
Mac Fafi Collection: Lips & A Bit of Cheek, The Reviews Part 1 {Beauty Notes & Reviews}
The new Fafi collection by Mac Cosmetics, which we made an announcement about earlier (see picture of collection), is loaded with popular culture references and as usual is chock-full of colors. The tints in fact are much more vivid...