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 Serge Lutens has unveiled his latest opus called Nuit de Cellophane (Cellophane Night). The fragrance is scheduled to launch in March of 2009. Three perfume notes and an olfactory or visual impression (or both) are mentioned to offer an initial sketch of the fragrance: "Un osmanthus de Chine
Un jasmin particulier qui aurait volé l'écorce de mandarine ;
le tout sous cellophane"
"An osmanthus from China
A special jasmine which would have stolen a mandarin peel
All wrapped in cellophane" (our translation)...
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 Italian fashion designer Valentino has launched a new perfume which is currently exclusive to Neiman Marcus. Bottled in a strikingly designed diamond-cut flacon, the fragrance is described as a " modern aldehydic floral" with fresh facets...
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 German fashion brand Joop! continues to develop a dynamic perfume portfolio and will introduce a duo of scents called Thrill for Her and Thrill for Him. The fragrances are licensed to Coty Prestige and were developed with giant perfume company Givaudan...
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 After the debut signature fragrance of famous Lebanese singer Elissa called Elle d'Elissa, which was launched in 2007, Georges Stahl Parfums will introduce a new perfume-flanker called L'Eau d'Elissa in January of 2009. Like its predecessor, it was composed by perfumer Randa Hammami of Symrise ( L'Instant Magic; Cruel Gardenia; Oud Sensuel; Garden Sensuel)...
Continue reading "Georges Stahl Parfums L'Eau d'Elissa (2009) {New Perfume} {Celebrity Fragrance}" »
 Berdoues released a new flanker to the original Violettes de Toulouse eau de toilette created in 1936 called Violette Chérie (Darling Violet). It was specifically created to attract a younger clientèle, "In 2008, Violet is not only a fragrance...It takes you to a world of freshness and sensuality...It attracts the young and romantic women looking for softness, pleasure and delights...Pastel colors..."
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 The German house and fragrance-developing company of Mäurer and Wirtz (Tabac Original, Tosca, Nonchalance, Pussy Deluxe...) have introduced a new duo of scents for designer Otto Kern called Otto Kern Signature Man and Woman. The tag line is: "Make your mark - with Otto Kern Signature Man and Woman." Both compositions are presented as status scents and were inspired by the crest of the brand. The types of persons who should wear these scents are described in detail, "...the allure of Otto Kern Signature Man and Woman fragrances
corresponds to the high-flying, modern and self-confident identity of
their wearers. Convincingly expressing the elite attitude to life, the
new twin fragrances make a clear statement and consistently fulfill the
role of an unobtrusive yet exclusive accessory."...
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 Italian fashion house Byblos has released a new perfume simply titled Essence. It was created by perfumer Christine Nagel. The bottle is by creative agency Sylvie de France (Lolita Lempicka, Fleur de Corail, Givenchy Jardin d'Interdits, Lacoste Dream of Pink, Georges Stahl Elle d'Elissa...). It reminds one a bit of the original modern-retro packaging for Frapin 1270...
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 Aquolina which has managed in a relatively short span of time since 2001 in imposing a brand with an iconic appeal thanks in particular to Pink Sugar (2003) has launched a new perfume called Tweety which promises to be as offbeat and attractive as its predecessor thanks to a bold and uncomplicated but not overly simplistic message. Tweety is a fragrance about color and texture but also aspirational feminine identity. The tag line is " Escape the Cage" (translation: escape the crisis; escape the strictures of convention, everyday life and of whatever ties you down. Just spray and fly!) "...Tweety, an eau de toilette inspired by sunshine yellow tones and floating feathers to escape the boundaries and bring you to a world of feminine sensuality."...
Continue reading "Aquolina Tweety (2008): Yellow Is Good {New Perfume}" »
 The at once venerable (est. 1852), upscale and trendy Parisian department store Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche introduced a signature perfume for women called Saint Germain des Prés EDP. (If memory serves me well there is also a men's version spotted earlier this summer which is however not currently showcased on their new e-commerce site.) "Saint Germain des Prés symbolizes this mix of simplicity and expressiveness which characterizes the woman who is curious of everything, sensitive to new trends."
"Saint Germain des Prés symbolise ce mélange de simplicité et d'expression qui caractérise la femme curieuse de tout, sensible aux nouvelles tendances."...
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 Manoumalia is a creation offering an undeniable anthropological flavor in the method that gave birth to it. The latest perfume by brand Les Nez Parfums d'Auteurs (lit. The Noses -- Authors' Perfumes) we now learn (see earlier announcement today) was inspired by the Wallisian olfactory culture of New Caledonia in French Polynesia. Perfumer Sandrine Videault composed the fragrance but also undertook to do olfactory fieldwork of an ethnographic type to garner information from local sources and meet people who possess "... a deep and sincere olfactory culture" in her view. Videault has been familiar with the culture since she was a child. Following a TV program on RFO the perfumer was extended an invitation by a Wallisian lady named Malia who offered her to come and explore their local perfume culture. The result is Manoumalia which attempts to stand as an "olfactory picture" of Wallisian cultural habits in the realm of the fifth sense... 
Continue reading "Les Nez Parfums d'Auteurs Manoumalia (2009) - Part 2: More Information {New Perfume}" »
 Les Nez Parfums d'Auteurs after The Unicorn Spell, Let Me Play The Lion, L'Antimatière (see review of the latter) and a more recent special open-work project called Turtle Vetiver by Isabelle Doyen (see explanations after the jump) are going to introduce a new perfume in January 2009 baptized Manoumalia. This time, the perfume was created by Sandrine Videault " One of the
last students of Edmond Roudnitska, Sandrine Videault is best known for
her historical fragrances and olfactive shows."... 
Continue reading "Les Nez Parfums d'Auteurs Turtle Vetiver Exercise 1 (2008), Manoumalia (2009) {New Perfumes} - 650 Perfume Samples Giveaway" »
 Portland Japanese Garden
Annick Goutal who has had, one realizes on the spur of the moment, a cryptic garden series of scents being developed over the years, without ever being systematically labeled as such, is going to launch a new perfume in February 2009 inspired by a Japanese garden called Un Matin d'Orage (A Morning After a Thunderstorm). It comes after the house's recent venture into more Orientalist territory (the Middle East) with Ambre Fétiche, Myrrhe Ardente, Encens Flamboyant and Musc Nomade while at the same time tying in with their ongoing interest for a cultivated, feminine nature. Created by the usual team of in-house perfumer Isabelle Doyen working together with artistic director Camille Goutal, Un Matin d'Orage is based on the evocation of the scents of a lush Japanese garden as awakened after a storm, "The idea is to imagine yourself in a Japanese garden -- not a Buddhist Zen-type place, but a real garden with lots of greenery -- and smell the plants, leaves and white flowers after a storm as the sun creates a scented mist," said Camille Goutal, the brand's creative adviser and daughter of its namesake founder....
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 The upcoming Essence for Her; Narciso Rodriguez at the Alma Awards on August 17, 2008
Designer Narciso Rodriguez will launch a new perfume for women in March (US only) - April 2009 called Essence. It succeeds to the Narciso Rodriguez for Her series as well as his eponymous men's scent and while the new name indicates the wish to tap into a new universe of symbols, there will be one olfactory line of continuity running throughout the brand's scents resting on a core predilection for musk, only fresher this time. The designer said, "Essence is very sexy but has that crisp, clean, pure quality of
sunlight," continued Rodriguez. "It's a bit of a collage -- the iris,
rose and amber that I love -- and how you can layer these things over
the musk and create that feeling of joy. It's about a different facet
of a woman. As there is day, there is night,"... Narciso Rodriguez for Her, the Silver Edition (2008)
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 Greta Garbo in 1934 © Time, Inc.
A year after the release of Hommage à Marlene Dietrich, Parfums Grès is preparing to launch a new trio of scents dedicated this time to Greta Garbo called Hommage à Greta Garbo which will launch in the spring of 2009. Like Marlene Dietrich, Garbo was one of the famous customers of couturière Madame Grès. The set comprises Mythos, Sphinx, Goddess in reference to the particular charisma that exuded from the star whom people could not wait to see laugh at long last in what must have been the most self-conscious laugh in history in Ninotchka (1939). And she did, beautifully so, and a bit strangely at the same time, "With her classic beauty, her noble aura and an occasional playful wink of the eye, she (Greta Garbo) fascinated both men and women. The fact that she loved being alone and hated the media frenzy enhanced her appeal to the public. In the course of her 19-year film career in which she made 27 films, she gave only 14 interviews. She was referred to as „the Goddess" or the „Swedish Sphinx". In contrast to other Hollywood stars she never gave an autograph, never attended the premieres of her films and never answered fan mail. In spite of this, she had a powerful effect on her times and the fashion of her day. The way she wore her make-up, styled her hair and dressed greatly influenced the trends of the Thirties." ...
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 CB I Hate Perfume, a Brooklyn-based perfume house, has introduced three new scents: November, Gingerbread, a December-only limited edition that appears annually and Walking in the Air, a home fragrance which recreates the pure scent of snow soon to be turned into an absolute by the perfumer who started wearing it himself. About November, a composition mingling the typical smells of an American autumn, from pumpkin pie to hickory woods to fallen leaves to golden apples, its creator Christopher Brosius writes in his blog, "I
think my November perfume is finished. I made a few small adjustments
to it this afternoon so will know tomorrow for certain. It wound up
being a much more complex perfume than I had intended but that is often
the way. The scent is also rather unusual for me - it's sweet. Still,
it's a very delicate sweetness that speaks more of autumn leaves,
hickory smoke, golden apples and the spices of a pumpkin pie than
anything heavy or cloying. I can't really make a cloying perfume... As
i said, November is a very complex scent. It's main note is Pumpkin
Pie blended with the scents of the autumn woods, fallen leaves,
bonfires and delicious apples - all of these scents are quite complex
in themselves. November has a lovely soft lush quality on the skin
which to my surprise I greatly enjoy - normally I myself am drawn to
greener things. But since I wear every scent I make while I'm working
on it, I've been wearing a lot of November lately and am very pleased
with its effect."...
Continue reading "CB I Hate Perfume November, Gingerbread, Walking in the Air (2009): Smells of Fall & Winter {New Perfumes} - Mango, Outside {Hasty-Reviews}" »
 Bond No. 9 will launch a new perfume inspired by a New York City borough in March 2009 called Brooklyn. The scent was composed by perfumer Laurent Le Guernec of IFF (Bond No. 9 Chelsea Flowers, Sarah Jessica Parker Lovely, Avon Rouge, Michael Kors Michael...) "Brooklyn, the Eau de Parfum,
Captures the Vibe of the Edgy New Brooklyn--
Home to Artists, Bloggers, & Creative Types."
The view of Brooklyn from the Bond No. 9 perfume house is that,
"Brooklyn is changing. New York's legendary city within a city, home to a century or more of strivers, dreamers, and Nobel laureates, is reinventing itself, neighborhood by neighborhood, as an edgy metropolis. Sure, for a while there Brooklyn was a necessary second choice for the real estate-challenged Millennials seeking affordable rents and more square footage than formidable Manhattan could offer. But now-- a whole new story. Today's Brooklyn is preferable to a new generation of artistic émigrés. This is where the artists and musicians choose to move. It's home to graffiti-ists, gaffers, and key grips, to web designers and aspiring editors. This is where fashion stylists live. New York-bound hip-and-cool Seattle-ites prefer to move to Brooklyn; smart Stockholmers book their hotel rooms here."
So how does the fragrance of Brooklyn smell like?...
Continue reading "Bond No.9 Brooklyn (2009): For Creative Types {New Fragrance}" »
 Elizabeth Arden will introduce a new women's perfume in March 2009 called Pretty. Pretty illustrates a pink floral theme and "...celebrates the
ritual of getting ready to go out," according to a spokesperson of
Elizabeth Arden's
"It represents the last touch, that final, must-have accessory,"...
Continue reading "Elizabeth Arden Pretty (2009): Pretty in Pink Please {New Perfume}" »
 Tova Beverly Hills has released a new limited-edition variation of their Signature perfume called Tova Signature Reserve to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the brand. The more upscale scent is advertised as being the same as the original except that the concentration of oils is higher, 34%, which would qualify it as an extrait although it is billed as an eau de parfum. The perfume has reportedly undergone an exceptional maturing process of 9 months instead of the usual 3. Tova Borgnine likens it to the maturing process of cognac or alternatively to that of the gestational period...
Continue reading "Tova Signature Reserve Eau de Parfum (2008): Aged 9 Months {New Perfume - Limited Edition}" »
 Avon will launch a new celebrity fragrance for women in April 2009 called Spotlight (because nowadays everyone wants to be in the spotlight as Andy Warhol predicted, but without the "want-to" part which is very internet, very 21st century). Its spokesmodel is actress Courteney Cox. The scent, described as a fresh oriental, was created by perfumer Jean-Marc Chaillan of IFF and
"...is composed of top notes of shining silver, mandarin and Italian
bergamot; middle notes of white freesia, tuberose absolute, and mimosa,
and bottom notes of cashmere sandalwood, vetiver and white vanilla
musk. It will retail for $22.50 for 1.7 oz."... 
Continue reading "Avon Spotlight Fronted by Courteney Cox (2009) {New Perfume}" »
 In the 21st century what will probably take place more and more and has already started to concretize is the olfactory design of public and private spaces. The movement has to do with the realization that scents are not just pleasant additions to your surroundings but that they contribute in meaningful ways to anchoring further a place for its inhabitants and adding an invisible yet soon-to-be indispensable dimension to the architectures in which we live. If the future will be much more sophisticated, we can imagine, the present has started to look like that future, for example, under the guise of olfactory branding. Hotel Le Bristol Paris has asked perfumer Jean-Michel Duriez, the in-house nose for Patou and now Rochas to create scent interpretations of the place. After undergoing a visual renovation in 2004, Le Bristol thought it was time to offer themselves and their clientele a new olfactory identity...  Le Bristol
Continue reading "Le Bristol Paris in Scented Form (2008) {New Perfume}" »
 Bain de Nuit (Night Bath) is a French women's fashion brand specializing in glitzy evening wear (long and short, including pant suits) as well as more recently, wedding gowns. The dream of Chantal Temam its founder who created the label in 1998 was to propose an haute-couture feel to her clients at ready-wear prices. The glamor of the label is expressed through the use of luxurious
materials such as silk and satin further glamed-up by costume pearl,
rhinestone, and stone embroideries, her trademark signature embellishments. Her creations are ultre-feminine, vaporous, sleek, with a Las Vegas and Dallas-series feel to them, in other words from my point of view, a big dollop of American sense of show. It is no happenstance therefore if many celebrities queue up to dress at Bain de Nuit, a brand that makes me think of Ed Hardy for its similar reliance on celebrity culture and the development of a sense of style that does not shy away from the limelight, and in fact craves it. According to the press release, the likes of Karen Cheryl, Victoria Abril, Ophélie Winter, Olivia Ruiz love to slip on a Bain-de-Nuit number...
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 Masik Collegiate Fragrances founded by the Masich family in 2007 and headed by president and CEO Katie Masich who is visibly passionate about her brainchild is a company specializing in perfumes inspired by colleges and universities. From the descriptions, the perfumes sound as if above-average attention was devoted to them, rather than just being commercial pretexts. Their latest composition is inspired by Pennsylvania State University, its colors blue and white and some of the smells (all nice ones) that linger or are supposed to linger in the air around the campus. "Harrisburg-based Masik Collegiate Fragrances developed the scent and
says the Penn State perfume exudes vanilla, lilac, rose and white
patchouli. The company says the cologne smells of blue cypress and
cracked pepper vapor."...
Continue reading "Penn State, North Carolina U The Fragrances by Masik (2008) {New Perfume}" »
 Described by Le Labo co-founder Fabrice Penot as a "... white ball of musk with a black, dirty center that would be the symbol of the city (L.A.)" the new Musc 25, the latest city-exclusive by the brand has finally been unveiled. The white/black contrast is supposed to evoke the paradox of the existence of sin in the city of angels.This vision was partly inspired by the song Under The Bridge by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Other notes include ambergris, patchouli, rose, amber and vetiver. A synthetic recreation of a note of human semen was added to illustrate the idea of "dirty", an idea that comes on the tail of Le Sperme Magnifique by Etat Libre d'Orange also euphemistically and officially called Sécrétions Magnifiques (however the smell of it is not euphemistic)...
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 Léonard has introduced a new men's cologne called Léonard Homme. Lately, and since the successes of Dior Homme (2005) and Yves Saint Laurent L'Homme (2006), "homme" has become the best name in town for a men's scent. See also Guerlain HommeIt's the new thing, the new in thing to do Before you would see a "pour homme" much more typically, "for men". Now it's simply and bluntly put, Homme, and it sounds like hombre! The more testosterone you put in the name of a perfume, the more flowers you can cram into the scent That's the new trick Next you will see a cologne called Sideburns smelling of muguet The new Léonard scent offers this interesting motto: THE MAN BEHIND THE FLOWERS (not my capitals)...
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 When I read that Alberto Morillas had said about the new Bulgari Omnia Green Jade, " I thought of its colours, green with white shadows, of the energy of
this millenary gemstone, symbol of the good, the beautiful and the
precious," I finally thought it might be interesting I always find Alberto Morillas interesting, but there is interesting and Interesting I love green jade that offers a milky quality It reminds me of hunting for the right and rare shades of jade in China Being told that brown jade is for old ladies It is such a beautiful color that you want to polish it and polish it again and again Hoping to express some of its goodness and get to the core of it, perhaps ameliorate it...
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 Following the launch in 2007 of a modern Vivara reinterpreting the original Vivara of 1965 and after a collector Vivara Silver Edition this fall of 2008 (shown below) that simply means to bring pleasure to perfumistas who appreciate perfume as object - and yet another psychedelic paper-weight designed by Helle Damkjaer in particular - Pucci has announced the introduction of a new trio of Vivara-inspired fragrances in March of 2009 called Sole 149, Acqua 330, Sabbia 167, part of the first installment of a collection named Vivara Variazioni... 
Continue reading "Emilio Pucci Vivara Variazioni Sole 149, Acqua 330, Sabbia 167 (2009) {New Perfumes}" »
 While organic perfumery is seen as riding the wave of the future, at the very least in terms of consumers' increasing demand, it arguably still remains both a relatively unknown and under-developed area of fragrance creation. Kibio, a beauty and perfume brand founded by Pierre Cabane and Laurent Potier just introduced Kibio Eau de Parfum touted as the first complex formulation for a perfume of its kind. The idea was to follow a classic pyramid structure, even combining two families of perfumes, the oriental and chypré one, while paying rigorous attention to the sourcing of organic materials...
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