The slow unveiling of a new fragrance concept has started at Diptyque, one of the earliest "petite", perfume houses having decided to bow less to market pressures (see Looking Back at Niche Perfumery) to use a different term than...
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Neon Video to Fête 150 Years of Sparkling Colognes at Roger & Gallet {Perfume Images & Ad}
Roger et Gallet are continuing to celebrate their 150 year anniversary this time with an upbeat video mix of neon and psychedelic images which they featured on their website... ...
Lovely New Perfume Visual from Jo Malone {Perfume Images & Ads}
Jo Malone have a knack for producing incredibly, clean, crisp and refreshing images of perfumes. Just look at their new visual for White Jasmine and Mint (see review) with jasminum polyanthum making scrolls and mint leaves that seem ready to...
Jean-Charles de Castelbajac Eau de Parfum (2001) {New Fragrance} {Perfume Images & Ads}
French fashion designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac launched his signature Eau de Parfum in 2001. It might or it might not be back soon. The perfume was created by perfumer Maurice Roucel then at Dragoco, now at Symrise (est. 2003) resulting...
Perfect Sense by David McKenzie Looks at What Happens when all your 5 Senses Vanish {Movies & Olfaction}
Movies to WatchA film which might interest scentophiles is Perfect Sense by director David McKenzie which was released last year at Sundance Festival. It was previously titled The Last Word in early press announcements. The story line develops a catastrophic...
Mavericks Alibis: Cape Town Stripper Club Markets Married Men Humor in Perfume Forms (2012) {New Perfumes} {Men's Colognes} {Perfume Images & Ads}
The funnest and most provocative post of the day will probably be this news announcement about a new line of fragrances for men made in Cape Town by Mavericks Revue Bar, a stripper club.They have released three new perfumes which...
Lacoste Eau de Lacoste L.12.12 Rouge (2012) {New Perfume} {Men's Cologne}
After launching an initial trio of scents in 2011 which aimed to capture the spirit of the polo shirt poured into a bottled fragrance, Lacoste are following suit with a fourth perfume for men in the same range, Eau...
L'Osmothèque to Debut Conference Cycle on Words & Images in the Service of Perfume {Scented Paths & Fragrant Adresses} {Perfume Images & Ads}
We're pretty sure this ad won't be part of the lecture, but how much more one-track minded and explicit can it get? Answer: lots, especially if you look at the production by the likes of Tom Ford (1973).L'Osmothèque are dedicating...
Springtime in Paris: Ivy, Bamboos, Lilacs & a Screen {Scented Paths} {Perfume Images}
This is yet another picture taken last year during the spring in Paris. Right now the weather is overcast, rainy, and it's still officially winter at any rate. I wonder how the ivy has grown since a year ago and...
Springtime in Paris: Red Doors, Green Ivy, L'Heure Bleue Shutters {Perfume Images} {Scented Paths}
This picture was actually taken last year. One of the great pleasures of living in Paris is to take whimsical strolls throughout its streets. I am always surprised to discover "new doors" by which I mean, doors that have existed...
Molinard Habanita Eau de Parfum (2012): New & Old {New Fragrance} {Perfume Images & Ads}
Molinard are releasing a newly tweaked version, in a new concentration, of the 1920s classic, Habanita (1921) inspired by the then emerging culture of feminine statement smoking as a sign of gender emancipation.Resting on a seminal vetiver-and-vanilla accord rather...
Carolina Herrera 212 Sexy (2004): Darn Sexy - With a Note on Rude vs. Polite Perfumes {Perfume Review & Musings} {Perfume Images & Ads}
212 Sexy by Carolina Herrera was released in 2004 as a sequel to the original 212 (1998) and 212 On Ice (2000). Like the other perfumes in the franchise, it pays homage to New York City with its name referring...
Detchema by Révillon to be Re-Introduced in a Limited-Edition {Fragrance News} {Fashion Notes} {Perfume Images & Ads}
Detchema by Révillon will be re-introduced in July 2012 to mark the opening of the Révillon flagship store on Avenue Montaigne during Paris couture. It will be available in a limited quantity of 1000 numbered copies. The creative process is...
Chanel In-House Nose Jacques Polge: The Unique Poetical Form that Fragrance Is {Perfume Images & Ads}
While sensations and thoughts derived from smelling a perfume are often put into poetical prose, in-house nose for the house of Chanel, Jacques Polge, insists that fragrance is an unique poetical form: "With fragrance you express things that you could...
Funny Olfactory Perfume Ad in the Metro {Perfume Images & Ads}
There are often fragrance ads placarding the walls of the Parisian métro, which is nothing surprising in a city where a perfume of some sort, be it an eau de cologne or a niche fragrance, can be found every few...