The flacon of No 5 as part of XXth century art iconographyTwo icons meet, not fortuitously : the Dali moustache and the Chanel No5 bottle But before that, Coco Chanel and Salvador DaliDali's nose disappeared given up in sacrifice to...
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Chanel No5 Retrospective II: Sem Makes Fun of Coco Chanel {Perfume Images}
Here is a caricature of Coco Chanel by Sem (Georges Goursat) dating from 1923 which makes fun of the great couturière. He turns her first name into a dirge, in reference to the origins of her nickname: Coco stuck with...
Happy Mother's Day: I Promise to be a Good Mother & Mother Always Used Too Much Perfume {Scented Images}
Happy Mother's Day to our US-based readers!I Promise to be a Good Mother by Jamie Diamond, 2007Today, I found two images that I am posting about for slightly different reasons. I Promise to be a Good Mother by Jamie Diamond...
When Chanel Used to Mention Prices in Commercials for the No.5: The Sophistication Learning Curve {Perfume Ads}
I was foraging You Tube for some retro Chanel No. 5 ads to add some historic perspective on the advertising of the most famous perfume in the world, when I came upon two that made me smile. What you see...
Chanel No5 The Movie Available Now {Scented Images}
No more waiting. Despite the fact that the official date for the launch of the Chanel No5 film is tomorrow May the 5th, it's already available at the following link:http://www.chaneln5.com/en-us#/the-filmI just watched both the 2' 20" version and the 60"...
Chanel No 5 with Tautou: The Making of and the Interview: Teasers, Teasers Part 2 {Scented Images}
Leading up to the new Chanel No5 film, here is the making of. Commentary is in French. Director Jean-Pierre Jeunet explains that he proposed Tatou to Chanel due to her expressive acting and in particular her ability to convey...
Chanel No5: The New Ad Campaign with Audrey Tautou: Teasers, Teasers - Part 1 {Scented Images & Ads} {Celebrity Fragrance}
The new ad campaign with Audrey Tautou for Chanel No5 is very impressive. I think it beats the preceding one with Nicole Kidman as if following a potlach logic: each time you have to best what took place the time...
Happy Belated May Day (+ 1): Muguet from Paris {Scented Images}
Diesel Only The Brave Split Screen TV Commercial: Heart, Mind, Nerve {Perfume Images & Adverts}
A viral marketing ad campaign for Diesel's new cologne Only The Brave (see also launch party) features a creative split-screen commercial, based on 3 distinct videos, aiming to play mind games with the viewer "...bizarre scenes that will leave your...
Halle Berry & Ellen de Generes Demonstrate Perfume Showmanship {Fragrance Images & Ads} {Celebrity Perfume}
It's kind of silly, but it happened. Halle Berry went on the Ellen de Generes' TV show to promote her new perfume Halle. What happens next is not your usual style of perfume advertising although Letterman came up with the...
Lipnitzki Photographs Paul Poiret Les Parfums de Rosine {Perfume Images}
Paul Poiret Rosine and Martine window-displays - as you can see, the name Paul Poiret remained attached to the names of his daughters he used to brand his diversification efforts. © Lipnitzki/Roger-ViolletPerfume Rosine - Paul Poiret was well-known for his...
Rochas Fragrances Look towards the Future but by Relying on the Past {Fragrance News} More on Eau Sensuelle (2009) {New Perfume}
The probing of Rochas's intentions regarding the development of their perfume business under the new aegis of in-house perfumer Jean-Michel Duriez sheds light on the philosophy of the fragrance brand. As the perfume brand is preparing to launch Eau Sensuelle...
More about Maison Francis Kurkdjian {Fragrance News} {Perfume Images}
Forbes is running three stories about luxury bespoke perfumers in recession times as part of their series "Thriving in the Downturn" and amongst those there is a video-reportage about Francis Kurkdjian's work......
New Chanel No.5 Ad with Audrey Tautou by Jean-Pierre Jeunet {Fragrance News} {Perfume Adverts}
The first stills from the new commercial by director Jean-Pierre Jeunet for Chanel No. 5 have been released featuring actress Audrey Tautou and model Travis Davenport. The story manages to allude to the universe and era of Gabrielle Chanel in...
Latest Thierry Mugler Angel TV Commercial with Naomi Watts {Perfume Ads} {Celebrity Fragrances}
This perfume commercial features the latest spokesperson for Angel by Thierry Mugler, actress Naomi Watts. I was reminded to post about it upon seeing the commercial story board for Black Star by Avril Lavigne (please see next post)....