Here are 5 stills from the documentary by Roger Leenhardt entitled Lettre de Paris (Letter from Paris) a love letter to Paris shot during the summer of 1945 together with cinematographer Noël Ramettre, a year after the liberation of the...
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Valentino EDP & John Galliano EDP Ads: Genealogical Link Spotted {Perfume Images & Adverts}
The newer ad with model Natalia Bulova for Valentino EDP, new this springAs we all know, popular culture thrives on patterns of repetition, and advertising culture is no exception to the rule. Sometimes the similarities between two adverts are willed...
Christina Aguilera Perfume Sold Out In Less Than A Week Thanks To Coat Hangers {Perfume Images & Ads}
A genius ambient marketing campaign organized on the guerilla mode by Mizbala Advertising Agency in Israel allowed Christina Aguilera perfume to sell out in less than a week at the national level. The advertisers using the naughty-sounding tag line "Sometimes...
Lanvin L'Homme Sport (2009): Fronted by Rafael Nadal {New Fragrance} {Celebrity Men's Cologne - Adverts}
As announced previously, Lanvin is counting on the celebrity-recognition effect of world champion Rafael Nadal to promote their new men's scent called L'Homme Sport by Lanvin. It can be hard sometimes for consumers to orient themselves in the maze of...
Christian Lacroix Absynthe (2009): Let The Mystery Unfolds {Perfume Images & Adverts}
The absinthe drink has retained an aura of things forbidden and dangerous even while it has been made legally possible to consume it anew today. While all alcoholic beverages can be candidates to mystical ascents as sung by poets like...
Hugo Boss Hugo Element (2009) The New Cologne & Commercial {Scented Images}
Here is the new TV commercial for the latest Hugo Boss fragrance, Hugo Element, which is currently running on TV with the comforting and carefree tag line: "Anywhere in your element". The ad is fronted by actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers....
Diesel Only The Brave: Launch-Party Pictures {Scented Images}
The upcoming perfume Only The Brave by Diesel got its kick-off party in Berlin on January 15th 2009. A good shot of Diesel founder Renzo Rosso's gothic tattoos "R R" which served as inspiration for the design of the perfume...
Odore Di Femmina by Johan Creten {Perfume History & Facts}
Odore di Femmina by Johan CretenThis is a picture of a female torso in ceramic called Odore di Femmina created by Johan Creten while he was artist in residence at the Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres. It was meant to be...
I Never Noticed Lacoste Pour Homme, Until... {Perfume Images & Adverts}
...I saw this commercial ad for the cologne Lacoste pour Homme featuring model Ian Lawless. There is such a discrepancy between the conservative and even arguably dull packaging for the scent and the ad which is meant to reach out...
Kate Moss Velvet Hour TV Commercial & The Velvet Underground Venus in Fur {Perfume Adverts}
I am following up on a reader's comment about the new Velvet Hour ad with Kate Moss. Can anyone comment on the song of the commercial? For now I am posting both the ad and a black and white film...
Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays - 1944 Coty Perfume Ad {Perfume Images & Adverts}
Happy, Happy Holidays to All! Enjoy the warmth, fragrances and flavors of the season! -- Marie-Helene...
Prada Amber on the Silver Screen: Fallen Shadows {Fragrance News} {Scented Images}
Prada who would get bored if they had to run conventional advertising campaigns for their perfumes is once more turning to the silver screen to help promote both Prada Amber and the arts.Until December 31, 2008 Amber is the main...
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...
Could My Favorite Cologne Have Been Tweaked? {Ask Marie-Helene}
Hoyts German Cologne postcard from Hannibal1107. The word "lasting" takes on a new meaning today.I received a message that I thought would be of general interest to readers, so here it is. Don't hesitate to chime in!"I've found myself in...
Elizabeth Arden Babani Adverts 1920-25: Mission Civilisatrice & Early Perfume Layering in 1925 {Perfume Adverts}
We found a series of interesting adverts by Elizabeth Arden about their early fragrance co-label, Babani. Babani was presented as a partner and correspondent of the Arden brand located in the French capital - Babani of Paris - with...