July 22, 2008

More on Romano Ricci & Juliette Has A Gun {Perfume Images & Ads}

Thanks to Octavian, who called my attention to a video on You Tube where Romano Ricci is explaining his line of perfumes Juliette Has A Gun, you can discover more of the personality of the founder of this new-generation-Ricci (of Nina-Ricci fame) niche perfume house,


Romano Ricci Gives Out His Good Addresses {Fragrant Reading}

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Romano Ricci © Ryan Carter/The National

Romano Ricci, the founder and owner of young fragrance brand Juliette Has A Gun established in 2006, declares that his signature style is classic with a twist. Follows a list of his best addresses for food and clothes in Paris in this very laid-back interview with The National in which he discusses mostly of his tastes and mentions very discreetly at the end his upcoming perfume, Citizen Queen,...

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Latest Lipstick and Eye-Shadow News on Beauty & The Salamander {Beauty Notes}

 Beauty-Salamander-Logo.jpgHere is a recap of the latest news on Beauty And The Salamander:

• Go a little wild and dare to dress with Color On Professional Eye Envy, the Exotic Kit

• Aaron de Mey is thinking in black and red for your lips and boldly signs his new tenure at Lancôme

• LVMH-owned Dior is sued for allegedly putting lead in their lipsticks. They are, apparently, not the only ones.

Nars has a new Miami Sun Set, but it's hard to tell how bright the colors really are for this online exclusive

July 21, 2008

Bijan V.I.P. (2008) {New Fragrance - New Perfume Ad}



Bijan-VIP-TSS-Mark.jpgHere is the ad for the new duo of men and women fragrances by Bijan called V.I.P., from Beauty Fashion, June 2008.

The ad concept: playing the celebs card without hiring any. Suggestion to the consumer: just pretend you are one, adopt the attitude and the accessories and subito presto you look glamorous and famous.

Ephemereal Garden in Paris, Best-Scented Rose Contest at Bagatelle {Scented Paths & Fragrant Addresses}

Jardin-Ephemere-Hotel-de-ville.jpgFor nature-lovers and strollers, a new edition of the temporary garden has been landscaped on the cobblestones of the capital city of France right in front of the Hôtel de Ville in Paris, complete with a pond. The garden this year illustrates the theme of biodiversity in the city and will be in place until August 17th 2008. There will even be a mini-golf set up when the Paris-Plage program starts in a few days. For more details and pictures please go to L'Hôtel de ville au vert. For an interview with landscaper Martine Lambert, please go here...
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Bond No. 9 Andy Warhol Lexington Avenue (2008) {New Perfume}

Lexington-Avenue-Bond-No9.jpgNew-York-based niche perfumery Bond No. 9 will launch a new creation in the biographical Andy-Warhol series next month with Lexington Avenue, named after one of his early lodgings located at 242 Lexington Avenue in Manhattan's Murray Hill neighborhood.

Bond No. 9 is a brand dedicated to retracing an olfactory map of New York City and with the Andy Warhol venture, celebrity and biographical twists have been added to the basic concept.

Going the way of luxury and fashion accessory is another venue the perfume house continues to explore with its ongoing collaboration with jewelry designer Robert Lee Morris who previously designed a silver necklace for Union Square, the second scent in the series....

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July 18, 2008

Jessica Simpson Fancy (2008) {New Fragrance} {Celebrity Perfume}


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Jessica Simpson Fancy advert © Jessica Simpson Fancy


As announced earlier in April, Actress and singer Jessica Simpson will launch her debut signature fragrance called Fancy in August 2008. It was created by perfumer Alexis Dadier of Mane Paris and developed with Parlux Fragrances and the Camuto Group.

The scent is described as being fresh and flirtatious and an expression of floral femininity. Simpson said,

"With FANCY, I wanted to create a pretty fragrance, one that I could be
just as comfortable wearing on the red carpet or every day with my favorite jeans,"
"This is a special fragrance - personal, whimsical, playful and romantic. To me, FANCY is just that: Fancy." ...

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Karl Lagerfeld Kapsule: Vols. 1, 2, 3: Light, Floriental, Woody (2008) {New Fragrances}

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Kapsule advert, photographed by Karl Lagerfeld himself.


Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld signs his first collaboration with Coty by launching a trio of perfumes titled Kapsule inspired by the fashion concept of the "capsule wardrobe" whereby all items have been carefully selected and the wardrobe downsized to allow for maximum mix-and-match play between the different pieces of clothing. Likewise, Light, Floriental and Woody are the 3 volumes in this mini library of scents that were created to be mixed and matched or worn alone. For Lagerfeld, the two worlds are indissociable,

"I love the world of perfumes," Lagerfeld said Thursday. "For me, the world of fashion doesn't exist without it."...

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The Party Fragrance The Party in Manhattan (2007) & The Ten {Spotlight on a Perfume Brand}


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The Party Fragrance is a very confidential Italian perfume brand (only 2 Italian internet sources mention it) that Roja Dove had indirectly mentioned previously on this site in an interview he gave to TSS last year. He had said that a new fragrance called The Party had been launched and was to be released in the fall of 2007. Then, no further particulars surfaced and I promptly forgot about it.

Serendipity made me happen on the brand's site which actually carries two fragrances, The Ten (not to be confused with The Knize Ten) and the more recent one, The Party in Manhattan.

First of all, the website is a pleasure to visit: it is atmospheric and sleek recreating an ambiance from the 1920s to the 1930s with the languorous jazz music playing on into the night. The flacons, especially the one for The Party, is an ultra-glam art-deco recreation and you are ready to fall in love with the perfume just by looking at the way it is so charmingly and luxuriously showcased. The name is also great...


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