Maréchale 90 is the modern 1994 reformulation of the original Eau à la Maréchale created in 1669 for la Maréchale d'Aumont wife of Antoine d'Aumont. Her name is also attached to a powdery concoction for hair and wigs called...
May 2006 Archives
Fragrance News: New Internet "Reality Show" on Perfume-Making on Made By Blog
I just visited Marina's perfume blog, Perfume-Smellin' Things, and learned that Made by Blog has undertaken the project to create two perfumes for two of my fellow-bloggers, namely Katie from Scentzilla! and Marina from Perfume-Smellin' Things. If you felt frustrated...
Fragrance News: Major Fragrance Launch of Nina by Nina Ricci (updated)
Nina Ricci will launch a new women's fragrance this summer called Nina. The fragrance is touted as the brand's single most important release in 10 years. Nina was composed by noses Olivier Cresp and Jacques Cavallier of Firmenich...
Scented Paths & Fragrant Addresses: "Scent is Life" Exhibition
•An exciting new exhibition, which bears the title "Scent is Life" has opened and will be running through July 1 at the Esther M. Klein Gallery in Philadephia. The exhibition features 16 interractive installations incorporating 106 scents. Organizers, namely,...
Perfume Review & Musings: Armani Code Pour Femme by Giorgio Armani
Ah, these jasmines, these white jasmines!... Thus opens the poem The First Jasmines composed by Rabindranath Tagore in order to pay homage to jasmine sambac, the ubiquitous flower of South Asia. In it, he attempts to re-capture the essence...
New Perfumes: Tropiques by Lancôme, Fahrenheit Summer 2006, Armani Mania Summer (2006)
• Tropiques is the first perfume in a new collection called "Collection Voyage" (Travel Collection) designed by Lancôme. The perfume will be exclusively distributed in duty-free stores.Tropiques edt 2006 is based on the original Tropiques created by Armand Petitjean...
The Fifth Sense in the News: The Secret of Scent, Trendy Designer Branding in Italy
•A review by Tim Radford of recently published book by Luca Turin, Secret of Scent: Adventures in Perfume and the Science of Scent, Faber & Faber, May 2006. The book is not yet available in the US but you...
Perfume Review & Musings: Fleurs d'Ombre Violette-Menthe by Jean-Charles Brosseau
Violette-Menthe (Violet-Mint) was released in 2005. It is one of the perfumery heirs to Ombre Rose, introduced in 1981 by the same designer, milliner Jean-Charles Brosseau. His latest fragrance in this series, which bears the title Fleurs d'Ombre (Flowers...
My Perfume Desires of the Week: My Sin & Oh! de London by Irma Shorell
Tonight I am only mentioning my two latest perfume desires. In reality, I went on a buying spree this week and added several more items to my collection. I have been very curious to try the re-edition of Lanvin My...
Perfume Review & Musings: Norell by Norell
Norell was created in 1967 by nose Josephine Catapano for couturier Norman Norell. It is one of the early American design fragrances. By 1970, it was advertised as "The first great perfume born in America" so as to mark...
Scented Thoughts: On Comparing Perfumes II: Perfumery - The Most Humane Art Form
I must confess however that, on occasions, I actually do like to compare perfumes. This week, for example, I undertook a systematic practical and empirical investigation that undermines Roudnitska's very ideal of unicity regarding the perception of a perfume; I...
New Perfumes & Fragrance News: Spirit of Scotland, Lotus edt, Daytona 500, Valentino V ete, Dali Purple Lips
•A new women's scent, Spirit of Scotland, inspired by Scottish malt whiskey will be released in Great Britain in the fall. Initial reviews appear to be vastly positive. Its author, perfumer George Dodd is the creator of a line...
The Fifth Sense in the News: In Search of the Perfect Rose
• An article by Terry Kirby in The Independent of 24 May 2006 on the search for a perfectly scented rose:Flower Power at Chelsea: in Search of the Perfect Rose ...
Scented Quote of the day, from Robert Burns:
Their groves o' sweet myrtle let Foreign Lands reckon, Where bright-beaming summers exalt the perfume; Far dearer to me yon lone glen o' green breckan, Wi' the burn stealing under the lang, yellow broom. Far dearer to me are...
Scented Quote of the Day, from Rudyard Kipling:
"Smells are surer than sounds or sights to make your heartstrings crack"...