"To imagine a perfume is to create an illusion. I try to achieve the maximum of effects with the minimum of ingredients." Le blanc seing by Magritte. Photo is from www.clarku.edu....
May 2006 Archives
The Fifth Sense in the News: Of Scents and Human Productivity
Here is an article by Virginia Matthews in the Guardian of May 8, 2006 regarding the use corporations make of scents to encourage higher productivity in their employees; it seems to work: Is the smell of cinnamon or sandalwood really...
Fragrance News: Montana 3 Moods, Boss, Cartier, Lacoste, Montblanc, Miyake
•Montana will release three new perfumes composing a trilogy and describing three different moods: Montana Mood Sensual, Montana Mood Sexy, and Montana Mood soft. They are expected to be issued in May-June, date to be confirmed. •Cartier will...
New Perfumes: Sonia Rykiel Spring & Summer, FlowerByKenzo Artistes, Limited Edition
•Sonia Rykiel Spring & Summer is now available exclusively at Marionnaud. It is described as a fruity-floral.Top notes are: bergamot, cedar, redcurrantHeart notes are: Freesia, jasmin sambac, raspberry Base notes are: Amber, musk •Kenzo has released a new limited edition set...
Perfume History & Facts: Muguet by Guerlain
This year, in April 2006, the Guerlain perfume house released an extremely limited edition of a new fragrance called "Muguet" (Lily of the Valley) created solely for the purpose of marking the celebration of the 1st of May 2006....
Scented Quote of the Day, from Jean-Claude Ellena:
"Atlas cedar smells of churned wet clay, but also of warm human skin, of bodies after lovemaking. I like putting something human into a perfume. Nowadays, a lot of them smell clean, as if they were at war with...
Perfume History & Facts: Fragrances Inspired by our Saliva, Tears, and Sweat.
Philippe Di Méo is a French designer, the founder of the RESO Multidesign agency and R'Aliment. In 2005, Di Méo undertook an innovative project in association with Quest International which aimed at creating three different perfumes based on three...
Perfume Review & Musings: Pamplelune by Guerlain (1998)
Pamplelune is part of the Aqua Allegoria line. It was composed by nose Mathilde Laurent who is also the creator of Shalimar Light - the 2003 version - and Attrape-Coeur. It was launched in 1998.Pamplelune offers a variation on...
Scented Quote of the Day, from Jean-Claude Ellena:
"Perfume is nothing other than touch felt from a distance" ...
Scented Image: The Secret of Caporal Violette
Here's the image I mentioned in my review of Violetta di Parma below.This is a picture of a bouquet of violettes which has a secret meaning. If you look at the picture attentively, you will soon see three profiles appearing...
Perfume Review & Musings: Violetta di Parma by Borsari 1870
Violetta di Parma by Borsari 1870 is a singularly understated modest masterpiece - a true gem really. Its fragrance evokes a sentiment of perfection. It is and cannot be anything more beyond itself and the mood it sets. It...
Scented Quote of the Day, from Victoire Gobin Daudé:
"Retro perfumes put us back in touch with who we are at the deepest level, and for this reason they are of great value. (...) In the face of contemporary uniformity, they offer the imagination of a fragrance, their...
Scented Paths & Fragrant Addresses: Of Scents and Spaces
I am inaugurating a new column and in it, I will offer information about travel intineraries, promenades, and places that are perfume-related. The search for perfumes leads to travel in time and the discovery of new imaginary geographies that...
Fragrance News: Lutens Chypre Rouge, Givenchy "Bourgeois", Perles de Lalique, AP Eau Emotionnelle
•Although Serge Lutens Chypre Rouge Haute Concentration is officially slated to be released in September-October 2006, it will be available in a few specialized perfume stores in Paris by the end of July. A 15 ml purse atomizer will...
New Perfume: Maria Sharapova, The Fragrance
Despite a dislocated ankle, Maria Sharapova is in Mexico today for the launch of her new fragrance called, Maria Sharapova, in all simplicity... ...