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June 2006 Archive
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 Perfume forums are buzzing today with news regarding the upcoming Serge Lutens fragrance, Chypre Rouge. According to someone who had the opportunity to test it, the fragrance smells quite a bit like Arabie, except for the fact that it is sweeter. The only notes that are mentioned in the documentation received were beeswax and moss. Reportedly, the perfume smells like caramelized pecan on a base of oak. It does not really smell like a chypre, except in the base notes. Update: notes include oakmoss, oak wood, labdanum, honey, beeswax.
This perfume continues to be the product of a collaboration between Serge Lutens and Chris Sheldrake despite the fact that Sheldrake has now transferred to the house of Chanel. The perfume was created a year and a half ago, before Sheldrake's departure. Some people seem to think that the situation is a bit complex, but it has been officially confirmed that their collaboration will continue according to the French journal L'Express...
Continue reading "Fragrance News: More on Chypre Rouge by Serge Lutens (Updated)" »
George Sand was created by perfumer Nicolas de Barry and introduced in September 2005. It is part of a new collection inaugurated by Maître Parfumeur et Gantier called "Les Parfums Historiques" (Historical Perfumes). The collection is dedicated to the creation of fragrances that pay homage to Frenchwomen of note. George Sand is the first fragrance in the collection. George Sand is a light, spicy oriental. It strikes me as a very good choice for people who love orientals and wish to continue wearing them in the summer. I must say that I cared for it moderately at first, but now I realize that this was because it is an understated fragrance. Like many of its kind, it can grow on you and end up becoming one of your favorite scents precisely due to the easiness with which it can be worn and then forgotten on your skin. It is light, but it is also tenacious; I ended up wearing it to bed and the next morning I could still smell it on my arm, making me revise my judgement of it being a straighforwardly light scent.
The story behind the creation of this perfume is worth retelling. In 2001, nose Nicolas de Barry attended a music festival at Nohant, the locale in the Berry region of France where George Sand lived part of her life and where her castle or mansion can still be visited. There he met with a descendant of the Romantic writer who happened to wear a necklace with a perfume bottle as pendant having belonged to her ancestor. Sand was, reportedly, in the habit of wearing this necklace and pendant "on her heart.".......
Continue reading "Perfume Review & Musings: George Sand by Maître Parfumeur & Gantier" »
  Nose Nicolas de Barry, whose perfume, George Sand, I reviewed yesterday, is also the owner of a castle, the Château de Frileuse and a developer of perfume tourism, a rather popular business trend in France. If you feel like spending some time in "douce France", learning the art of perfumery while resting and enjoying yourself in the Loire Valley, one of the historical regions of France, then head for the Château de Frileuse...
Continue reading "Scented Paths & Fragrant Addresses: Meet with Nicolas de Barry at Le Château de Frileuse" »
  I had just received a flacon of Norell eau de cologne, the last one of the three concentrations that was left for me to discover. Let me tell you right away that my first reaction was simply: "Wow!". I opened my package, spritzed some on and was instantly smitten. I think even more so than with the Norell eau de toilette. It is a delectable nectar on which I shall have occasion to return when I review it in more detail, together with Norell the pure parfum concentration, as promised. As Norell edc evolved on my skin, it made me irresistibly think of Le Parfum de Thérèse by Edmond Roudnitska for Frédéric Malle, of all perfumes! I hope this does not sound too sacrilegeous to either Malle or Roudnitska aficionados. But yes, Le Parfum de Thérèse has, if not a twin sister, at least, a closely related cousin in the perfume world. It is a "poor cousin", if you will, because the price tag of Norell is set considerably lower, but it should not be assumed that it is a poor cousin in a pejorative sense. Norell eau de cologne smells delicious. Even my picky husband let out a mmmmm... of appreciation. It is also somewhat misleadingly called a cologne because it is in fact pretty tenacious...
Continue reading "Perfumista on a Shoestring: If you like Le Parfum de Thérèse by Frédéric Malle, you might like Norell by Norell in Eau de Cologne" »
This is an article that was published in the Sunday Times of 4 June 2006 about a new make-up line introduced by Serge Lutens. Beauty according to Lutens:
Line of Beauty
 Serge Lutens who lives in Marrakech, Morocco most of the year was visiting Paris yesterday to present some of his latest products. While Chypre Rouge has not yet been released, another upcoming Lutens perfume has been unveiled called Mandarine Mandarin. It will be introduced in September. Wax samples will be available by mail starting in mid-August. The new fragrance will be part of the exclusive line and will be sold at Salons Shiseido. Here's an initial description of Mandarine Mandarin: "Peels of mandarins of Sicilia, candied and burnt to the point of making you lose your mind. Black mandarin... musk from Cashmere, clove, an ambergris note exclusively created upon Serge's request! A warm, sensual perfume (not a "citrus"), honey, beeswax...subtle but with a strong personality! Its color is similar to that of Fleurs d'Orangers but with a dash of blue. Update: There are also notes of smoked Chinese tea, thyme, nutmeg, and clove.
A limited edition of 30 flacons decorated with a Chinese dragon painted in a blue ink color will be issued for Christmas. Source: Autour de Serge
 • Donna Karan is planning a major October launch for her new women's fragrance called Gold. The brand hopes that the new scent will have global appeal and reach classic status. "The Gold juice is unabashedly sexy, built around a heart of Karan's favorite Casablanca lilies (...).The lilies are combined with fluid amber, sparkling acacia, white clove, jasmine templar, golden blossom and East Indian patchouli."  •Vera Wang is targeting an age group of young women between age 18-24 with her new fragrance called Princess. At the same time, she readily admits there's no age limit for feeling like a princess. The scent was created by Firmenich and is described as a sheer fruity floral. It has "...top notes of lady apples, water lily, golden apricot and mandarin meringue; a heart of ripe pink guava, Tahitian tiare flower, wild tuberose and dark chocolate, and a drydown of vanilla chiffon, pink frosting, precious amber and forbidden woods..."  •According to WWD, Nina by Nina Ricci will be first issued in the French market in July and then rolled out to international markets in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East in September. It will be marketed later in the US and Canada, in 2007. "Top notes include Calabrian lemon and caipirinha lime. Heart notes are made of toffee apple, peony and moonflower. And there are base notes of apple wood and white cedar." Sources and Photos: Women Wear's Daily.
 • Aedes de Venustas has just received Kisu (kiss in Japanese) by Tann Rokka (house talk in Romany), the famous and hip lifestyle store located in the old Primrose Hill train station in London. Tann Rokka specializes in fabulous contemporary, antique, and world decor elements. To make the experience more complete they decided to team up with perfume designer Azzi Pickthall, the nose behind Agent Provocateur, to create a fragrance that would be evocative of Japanese bathing rituals. Notes include ylang-ylang, rosewood, cedar, and Eastern musk.
"Kisu evokes the transition of culture from the past to the present with its heady, empowered and sensual aroma. Blending sensual notes of ylang-ylang and aromatic essences of rosewood, Kisu is a spicy and evocative scent. A base of cedar wood and Eastern musk warms and stimulates the senses, while the underlying Asiatic marine accord harmonizes with rare and traditional Japanese elements into a smooth and exotic fragrance. It is a luxurious and sophisticated scent that captures the imagination and senses, and transports the wearer to exotic, foreign lands. For men and women alike."
• The Institut Très Bien just sent me a note to say that their line comprising Cologne à la Russe, Cologne à la Française, and Cologne à l'Italienne (please see my review) can now be found exclusively at Henri Bendel in New York (666 Fifth Avenue). They also now carry the Institut Très Bien candle, Bougie Très Bien. Sources: Aedes, Tann Rokka, Institut Très Bien
 The Lotus car brand has issued a new fragrance for men called Lotus. Its inspiration was the idea of "driving the car on the Mediterranean coastline." Jerome Epinette of Robertet is the nose behind the scent. It includes "top notes of Calabrian lemon and elemi; a heart of violet, lilac, geranium and lavender, and base notes of labdanum absolute, papyrus and moss." There are plans to launch the fragrance in the US in September. Retail price will be around $50. It is currently available in the UK through the Perfume Shop at pounds 14.99 for a 50 ml flacon. Source: Women's Wear Daily
Lux is part of a triptyque of scents by perfumer Mona di Orio. Reportedly, it took Edmond Roudnitska's disciple a decade or so to reach the artistic goals she had set for herself. The two other perfumes in the collection are called Carnation and Nuit Noire. Each fragrance is dedicated to a personality that has marked the life of Mona di Orio. Nuit Noire is an oriental dedicated to Serge Lutens; Carnation is a sensual fragrance dedicated to writer Colette, an author famous for her evocative olfactory, and more generally, sensualist descriptions of the natural world; Lux finally is dedicated to Mona di Orio's own master in the art of perfumery, the author of Femme, Diorella, Eau Sauvage, who is none other than Edmond Roudnitska........
Continue reading "Lux by Mona di Orio {Perfume Review & Musings}" »
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Two Versions of the Ricci Ricci by Nina Ricci Commercial + The Behind-the-Scenes {Perfume Images & Adverts}
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Serge Lutens Fille En Aiguilles (2009): Medicine Mandala with a Sense of Humor or Enlightenment Not Guaranteed {Perfume Review}
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New AminoGenesis Instant Wrinkle Filler & nuNAAT Hair Mask {Contests & Giveaways}
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- My 2009 Halloween Shopping List: Ambiguity {Beauty Notes} {Perfume List}
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- Vera Wang Glam Princess: Fronted by Zoe Kravitz (2009) {New Perfume} {Celebrity Fragrance}
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- Hypnotize-Lancome-with-your-Fashion-Sense Contest: Win a Bottle of Hypnose Senses Signed by Daria Werbowy + a Gift Card
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- Fruit Ripening Rack or Winter Tree by Godefroy de Virieu {Shopping Tip}
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