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June 28, 2006

Perfume Review & Musings: Innocent Summer Flash Eau Malicieuse by Thierry Mugler

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Exclusive! The latest summer version of Angel for women is scheduled to launch in the States this summer. As of today, you can only purchase it on certain UK sites and find the occasional flacon on eBay. So here's a preview and a review of Innocent Summer Flash Eau Malicieuse (Mischievous Eau) by Thierry Mugler, the 2006 summer edition...

 


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Scented Image: Summer Asphalt

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The summer smells of asphalt, slowly wilting flowers and dust.
It does not really smell of all these things. Perhaps, if I lied down really close to the earth it would.
But I imagine it smells like that. 
Photo Mimi Froufrou

Fragrance News: Noa Perle by Cacharel

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Cacharel is going to release a new women's fragrance called Noa Perle in October of 2006. It succeeds to Noa released in 1998 and Noa Fleur in 2003. The marketing aim of the new campaign is to reach those women who failed to be seduced by the previous Noa scents.The new fragrance purports to refer to a "more sensual brand of neo-romanticism."

The perfume was created by Domitille Berthier and Olivier Polge. It is described as a sparkling composition developing around a voluptuous white peony note, spiced up with pink pepper and rendered fresh and tart by the addition of kumquat and orange blossom. As you may have already noticed, the combination of floral and peppery notes (pink pepper) is very much in vogue these days in women's perfumery.

It will retail in 30 ml, 50 ml, and 100 ml flacons for 34 Euros, 49 Euros, and 73 Euros respectively.

Source: FashionMag.fr 

New Perfume: Jammin by Réminiscence

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Réminiscence released a new, so-called "musical perfume" this spring called Jammin.  It is characterized as a green, woody, and floral fragrance. Its "suave" character is said to evoke the "softness and sensuality of fragrant evenings."

Top notes are grapefruit, pink pepper, cardamom, and blackcurrant. Heart notes are cedar and jasmine. Base notes are musk, patchouli, vanilla, and Tonka.

Réminiscence has also undertaken to launch its first ever publicity campaign which centers on their best-seller, Patchouli. You might be interested to know that Juliette Binoche wore Patchouli by Réminiscence during the shooting of the movie featuring the life of George Sand, Les Enfants du Siècle, to get into character as Sand is famously known to have been devoted to the scent of patchouli. A Réminiscence boutique has also opened on March 18 in London.

Their perfume line comprises also Anjali (limited edition), Patchouli, Musc, Ambre (a trilogy of sensual perfumes based on these base notes), Eau de Rem, 2000 ans D'Amour, Rem, Réminiscence Homme, Patchouli Homme.

Jammin retails for 75 Euros. More information and pics of the flacon can be found on the Réminiscence site.

I have added a review of Jammin here

Source: Réminiscence 

Image source: Images de Parfums 

June 29, 2006

Shopping Tip: Deal Alert on Fragonard Perfumes

I have come accross what seems to be one of the cheapest sources for Fragonard perfumes in the US. Giving Gallery.com is offering a whole collection of Fragonard fragrances at rock-bottom prices. Eau Fantasque is available for $31.50 (only 4 left in stock), Eau du Bonheur for $37. 99, and Papa Chéri for $42. Although they carry an extensive line of the Fragonard fragrances, only the ones mentioned above seem to be currently in stock.

Everyday free shipping for $49 purchase. 

5% off today's order, use code CP5 at checkout. 

Perfume Database Review: Online Fabulous Fragrances of the World, 24 h Access Program

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A 24 h access program to the online Fabulous Fragrances of the World has now been available for some time and I myself have used it. I think that it is worth it in the end, but bear in mind that the database is good but not overly extensive (about 5000 fragrances). For contrast see how the online Perfume Intelligence advertises a database of over 53 000 entries (shorter ones.) which also features rare and all-but-forgotten perfumes.

What you will find associated with each fragrance is a description, sometimes in the form of a short narrative, notes, style, astrological sign(s), promotional themes (American accent, Irish accent, French accent, pastoral feeling etc.) names of celebrities wearing it, the name(s) of its creator(s), sometimes the date of introduction. At times the information given is more historical, at other times it is more anecdotal. The database cultivates a popular style rather than an erudite one as can be shown by the references to astrology. Jan Moran and Michael Edwards will also signal to you whether a fragrance is discontinued or not. Jan Moran uses a pleasant style of writing.

The database is rich but not exhaustive. I noted that the entire perfume line for each house is not necessarily covered systematically even for modern issues and that niche perfumes, in general, are less prominently featured. It thus appears that serendipity plays a role in the selection of perfumes covered by the database...

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Fragrance News: Limited Edition of Eau Dynamisante by Clarins

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To celebrate the 10th anniversary of its Most Dynamisante Woman of the Year Award, Clarins has issued a limited edition of the wonderfully refreshing and sensual Eau Dynamisante. The flacon retains the same shape and color but is now decorated with a stylized white heart. It retails for 22.50 Pounds. Call 0800 036 3558 for stockist information.

Source: British Vogue 

The Fifth Sense in the News: An Article about Jean-Claude Ellena

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There is a very enjoyable and interesting article on Jean-Claude Ellena in Libération of June 26 2006. We learn personal details about his life, his olfactory likes and dislikes, certain of his odd habits due to his hatred of galaxolide, the pervasive synthetic musk found in detergents these past 30 years. His daughter Céline is also quoted; she explains movingly how her father was not keen on seeing her become a perfumer due to the tremendous pressures of the job. A look at the reality of a perfumer's life behind all the glamour.

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The 5th Sense in the News: Professional Sewage-Smelling, A Recording-Device for Smells

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•A brief report in The Times of June 29 2006 on how some people in France are being professionally trained to smell sewage.

...Bad Week 

•A report on the invention of a revolutionary recording-device for smells in The Guardian of June 29 2006.

Nothing Fishy about Smell-Recording Device 

June 30, 2006

Prada (Amber) Pour Homme/Prada Man by Prada {New Perfume}

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The Italian fashion brand Prada is releasing a new perfume for men called Prada Pour Homme. The perfume is said to derive inspiration from four different families of fragrances......


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Fragrance News: Exciting New French Perfume Line to Debut in September, Etat Libre d'Orange

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WWD has announced the creation of a new line of fragrances called Etat Libre d'Orange (Free State of Orange) which will be introduced in France in mid-September 2006. The name is an allusion to a former independent republic located in contemporary South Africa whence the founder of the new line, Etienne de Swardt, originates. The concept of the brand appears of striking irreverence and originality as well as conveys a philosophical flavor reminiscent of the movement of libertinage in 18th century France. According to de Swardt, the line is "an homage to olfactory freedom". The line even has a motto, "Le parfum est mort, vive le parfum" in reference to the ritualistic formula pronounced at the death of a king and proclaiming at the same time the inception of a new reign...


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Perfume Review & Musings: Siberian Barber no1 by Novaya Zarya

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Siberian Barber no1 is an eau de cologne for men from the Russian perfume manufacturer Novaya Zarya (New Dawn), a venerable Russian institution that was created during the tsarist period, in 1864. The history of this entrepreneurial venture in capitalist tsarist Russia, set up initially by a French émigré, Henri Brocard, is one of initial tremendous business success at the European scale, then adaptation to new circumstances, i.e., the Communist regime, and, finally, of longevity at the threshhold of the 21st century. The business venture was initially founded as Brocard&Co; it first changed its name during the early Bolshevik period, changing it to "Soap and Perfumery Factory no 5" and then adopted its current name, Novaya Zarya, in 1922...

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