And the Winner for the Chypre Rouge Drawing is...
Twibbet! Congratulations!
Please email me your address.
July 28, 2006And the Winner for the Chypre Rouge Drawing is...Twibbet! Congratulations! Please email me your address. Perfume Review: Nina (The New Version) by Nina Ricci-- Whereby it is once more demonstrated that perfumery needs mythology otherwise it cannot operate -- Continue reading "Perfume Review: Nina (The New Version) by Nina Ricci" » New Perfume & Fragrance News: Black Orchid by Tom Ford & A New Line of Unisex Fragrances Previous Posts in New Perfumes: New Perfumes: Ivy, Violet, & Amber by Marc Jacobs New Perfumes: Ivy, Violet, & Amber by Marc JacobsFollowing the success of the launch in April of their retro-looking Splash line bottled in 10 oz flacons, Rain, Grass, and Cotton, Marc Jacobs is going to release a new trio of fragrances this fall that will include Ivy, Violet, and Amber. As stated by Marc Jacobs at the time of the introduction of the first Splash line, "I always liked the concept of a fragrance someone could wear without it being too precious. I was trying to move away from the concept that fragrance is only meant to sit on a shelf and be dotted on the wrist, sparingly, for special occasions. Everything about Splash is meant to be more casual or lighthearted: the scents, the colors, the big bottle with its oversize proportions. All three scents are things that always smell good to me. They aren't ‘occasion' scents — they are meant to invite you to use as much as possible, whenever you like." ... Continue reading "New Perfumes: Ivy, Violet, & Amber by Marc Jacobs" » Previous Posts in New Perfumes: New Perfume: With Love by Hilary Duff July 27, 2006New Perfume: With Love by Hilary DuffTeen Star Hilary Duff is launching her first fragrance called With Love. It targets women aged from 15 to 24 although Duff thinks it will appeal to a broader audience due to the sophistication of the scent. The star closely monitored the creation of the fragrance saying it took 115 different versions to perfect it. The juice was created by Quest perfumers Stephen Nilsen and Rodrigo Flores-Roux. "In terms of ingredients, effervescent mangosteen and Champagne represent the “fun and bubbly” side of Duff’s personality, while her “complex, sensual side” is highlighted by an accord of textured cocobolo woods." Updated: there is now a website showcasing With Love, please see my latest post about Duff's perfume. Sources: The Moodie Report, Women's Wear Daily Previous Posts in New Perfumes: New Perfume: Antidote by Viktor & Rolf New Perfume: Antidote by Viktor & Rolf
The scent is described as a woody oriental; it "(...) has opening notes of mint leaves, Italian bergamot, mandarin orange, essence of grapefruit and essence of Guatemalan cardamon. At the heart is sambac jasmine absolute. The primary base notes are amber, guaiacum wood, sandalwood, cedar, moss and musk." Two sizes will be available, $65 for 1.7 oz. and $90 for 4.2 oz. Antidote EdP will launch in September at Saks Fifth Avenue and Nordstrom. A 3.4-oz. aftershave balm for $45 and a 4.2-oz. aftershave spray for $55 will also be released in October. It will roll out worldwide in spring 2007. Source: Cosmetic News Fragrance News & Shopping Tip: Mayotte by Guerlain
Guerlain is issuing a reedition of Mahora (2000) called Mayotte which is part of the collection "Les Parisiennes". The new flacon, a classic Guerlain bee bottle, is different from the original but the juice remains the same. These reeditions usually retail around 140 Euros so grab a discounted bottle of Mahora if you want to smell expensive for less!... Continue reading "Fragrance News & Shopping Tip: Mayotte by Guerlain " » July 26, 2006New Perfume: L'Homme by Yves Saint LaurentYSL will release a new men's fragrance called L'Homme in September 2006. The perfume was created by noses Anne Flipo, Pierre Wargnye and Dominique Ropion. "It features fresh top notes of lemon cedrat and bergamot, blended with ginger of China. The heart is a mix of florals and spice, courtesy of violet leaves, basil flowers and white pepper. The dry-down combines Haitian vetiver, cedar wood and Tonka bean." The bottle's design was inspired by Bauhaus architecture. The face of the fragrance will be sexy French actor Olivier Martinez (I'm always glad to post his picture.) Source: The Moodie Report And the Winners of the Sensuelle Russie Drawing Are...The draw, as usual, was performed by my 3-year old's innocent hand. Papers were folded in four so that my son would not be tempted to recognize his favorite letters of the alphabet:) And the winners are....Rachel and....Anya. Congratulations! Ladies, please send me your addresses. Poster is from art.com New Perfume: Maîtresse by Agent Provocateur"The modern aldehydic floral scent is by Azzi Glasser of CPL Aromas. Ingredients feature white ylang ylang flower, lotus petals, osmanthus, jasmine sambac, rose absolute and violet leaves with a pheromonal composition of musk, iso E super and hot amber.(...) In line with the signature scent, the new EdP line is positioned at the top end, from €54 the 30ml and €110 the 100ml." It will launch first in September in the UK, Russia, and Asia before coming to France, Spain, Portugal, the US, and the Middle East in 2007. Rectification: Azzi Glasser is the marketing director for the fragrance and Christian Provenzano is the author of the perfume. (source: Christian Provenzano). Source: Cosmetic News New Perfumes: Paprika Brasil & Elixir des Merveilles by Hermès
In the 15th and 16th centuries this wood was massively imported to Europe to serve as a natural red dye. The name of the country Brazil derives from the Portuguese, "pau-brasil" meaning ember-wood due to its orange-red color as it was "discovered" by the former. It is also called brazilwood or pernambuco. The wood is considered uniquely suited to making violin bows. Paprika Brasil will retail for 135 Euros for a bottle of 100 ml or 350 Euros with a special red leather sheath. • Hermes will also also introduce Elixir des Merveilles, a variation on Eau des Merveilles, in the fall. They consider it to be a major event. Notes include sandalwood, ambergris, chocolate, and orange. The edp will be priced 60 and 95 Euros for the 50 ml and 100 ml bottles. "In parallel, a luxury limited edition (450 bottles priced at €1,100) of Parfum des Merveilles will be offered in a blue Saint Louis crystal bottle by French designer Serge Mansau." Source: Cosmetic News New Perfume: Miss Sixty Elixir by Miss SixtyFollowing the launch of their first eponymous fragrance, Miss Sixty, the Italian fashion label will introduce at the end of August in Europe a new women's perfume called Miss Sixty Elixir. It is described as an ultra-modern, unconventional, and incredibly sexy fruity oriental, destined to women who are ready to play the game of seduction. It was created by nose Marie Salamagne of Firmenich. The face for the perfume is artist Asia Argento. It targets women aged between 18 and 25 years old, a group seen as being highly fashion conscious. Top notes are star anise and grapefruit. Heart notes are lotus flower and borrachero, a rare tropical flower originating from Colombia and Ecuador. Base notes are vanilla and sandalwood. The eau de toilette version will retail for 15.50, 26, and 34 Euros for 15 ml, 30 ml, and 50 ml flacons. The eau de parfum in a 50 ml flacon will retail for 39 Euros. The interesting-looking perfume bottle was designed by Cent Degrés. Lalique Perles de Lalique (2006) {Perfume Review} Perles de Lalique (Pearls of Lalique) is the most recent women's perfume edition by the house of Lalique. It was released in May in Europe and will be introduced in the USA in September. This modern take on a chypre was composed by nose Nathalie Lorson of Firmenich. Ideas behind the perfume were both a desire to tip one's hat to the Roaring Twenties as well as herald a revival of the chypres in modern perfumery. The flacon for the perfume is designed after the famous boîte à cactus created by founder and glass artist René Lalique (1860-1945.) The rectangular flacons for the edp are also inspired by it but in a more indirect fashion only keeping the opalescent white coloring dotted with onyx but still referring themselves to an art deco style... Continue reading "Lalique Perles de Lalique (2006) {Perfume Review}" » July 23, 2006Perfume Review & Musings: Chypre Rouge by Serge Lutens & Sample Giveaway
Serge Lutens offers us clues that reinforce the mystery and secrecy of Chypre Rouge. It is a perfume that will offer its wearer the charm of strangeness; it exudes it. Continue reading "Perfume Review & Musings: Chypre Rouge by Serge Lutens & Sample Giveaway" » Fragrant Readings: Scented Salamander's Articles Featured on Coutorture, Perfume of Life, Are You a Beauty?, & This Next BlogThe first one, My National Parfum deals with nationalism, politics, and perfume, the other is a review of the latest perfume by Bond no 9, Fire Island. Both articles by Mimi Froufrou have been recenty featured on the online fashion community's blog Coutorture. Anya from Anya's Garden of Natural Perfumery also featured the article on nationalism and perfume on Perfume of Life. The beauty blog, Are You A Beauty?, is also featuring the Fire Island Review which Ivy enjoyed very much. You can read her presentation and visit her blog as well here. Finally, this has already been said but it doesn't hurt to restate it, fashion journalist Kristopher Dukes "ooh la loved" the review of Fire Island as well and featured it on This Next Blog. All these sites are great resources for your beauty and perfume needs by the way. Photo of cheering Steelers' fans from the LA Times from a suggestion by Mr. Froufrou. July 21, 2006Perfume Review & Musings: Sensuelle Russie by Esteban & Sample Giveaway (Updated)Exclusive! The newly released Sensuelle Russie (Sensual Russia) by Esteban in their Le Bain collection does not disappoint. It is a delectable and rich gourmand Oriental blend that will be perfect for this coming fall and winter. Imagine a pot of succulent, idealized honey (let me specify that I do not like honey as a note in general but here it is a wonderful dark honey) a nectar fit only for the gods which would have accidentally or by design spilled onto a giant rough-hewn table made of fragrant cedarwood and as it slowly spread out would have mixed with tobacco and strange spices laid out there for no practical reason. Fate. The concoction thus created would have then macerated for a long, long time forgotten in the kitchen of the gods to reach, enfin, the perfect stage of aging at which point an enterprising human being would have come in and copied the molecules released by the mix and made it into a perfume... Previous Posts in Perfume Review & Musings: Upcoming Review of Chypre Rouge by Serge Lutens Upcoming Review of Chypre Rouge by Serge Lutens
Please tune in again this coming Monday as I will post a review of the latest Serge Lutens, Chypre Rouge.
Previous Posts in Perfume Review & Musings: Perfume Review & Musings: Lonestar Memories by Andy Tauer Perfume Review & Musings: Fire Island by Bond no 9 Perfume Review & Musings: Terracotta Voile d'Eté by Guerlain July 20, 2006Scented Quote of the Day, from Jean-Paul Guerlain
"I've learned, that when you turn out the lights, you don't see a woman's dress, or her jewels, or the hairstyle she's worked so hard to achieve. You smell her scent, which is the most intense form of memory. And my secret is that love has been related to every fragrance I've created. As my grandfather told me when I was 16, we should always create perfumes for the women whom we love." Previous Posts in Scented Quote of the Day: Scented Quote of the Day, from Serge Lutens: New Perfumes: Trio of United Colors BenettonBenetton following the current marketing fashion for "scent triplettes" is releasing a new trio of fragrances for men, women, as well as one that is unisex. A common note shared by all three perfumes is a cotton note. Nose Alain Astori of IFF composed Woman (orange flacon) while Alberto Morillas created Man (in blue) and Unisex (in green). The Italian brand views these fragrances as being both selective and accessible (25-45 Euros). Thierry de Baschmakoff designed the three bottles. It will launch in 2 phases, first at the end of September 2006 and in a second stage in the first half of 2007 in remaining parts of the world, including the USA. Source: Cosmetic News Previous Posts in New Perfumes: New Perfumes: Sarawak & Nadira by Crabtree & Evelyn July 19, 2006Perfume Review & Musings: Lonestar Memories by Andy Tauer Lonestar Memories is the latest creation by Andy Tauer. People who are familiar with his first two perfumes, both introduced in 2005, Le Maroc pour Elle and L'Air du Désert Marocain, will find that it departs from the previous two in that it is not a perfume with Oriental references but rather an ode sung to the naturalness and freedom expressed by the myth of the American West. I will add that it is also, to me, a perfume that contributes to defining without any ambiguity or restrictions a classic ideal of rugged masculinity as conveyed by a fragrance; it is rather efficient. In case we had forgotten, Tauer reminds us that certain perfumes just might smell more erotic on a man's skin than on a woman's if we are to recognize that to be able to provoke "trouble" (in French) could be a perfume's ultimate mission... Continue reading "Perfume Review & Musings: Lonestar Memories by Andy Tauer" » Previous Posts in Perfume Review & Musings: Perfume Review & Musings: Fire Island by Bond no 9 Perfume Review & Musings: Terracotta Voile d'Eté by Guerlain Perfume Review & Musings: Siberian Barber no1 by Novaya Zarya |