On Tuesday February 27th 2007 at the Ministry of Culture, Serge Lutens entered the ordre des Arts et des Lettres as a Commandeur in recognition of his life-long pursuit of beauty and art and contribution to the art of...
February 2007 Archives
Les Exclusifs: 31, Rue Cambon by Chanel {Perfume Review & Musings} {New Perfume}
31, Rue Cambon is one of the six latest perfume creations by Chanel and part of Les Exclusifs collection comprising ten scents in all, including the re-editions (merely a change of packaging it seems) of the four classic Chanel...
Patchouli by Réminiscence {Perfume Review & Musings}
Réminiscence is a Parisian fashion jewelry and accessory line of boutiques and among their offerings one can also find a collection of perfumes (see our review of Jammin'). Patchouli is the star item of the brand. Réminiscence readily calls...
Juozas Statkevicius Now Ready To Ship from Luckyscent, Free Shipping & MDCI Samples Included {Shopping Tip}
The soulful evocative Juozas Statkevicius edp from Lithuania is now ready to ship. Luckyscent is offering free Fedex shipping. Use code Josef at checkout (continental US only). Complimentary Parfums MDCI samples will be included with purchase as long as...
New Perfume Line: Heaven's Alchemy Exquisite Perfumes {New Perfumes}
A new niche brand from San Ramon California called Heaven's Alchemy Exquisite Perfumes is proposing a line of 15 perfumes available both in travel bottles and crystal flacons. Each scent is named after a city.........
Bryant Park by Bond no 9 {Perfume Review & Musings} {New Perfume} {Shopping Tip}
Bryant Park is the 28th fragrance launched by Bond no 9 and will debut on March 1st 2007. The scent pays homage to yet another area of New York city after which it is named. The jus was created...
L'Eau Ensoleillante by Clarins {New Perfume]
Clarins is issuing a third fragrance/therapeutic eau de toilette called L'Eau Ensoleillante (Sunshine Fragrance). The eau includes essences of Sicilian mandarin, grapefruit, ylang, Tonka bean, and patchouli. It comes after L'Eau Dynamisante (a long-time favorite of mine) and L'Eau...
Les Caprices de Lolita by Lolita Lempicka {New Perfumes}
Lolita Lempicka is launching a set of three fragrances called Les Caprices de Lolita (Lolita's Whims). The scents are meant to be worn either separately or layered. The coffret includes a 50 ml bottle of Lolita Lempicka edp together...
The Death Of Perfumery As We Know It? {Fragrant Reading}
Check out Tony Burfield's very interesting column about the state of today's perfumery."In fact, the art of perfumery could now be declared dead at this point, to be replaced by an expensive piece of computer software."Perfumers and the 40th IFRA...
Bryant Park by Bond no 9 Now Available For Pre-Orders {New Perfume} {Shopping Tip}
The latest perfume creation by Bond no 9, Bryant Park, is now available for pre-orders. Orders will ship out on March 1st 2007.......
Balmain La Môme (2007) {Perfume Review}
The latest creation by the house of Balmain is called La Môme (The Kid) and pays homage to an encounter in the 1950s between the great propular French singer Edith Piaf and couturier Pierre Balmain. It was released in...
An Article About Christophe Laudamiel {The 5th Sense in the News}
The Boston Globe has an article about perfumer Christophe Laudamiel, the nose behind the Thierry Mugler coffret inspired by Das Parfum the movie. He recently visited Harvard to offer a lecture in which he insisted on the need for...
An Interview With Sylvie Jessua Owner & Artistic Director Of Ambregris {Passion for Perfume -Portraits}
Sylvie Jessua is the founder and owner of Ambregris, a niche, even extreme-niche perfume brand as we like to think of certain labels. For the moment being, the line centers around a unique perfume called Ambre et Diamant Noir...
An Article by Chandler Burr About Les Exclusifs de Chanel {The 5th Sense in the News}
There is an interesting article by Chandler Burr about Les Exclusifs de Chanel in today's New York Times.I just wanted to comment that Jacques Polge already drew his inspiration from Coco Chanel's appartment in the past to create Coco,...
Colonia Edizione Murano by Acqua di Parma {Fragrance News} {Luxury Perfume}
The historical Italian brand Acqua di Parma, founded in 1916, will launch its first limited edition in March 2007. It is called Colonia Edizione Murano (The Murano Edition Cologne) .......