The Scented Salamander: Perfume & Beauty Blog & Webzine: February 2007

February 2007 Archive

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February 10, 2007

Sunset Heat & Sunset Heat for Men by Escada {New Perfumes}

Escada continues to launch yearly summer limited editions. This time, the brand is issuing not only a women's fragrance but a men's as well. Sunset Heat for Men is described a s a woody aquatic fragrance and has notes of starfruit, combava (a tart little citrus fruit), ocean breeze, lavender, floated wood, and willywood. Sunset Heat the feminine version is, not surprisingly, a fruity floral and has notes of papaya, citrus, mango, pineaple, watermelon, peach, hibiscus, and sandalwood.

Source: Osmoz

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The Collection by Matthew Williamson: Lotus, Warm Sand, Jasmine Sambac, & Incense

Now Women & Now Men by Azzaro

Opium Eau d'Orient Orchidée de Chine by Yves Saint-Laurent

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February 11, 2007

New Limited Edition Makeup Collection: Guerlain by Pucci {Beauty Notes} {Beauty News}

Guerlain and Emilio Pucci have partenered up to design a line of makeup that will be available from May until August 2007. The colorful stylish and very Pucci packaging was inspired by a scarf Pucci created specifically for the project. You will now only need to complement the look with the upcoming fragrance by Bond no 9, Bryant Park .....

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New Beauty Blog For The Scented Salamander: All About Beauty

French Lilac & Tahitian Gardenia Body Butters by Pacifica

Bombshell Bargains Special Offers Dec 11-20

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Corail, A New Powder Compact by Chantecaille {Beauty Notes} {Beauty News}

The fragrance and beauty line Chantecaille will launch a new powder compact in March called "Corail" (Coral). The turquoise blue and red compact is decorated with a beautiful branch of red coral and the powder retains the shape of the coral branch.

The coral theme was developed in association with the PEW Institute for Ocean Science.

The compact will retail for 75 Euros and will be available in France at the Printemps de la Beauté.

Source: Osmoz

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New Limited Edition Makeup Collection: Guerlain by Pucci

New Beauty Blog For The Scented Salamander: All About Beauty

French Lilac & Tahitian Gardenia Body Butters by Pacifica

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Smelling Your Food Could Shorten Your Life {The 5th Sense in The News}

A very interesting series of studies conducted on worms and flies show that active perceptions of food smells could shorten life-span:

"Plug your nose, live a little longer. That's the message from a study showing that mere whiffs of food can shorten a fly's life."...

Smelling Your Food Could Shorten Your Life

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Yet Another Article on Les Exclusifs by Chanel

An Article About Perfume The Movie, Chris Sheldrake & Les Exclusifs & A Question Answered

The Fragrance Collection Trend in 2007: Chanel Les Exclusifs,Tom Ford Private Blend, Dior, Creed

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February 12, 2007

Fleur du Mâle by Jean Paul Gaultier {New Perfume}

Beauté Prestige International has officially unveiled the new masculine scent by Jean Paul Gaultier called Fleur du Mâle (Flower of the Male) after Baudelaire's book of poems Les Fleurs du Mal (Flowers of Evil). The name puts an emphasis also on an unconventional composition for the 20th and 21st centuries' mainstream masculine perfume markets. It resolutely makes important use of flowers and in particular of orange blossom....

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Sunset Heat & Sunset Heat for Men by Escada

The Collection by Matthew Williamson: Lotus, Warm Sand, Jasmine Sambac, & Incense

Now Women & Now Men by Azzaro

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J. del Pozo in White by J. del Pozo {New Perfume}

J. del Pozo is launching a new feminine fragrance on a pearly white theme called J. del Pozo in White. It is described as a bouquet of white flowers and was composed by Francis Kurkdjian and Violaine David of Takasago.

"The launch is set for May in Spain, Portugal, Germany, the UK and France. The brand's other markets (120 countries) will discover In White in September.[...]

The EdPs are priced €44 for 50ml and €58 for 100ml."

Source: Cosmetic News

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Fleur du Mâle by Jean Paul Gaultier

Sunset Heat & Sunset Heat for Men by Escada

The Collection by Matthew Williamson: Lotus, Warm Sand, Jasmine Sambac, & Incense

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Olivier Cresp Is Awarded The Title of Maître Parfumeur at Firmenich {Fragrance News}

Perfumer Olivier Cresp has been awarded the title of "Maître Parfumeur" (Master Perfumer) by Firmenich. The title rewards not only creative qualities, but human ones as well. Firmenich justified its choice by saying that the decision was made with regard to his contribution "to the evolution of modern perfumery, his eminent qualities as a person and a creator as well as for his highly valued involvement with Firmenich.".....

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Top Ten Perfumes of 2006 in Australia

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New French Perfume Blog, Parfum-Inoubliable by Thierry Piguet

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Love Potions Or My Top Super Sexy Scents for Valentine's Day & Beyond {Scented Thoughts} {Perfume List} {Shopping Tips}

Valentine's Day is upon us; don't you feel the excitement? I have a date with my husband and I know what cologne I will be offering him (see below included in the list of perfume recommendations for V Day.) I have taken this opportunity to compile a list of perfumes I think are particularly sexy - men on the street tend to sniff harder around these or smile brighter smiles - or which alternatively have that reputation and that I plan to try. They are usually one of two kinds for me; either they offer a kind of dry, feminine, and sophisticated sillage which puts a certain seductive distance. Or they are perfumes that have been made to blend in particularly well with your skin. I am not referring to one's personal body chemistry but to fragrances that explicitly use ingredients or bases that enhance the scent of one's skin.

Perfumes as Love Potions

In popular parlance, terms like "love elixir" or "love philter" and even more commonly "love potion" have come to designate perfumes that have such mysterious effect ascribed to them as to be capable of arousing extreme sensual thoughts and even invite deeper amorous feelings through the sheer power of their scents. The very word "philter" speaks of love as it comes from Latin "philtrum" which borrowed the term from Greek "philtron" which in turn is derived from Greek "phileo" meaning "to love".

We see a transfer of meaning from the original notion regarding what a love potion is. Originally - and nowhere else is it more famously illustrated than in the myth of Tristan and Isolde in the West - a love potion would have had to have been ingurgitated so that the magical combination of the various ingredients contained in it would have had the effect of securing eternal love through their absorption.....

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Sexiness Expert Dusan Z Offers a List of Perfumes To Wear On Valentine's Day

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Perfume List: My Favorite Summer Scents, Part II

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February 13, 2007

Zegna Intenso by Ermenegildo Zegna {New Perfume}

We already reported about the new Zegna Intenso. Now we learn that the perfume is constructed around an olfactory chiaro-oscuro effect. It mixes extremely fresh notes like those of green mandarin and Italian lemon with subtly spicy accents of cardamom and pink pepper and more oriental notes of orris, vetiver, cedar, vanilla, and musk.

The perfume was composed by nose Daniela Andrier and will debut in April 2007.

Ermenegildo Zegna has also opened a new boutique on three levels in Paris at 376 rue Saint Honoré.

Source: Fashion Mag.fr

Previous Posts in New Perfumes:

J. del Pozo in White by J. del Pozo

Fleur du Mâle by Jean Paul Gaultier

Sunset Heat & Sunset Heat for Men by Escada

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Intimately Beckham for Him by Beckham {Perfume Review & Musings} {Celebrity Perfume} (Men's Cologne}

Intimately Beckham for Him was created in 2006 as part of a duo of fragrances, together with Intimately Beckham for Her. The idea was to capitalize on the celebrity of the couple composed of David and Victoria Beckham.The ad campaign wanted to lead the consummer into believing that he or she would be voyeuristically stealing a moment of intimacy in the life of the famous couple. The ad photo was supposed to be particularly sexy; instead everyone ended up discussing the size-enhancement or lack thereof of Posh Spice's derrière. Ah, the irony of fate.....