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February 23, 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 February 2007 to coïncide with the debut of Olivier Dahan's biopic La Môme about the life of the singer.

The perfume was created by Guillaume Flavigny who is also the composer for Purple Lips by Dali and Lulu by Lulu Castagnette, together with Antoine Lie, amongst others. The young perfumer won a prize in 2002 with the Société Française des Parfumeurs for a fragrance called In The Mood For Love.

La Môme has top notes of May Rose, freesia, and pink pepper. Heart notes are Damas Rose absolute, violet, raspberry, and myrrh. Base notes are orris, musk, amber, and opoponax.....

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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....

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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 Amendment on Basenotes.

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A Washington Post Article About M.A. Sillage de la Reine

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February 24, 2007

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 with three smaller 20 ml flacons of Caprice Violette (Violet), Réglisse (Licorice), and Amarena (almond-based).

The coffret will be available from March 2007 and will retail for 125 Euros. As you can see, the perfume collection trend is growing. It is a way to impress upon consumers the idea that one ought to wear a wardrobe of fragrances rather than a signature perfume.

Source: Au Féminin

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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 Ressourçante. Griffonia seeds are said to contain a precursor of serotonine and help regulate nervous tensions. Watermelon provides a tonic effect. Extracts of mimosa, linden, and chamomilla are soothing and hydrating.

It will be available from March 2007 for 41 Euros for a 100 ml flacon.

Source: Au Féminin

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Les Caprices de Lolita by Lolita Lempicka

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Jardins Romantiques by Yves Saint Laurent

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February 25, 2007

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 by perfumer Michel Almairac and includes top notes of lily of the valley, rhubarb, pink pepper; heart notes are rose and patchouli; base notes are raspberry and amber.

Bryant Park is a slightly sharp aquatic floral rose-patchouli based scent that easily evokes spring and summer. It is a very fresh and refreshing scent with a thirst-quenching quality about it. Thinking of Bryant Park, one can readily imagine oneself being transported under the shadows of ample trees, feeling a cooling breeze caressing one's cheeks and even the delicate mist from the nearby Shaw Lowell Memorial Foutain vaporising into the air.....

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Les Exclusifs by Chanel: An Overview

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February 27, 2007

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......

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Bryant Park by Bond no 9 Now Available For Pre-Orders

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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 supplies last.

Also in store now: Cristiano Fissore Cashmere For Him and For Her (see our upcoming reviews of these elegant scents) and the new Private Collection by Parfumerie Générale (some of the best scents they have created so far).

Want to wear a perfume worn by a celebrity? Dr. Phil's wife's favorite perfume is Perfect Veil by Creative Scentualization, also available at Luckyscent (we need to find our sample of it).

Happy Shopping!

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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 it, its "fetish fragrance". It is part of a smaller collection of three main-note perfumes, the two other scents being called Ambre (Amber) and Musc (Musk). It was created in 1970 by perfumer Francis Camail in the era of the hippie Orientalist vogue and some would say overwhelmingly popular campus scents such as musk and, precisely, patchouli. Yet, its popularity endures and for good reason.

Juliette Binoche wore this perfume when she played the role of George Sand in the movie Les Enfants Du Siècle (Children of the Century), a depiction of the writer's tumultuous love relationship with poet Alfred de Musset as the actress wanted to enter better into the character of George Sand who is well known for having had a single-minded predilection for Patchouli (see our review of Maître Gantier et Parfumeur George Sand, a patchouli scent re-created by Nicolas de Barry based in part on historical data)....

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Balmain La Môme (2007)

Ambre et Diamant Noir by Ambregris

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February 28, 2007

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 boutique scents, namely Bois des Îles, Cuir de Russie, Gardénia, and no 22.

The Style of the Collection Les Exclusifs de Chanel

The six new additions, that is, Bel Respiro, 28 La Pausa, No 18, Coromandel, Eau de Cologne, and 31, Rue Cambon one can intuitively sub-divide into three groups within the more general minimalist aesthetic orientation of the line: Coromandel and 31, Rue Cambon are voluntarily, it seems, sketchier versions of classic complex perfumes whose charm rely in part on the attractive warmth of their jus. 28 La Pausa and No 18 are more temperate scents with modernistic accents and center on the particular showcasing of one main rare ingredient, iris and ambrette seed respectively. Finally, Bel Respiro and Eau de Cologne develop the theme of fresh perfumes.....

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Balmain La Môme (2007)

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