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A Culture & Beauty Blog: from Olfaction to Imagination in Perfumes, Movies, Beauty Products, Food, Literature, & Fashion, Mostly.

"Perfumes' & movies' common point: you smell and watch them better in the dark"

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Dior Escale à Parati

 

Prada Infusion d'Iris EDP Absolue

Ferragamo Signorina

Thierry Mugler Miroir des Majestés

Jo Malone Plum Blossom

Madonna Truth or Dare

Roberto Cavalli Eau de Parfum

Carolina Herrera 212 Sexy

8 Best Perfumes to Herald Spring

Stella McCartney L.I.L.Y.

Guerlain Parfum Initial L'Eau: Going Back to the Purer Language of Perfumery

Guerlain Parfum Initial L'Eau: Un Langage Plus Pur pour la Parfumerie

Fragrance Essays

Perfumes & Candies are Kissing Cousins: Anis de Flavigny & Guerlain Anisia Bella

Jicky, The Ultimate Aphrodisiac for Both Sexes?

Jicky, L'aphrodisiaque ultime pour les deux sexes?

Best Rose Fragrances for Valentine's Day: The 2012 Edition

How I Think about Perfume when I Review Them: a Practical-Theoretical Outlook on the Perfume Shopping Culture

Bint el Sudan, The Other, African Chanel No.5 - Interview with Nick Evans of IFF

Smelling Tommy Girl Now: When the 1990s Smell Like The 1940s

White Accords in Perfumery: So Long The 70s

Liberace Wore Perfume, So What? Homosexuality as Given Away by an Indiscreet Fragrance Trail in the 50s

Reviews of New Perfumes

Diptyque Eau Rose

Isabel Derroisné Eclat Eternel

Sisley Eau d'Ikar

Mary Greenwell Plum

Parfum d'Empire Azemour Les Orangers

L'Artisan Parfumeur Batucada

Les Parfums de Rosine Glam Rose

Clinique Aromatics Elixir Perfumer's Reserve

Prada No.11 Cuir Styrax

6 New Celebrity Fragrances to Try Out this Fall

The Body Shop White Musk Libertine

Cartier L'Heure Convoitée (English Version)

Cartier L'Heure Convoitée (French Version)

Karl Lagerfeld Karleidoscope

Maître Parfumeur et Gantier Cuir Fétiche

Estée Lauder Wood Mystique

Thierry Mugler Angel with Bitter Cocoa Powder

Diane Von Furstenberg Diane

Bottega Veneta EDP

From the Archives

Bath & Body Works Warm Vanilla Sugar: An Euro-American Curio

Reviews of Past Fragrance Launches

First Impressions on the Thierry Mugler Coffret Based on the Novel by Süskind.



US Fifi Awards For Best Fragrances 2007 {Fragrance News}

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The American Fifi Awards were handed yesterday to the prize recipients. The event is modelled after the movie Oscars. Celebrities that presented included: Sean Combs, Paula Abdul, Daisy Fuentes, Zac Posen and Jane Seymour. The winners are:

Hall of Fame Award: Donna Karan

FRAGRANCE OF THE YEAR:

Women's Luxe: Juicy Couture by Liz Claiborne Cosmetics

Men's Luxe (tie): Terre d'Hermès — Hermès; Unforgivable by Sean John — Sean John Fragrances/Estée Lauder

Women's Nouveau Niche: KenzoAmour — Kenzo Parfums

Men's Nouveau Niche: Viktor & Rolf Antidote — L'Oréal USA.....

Women's Private Label/Direct Sell: Dream Angels Desire — Victoria's Secret Beauty

Men's Private Label/Direct Sell: Banana Republic Black Walnut — Inter Parfums USA Women's Popular Appeal: American Beauty Wonderful Indulgence — BeautyBank Inc.

Men's Popular Appeal: Antonio Antonio Banderas — Puig Beauty USA Inc.

Fragrance Hall of Fame: Angel by Thierry Mugler — Clarins Fragrance Group

EDITORIAL EXCELLENCE IN FRAGRANCE COVERAGE

Women's Scent Feature: Elle — "Making Scents, Shop Talk" — December 2006

Women's Scent Bite: Elle — "Vision Quest" — September 2006

Men's Feature: GQ — "Stop and Smell…Haitian Vetiver?" — December 2006

TECHNOLOGICAL BREAKTHROUGH OF THE YEAR:

Crescent House Publishing LLC — Scentsa Fragrance Finder, Expert content by Jan Moran and Michael Edwards Retailer of The Year (tie):

Retailer of the Year: Macy's; Sephora

Bath & Body Line of The Year: Juicy Couture by Liz Claiborne Cosmetics

Interior Scent of The Year: Banana Republic Chilled Sangria Candle — Inter Parfums USA

BEST PACKAGING

Women's Prestige (tie): Armani Privé Cuir Amethyst (unisex) — Giorgio Armani Beauty; KenzoAmour — Kenzo Parfums Men's Prestige (tie): Armani Privé Cuir Amethyst (unisex) — Giorgio Armani Beauty; Viktor & Rolf Antidote — L'Oréal USA

Women's Popular Appeal: Secrets D'Essences Voile d'Ambre — Yves Rocher Inc. Men's Popular Appeal: Driven — Derek Jeter — Avon Products Inc.

BEST NATIONAL ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN

Print: Juicy Couture by Liz Claiborne Cosmetics

TV: J'adore — Dior Beauty

For a list of the finalists you can go here

(Sources: Women's Wear Daily, Fragrance Foundation) 

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