Anne Flipo is a perfumer who works for IFF (International Flavors and Fragrances). She is the author of a large body of works that covers a wide range of perfumes found in different segments of the market, from niche...
July 2007 Archives
Vogue en Beauté: Exhibition & Book by Georges Vigarello {Scented Paths & Fragrant Addresses} {Fragrant Reading}
Vogue Magazine, Sephora, and the BNF (Bibliothèque Nationale de France/French National Library) have partnered up to organize an exhibition called Vogue en Beauté on fashion photography that includes a hundred works by the likes of Man Ray, Guy Bourdin,...
Floral Pétillant/Sparkling Floral, Floral Sensuel/Sensual Floral, Floral Exotique/Exotic Floral by Filles des Îles {New Fragrances}
Anne and Alexis Hardouin-Finez the creators of the fragrance and brand, Dinner by Bobo, have launched a new line of perfumes called Filles des Iles (Island Girls), which is inspired this time, not by the bohemian chic trend but...
News in Brief: Zac Posen To Launch Women's Perfume {Fragrance News}
Zac Posen has signed a contract with Selective Beauty to develop a new women's perfume to be launched in the spring of 2009. It will be unveiled early to a happy few during fashion week in New York in...
Dior Midnight Poison, Carolina Herrera 212 Splash & 212 Splash Men {New Perfumes} {Shopping Tips}
The latest Dior creation, Midnight Poison, is making an early debut at Sephora. The bottle this time is a dark royal blue hue with sweeping folds to evoke Cinderella's ball gown as she escapes at midnight. Cinderella is played...
Abolument Homme & L'Orgue à Parfum Absolument Parfumeur/Absolument Fragrance Organ {New Perfume} {Fragrant Shopping}
Absolument, also known under the brand name Parfum d'Interdits, have released a second fragrance creation destined this time to men called Absolument Homme. It comes after Absolument Absinthe in 2006, a green scent based on the mythological wormwood and...
Murmure by Van Cleef & Arpels (2002) {Perfume Short (Review)}
Murmure (Murmur) by Van Cleef & Arpels was launched in the fall of 2002, which is slightly surprising given its suggestive summery and sunny overtones of dewy, juicy Jasmine Sambac, the best recreation of it that I have smelled so...
Perfumer & Artistic Director François Demachy {Scented Quote of the Day} {Directory of Perfumers, Artistic Directors, & Fragrance Designers}
François Demachy was born in 1949 in Grasse. He is both a perfumer and a "super artistic director" for olfactory development at LVMH ( Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy) since 2006, which oversees brands like Guerlain, Dior, Kenzo, Givenchy, Acqua...
Ess Bouquet by The Crown Perfumery Co. - When Ess Bouquets were all the Rage in England {Perfume Review & Musings}
Crown Ess Bouquet When Ess Bouquets were All the Rage in England ESS Bouquet by The Crown Perfumery Co. as one of the oldest English fragrances to exist is one of those perfumes steeped in history and antique exotic...
Perfumer Daniela (Roche) Andrier {Scented Quote of the Day} {Directory of Perfumers, Artistic Directors, & Fragrance Designers}
Perfumer Daniela Andrier works for Givaudan and is, incidentally, the wife of its CEO, Gilles Andrier. She is also known under the names Daniela Roche and Daniela Roche-Andrier.Studied at: Ecole de Parfumerie Givaudan Creations include: La Perla Io by La...
Etat Libre d'Orange Charogne, Delicious Closet Queen, New Cristiano Fissore Rapsodia in Blu {Shopping Tips}
The two latest perfume creations by Etat Libre d'Orange, Delicious Closet Queen and Charogne, are now available at First in Fragrance, together with their range of candles. Samples are available for 3 Euros.A new perfume by Cristiano Fissore called Rapsodia...
Secrets D'Essences Iris Noir by Yves Rocher {New Perfume} Galore of Iris Perfumes {Trend Alert}
Yves Rocher have announced that the third Secrets D'Essences after Voile D'Ambre and Rose Absolue will be dedicated to the supremely elegant iris flower with a fragrance called Iris Noir (Black Iris). Lately, several significant launches have honored the...
New Line of Eau De Vie Fragrances {New Perfumes}
Take notice, a new cohort of comfort perfumes has arrived in town. Eau De Vie is a new line of fragrances that proposes scents based on gourmand, near-edible notes. The collection, carried exclusively by Sephora, comprises sinfully rich Whipped...
Comptoir Sud Pacifique Vanille Peach, Fleurs des Caraïbes, Vanille Extrême Discontinued + Deals {Shopping Tip} {Fragrance News}
Comptoir Sud Pacifique is discontinuing a series of scents: Vanille Peach, Fleurs des Caraïbes, and Vanille Extrême. Vanille Peach is one of our favorites from their line (with Amour de Cacao), so we regret to see this happening..........
Viaggi e Profumi by Luigi Cristiano & Gianni de Martino {Fragrant Reading} {Fragrant Shopping}
Duo of authors Luigi Cristiano and Gianni De Martino have written a book entitled Viaggi e Profumi (Urra, 2007) (Travels and Perfumes). It is a descriptive and sensualist travelogue through space and even time in quest of iconic natural...