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October 2007 Archive
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Burberry has launched a new perfume in the Burberry Brit collection called Burberry Brit Sheer. Although billed as a Nordstrom exclusive, it is also available on the Burberry website........
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With the Holidays season looming on the horizon, perfume brands are issuing special editions of fragrances. With Clinique Aromatics Elixir the juice remains unchanged but it is poured in a lovely new atomizer for the occasion.....
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The new precious variation on Thierry Mugler Angel called La Part des Anges, which we reported about earlier is now available at Nordstrom for $220. Aged like a good Cognac, it is a new process applied to a perfume product. The extrait is reported to smell of deep candied fruits.
Clinique Happy photo bottle, $52 for 3.4 fl. oz - delivered in 10 days
Clinique wants to use the surface of the Happy bottle to make it more personal and turn it into a reminder of happy memories. So for the holidays season they have come up with the concept of the perfume bottle-cum-photo album. You can add your favorite photo onto its glass surface and associate the scent of Happy with a treasured moment.
From the press release, "...Now you can personalize your perfume with pictures of whatever makes you smile. Smell sweet each day while you gaze upon the picture of your pet, best friend, Mom or Dad – on a Clinique Happy bottle. Available just in time for the holidays, it’s a fun way to add a touch of personalization to your favorite fragrance and makes the ordinary gift unique........
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Rebel Ambush Eau de Toilette, 100 ml, £140 or US $ 286.75
Social Creatures is a new England-based indie perfume label founded by Russel Newell and operated with the help of family and friends, all endowed with artistic talents. The brand wants to express in perfumes art concepts and ethical concerns about the world of the 21st century, “I am an optimist and hopeful about the future. I believe that human beings have an immense capacity to do good. My scents are designed to be a reminder of this to those who wear or come into contact with them. Scent is something that is both very personal to the wearer yet shared with others.” - Russell Newell. ...... Utopian Eau de Toilette, 100 ml, £140 or US $ 286.75
Continue reading "A New Perfume Label is Born: Rebel Ambush, Utopian, Frankfurt Kitchen by Social Creatures {New Perfumes} {Spotlight on a Brand}" »
 Liz Zorn, founder and perfumer of Liz Zorn Perfumes, a Cincinnati-based indie perfume house, is releasing an updated version of her Good Luck Series which will be available from November 1st 2007 and includes two subsets of perfumes, one named Amber Girls with Ankhara, Calcutta, Quan Yin, the other Tea Trilogy with Chado, Oolong, and Yin Hao. Ankhara, Calcutta, Chado and Quan Yin have been reportedly "updated". In fact, one of the noteworthy news is that Liz Zorn is using a mixed palette of natural essences and synthetic materials for the revised Good Luck Series......
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Refillable Teck & Tonka candle by Esteban, $35 We received a delightful heartwarming message from Annie H in which she offers a great shopping tip for candles. Plus there is currently a 50% off sale going on, on certain items at the place she recommends. Also the new Esteban Balade Créole candle just arrived! Here is her message, "i always check your site and your suggestions. i love everything you have suggested. i want to let you know, i found the most complete collection of esteban. i found them when i was looking for a candle my friend gave me and googled esteban candles........ Figuier Tardif (fig candle) by Esteban, $24
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Thé Rouge candle by Mariage Frères, $65 Speaking of candles today. This time it is not a perfume that a celebrity loves to wear but one that actress and designer Milla Jovovich loves to burn and offer to friends. And that is Thé Rouge by Mariage Frères. She says in the November issue of Allure (p. 154) that, "It has a really beautiful spicy scent that's perfect for the holidays. I like to give pricier candles as gifts because they aren't the type of thing people buy for themselves." You can find it at Aedes de Venustas. The candle burns for 50 hours.
Siwa, Lalibela, Sundance, Inlé, each 50 ml flacon, 80 € or US $113.80
A new Parisian niche perfumery called Memo will open its doors on November 15 2007, rue des Saint-Pères, Paris 6ème, Tel: 01-42-22-96-63. Its founder is Clara Molloy who wanted to create a line dedicated to translating very special travel places into perfumes. For so doing she recruited the talents of perfumer Aliénor Massenet of IFF (Viktor & Rolf Antidote, with Pierre Wargnye). Four perfumes called Siwa, Lalibela, Sundance, and Inlé are the results of this collaboration........
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Isabella Blow and Alexander Mc Queen "Burning Down The House" by David LaChapelle, 1997
Fashion icon, editor, and talent scout Isabella Blow (1958-2007) died on May 6th 2007 after committing suicide by drinking a weedkiller, just like her father-in-law had done previously. You can read a summary of her troubled life here. She was closely associated with the successes of milliner Philip Treacy and designer Alexander Mc Queen, whom she helped gain recognition although it was acknowledged at the same time that she did not get the financial rewards she could have hoped for, for her efforts while her protégés did. I have a picture of Isabella Blow that I have been meaning to illustrate with a review of the perfume Habanita by Molinard as this particular image (not shown here) immediately suggested this smoky deep fragrance as a perfect fit for her look. In fact not recognizing her at first, I thought the picture was from the 1920s. I learned today that her signature perfume was somewhat different, no less intense, but more floral. It was the celebrated Fracas by Piguet........
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Les Orientalistes in 100 ml Eau de Parfum concentration, each for 120 € or US $ 171
The new trio of unisex perfumes by Annick Goutal based on the precious substances of amber, frankincense, and myrrh called Les Orientalistes will be available from the end of November 2007 in France. One option is to purchase them as a limited edition set kept in a luxurious white leather casket, which is meant to be re-usable as a jewelry box........ Les Orientalistes coffret of three 50 ml pure extraits, 500 € or US $715
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Ilaya by Isabel Derroisné, 49 € or US $ 70 (now 29 € or US $ 41.45)
Ilaya is the latest perfume by Isabel Derroisné. It is presented as an incense and coffee perfume offering, "sensual ancestral notes" such as myrrh, frankincense, benzoin and "contemporary notes" such as a moka coffee accord. The scent is said to offer a velvety oriental texture (from our previous post).
The perfume was composed by perfumer Jérôme Epinette of Robertet who has also created recently Fougère and Poudré by Jovoy. Ilaya seems to be a perfect fit for the colors of fall and the quest for hushed-down warmth and sensuality. Past the opening, which feels more like a light hors-d'oeuvre than a real glimpse of things to come with its citrusy, aromatic, yet somewhat crunchy-green notes too of bergamot, ginger, and cardamom, Ilaya offers the feel of a soft amber-y oriental next. It develops along the way a certain reverberative character, lift, and resonant aspect that one associates usually with chypre fragrances. The oriental character of the fragrance is thus a bit dual and more aerial than usual.....
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Photo by Peter Lindbergh As previously announced, Jennifer Lopez is preparing to launch a new women's perfume called Deseo (Desire) in February of 2008, which for the first time will showcase her Hispanic heritage. The scent was developed under the Coty Prestige umbrella with Ellen Molner and Jim Krivda of Givaudan....... Deseo Eau de Parfum by Jennifer Lopez, $46 and $56 Photo by John Aquino. Styled by Danilo Matz
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The new men's cologne by Davidoff, Adventure, whose face is actor Ewan McGregor (Trainspotting, Moulin Rouge, Star Wars, Down with Love), will be released in February of 2008 worldwide except in the USA where it is going to be launched in the fall of 2008. The advert for the cologne was shot in Brazil by Steven Klein.......
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