Iris Noir (Black Iris) by Yves Rocher is the latest and third installment in the brand's more upscale collection of perfumes called Secrets d'Essences (Secrets of Essences). This new perfume is already out in France but US-based customers will...
October 2007 Archives
Lavender Home Perfume by L'Occitane {New Home Fragrance}
L'Occitane has released a new home fragrance called Parfum Pour La Maison Lavande or Lavender Home Perfume. Lavender is one of the best fragrances to use at home; it is soothing, refreshing, and as a bonus powerfully evokes the...
Chez Moi by L'Artisan Parfumeur {New Home Fragrance}
L'Artisan Parfumeur is offering a new generation of home fragrance diffuser called Chez Moi (At Home), which sounds like the olfactory equivalent of the Bose Acoustic Wave music system,"Chez Moi® invents another, completely new conception of home fragrance which...
Original by Claire Burke {New Perfume}
Claire Burke who usually specializes in home fragrances has released a limited edition personal Eau de Parfum called Original based on their Original pot-pourri recipe, which is the best-seller of the brand. The launch marks the 50th anniversary of...
Chloé Parfum Launch Party {Fragrance News}
CHLOE EAU DE PARFUM PARTY - PARIS - CLEMENCE POESY, MICHELE SCANNAVINI (PRESIDENT COTY PRESTIGE) ANJA RUBIK, RALPH TOLEDANO (CEO OF CHLOE), CHLOE SEVIGNY(Photo courtesy of PRNewsFoto/Coty Inc./Newscom) Coty Inc. officially launched the new Chloé fragrance on Saturday October...
Chloé (2008) by Chloé {New Fragrance}
As previously announced, Chloé is preparing to launch a new feminine fragrance that will take the original name of the Chloé Classique, formerly known as Chloé (1973), which is a superbly sensual tuberose perfume.........
News in Brief: Ulric de Varens Builds Brand Image, New Hermès Garden {Fragrance News}
• According to Cosmetic News and Cosmetics Design, Ulrich de Varens will develop its brand recognition aura and will open a chain of stores, with five expected to be inaugurated in France by the end of 2008. They wish to...
François Charles by Rancé 1795 {New Fragrance - Cologne}
Rancé 1795 has released a new men's fragrance from the archival depths of the house for its historic Collection Impériale; it is called François Charles. It was named after the son of Napoléon Bonaparte and Marie-Louise d'Autriche also known...
L'Instant Magic by Guerlain {Perfume Review & Musings} {New Perfume}
L'Instant Magic by Guerlain is the new - and officially, only a semantic - twist proposed on the original L'instant composed by perfumer Maurice Roucel in 2003 in collaboration with Sylvaine Delacourte, Guerlain artistic director. Guerlain wishes to present the...
L'Express Interviews Jean-Claude Ellena in Two Times {The 5th Sense in the News}
There is an interesting interview of Jean-Claude Ellena in L'Express around the publication of his new book. It verifies certain impressions you get from the booklet he just put out: the intense pressure of the job (one feels a...
News in Brief: Le Labo in London, Tom of Finland set to Launch in Feb 2008 {Fragrance News}
• Le Labo, according to Women's Wear Daily, will open a store in London in October of 2007 at the Liberty Department Store. It will be located just outside the beauty hall.• Etat Libre d'Orange are gearing up to launch...
Noël au Balcon, Limited Edition by Etat Libre d'Orange {New Perfume}
Etat Libre d'Orange will release a new limited edition for the holidays created for Sephora called Noël au Balcon (lit. Christmas at the Balcony, i.e., at the décolleté). The perfume was created by Antoine Maisondieu..........
Dragon Flacon for Eau de Protection by Etat Libre d'Orange {Scented Image}
We got a picture of the flacon of the new Rossy de Palma Eau de Protection. Please read our review of this literally spell-binding perfume. The design is a departure from the usual Etat Libre d'Orange bottles as the...
Kyphi Oil by Alchemy Works {Perfume Short (Review)}
"Burning kyphi and vetiver rootlets" by Ayala Moriel Kyphi Oil by Alchemy Works is sold as a magical oil, based on the 2200 year old recipe of Kyphi found on the walls of the temple of Horus at Edfu. Kyphi...
Un Brin de Réglisse by Hermès: the 7th Hermessence {New Fragrance}
The 7th perfume in the exclusive boutique collection Hermessences by Hermès is a lavender and licorice fragrance called Un Brin de Réglisse (lit. a strand of licorice or fig. a tad of licorice). It was composed by Hermès in-house...