The pet haute perfume category seems to be picking up since its revival by Etienne de Swardt with Oh My Dog! If the Romans already had the idea of perfuming animals and if some pooh lovers might have occasionally...
October 2007 Archives
Scented Quote of the Day, from Rachelle Bloom (& William Lauder):
About the state of the perfume industry, “We are more and more guilty of throwing spaghetti against the wall and seeing if it sticks [quoting her friend William Lauder]. Everyone talks about it, everyone writes about it, but every year...
Rossy de Palma Eau de Protection by Etat Libre d'Orange {Perfume Review & Musings} {New Fragrance}
Rossy de Palma at the launch party for Eau de Protection Rossy de Palma is this wonderful Spanish character actress - one of Almodovar's fetish actresses - with the most atypical of physiques, one that seems to combine references to both...
Can Can by Paris Hilton: The Ad {Scented Image} {New Perfume}
OMG!! I can't close my jaw I am so stupefied by the kitschy character of the advert for the new Paris Hilton Can Can! Actually I finally managed to, but I am still experiencing a cramp of disbelief in...
Le B by Agnès B {New Fragrance}
French designer Agnès B has decided to revisit her first fragrance creation called Le B, issued some twenty years ago, with the help of perfumer Olivia Giacobetti. She wanted to translate this time a memory of a summer vacation...
Tomo by Annayake {New Fragrance - New Cologne}
Annayake which has already created a number of perfumes, especially women's ones, has launched a new masculine fragrance called Tomo. It is described as being a sensual and virile scent....... ...
Portrait of a PhD Candidate in Analytical Chemistry {The 5th Sense in the News}
There is an interesting portrait of a young woman scientist called Katharina Breme, who specializes in analytical chemistry. She just received a scholarship destined to women in science,"Pour les femmes et la science", and her work focuses on analyzing...
Société Française des Parfumeurs 2008 Creative Perfumer International Award ~ Prix International 2008 du Parfumeur Créateur {Fragrance News}
The Société Française des Parfumeurs is organizing their annual competition, which rewards each year an emerging talent. This year the inspiration for the creation of an original perfume should be guided by a quote from Le Mas Théotime (1945)...
Kelly Brook by Kelly Brook {New Fragrance} {Celebrity Perfume}
We are all having the opportunity of becoming more and more versed in British celebrities thanks to perfume. The star of BBC's Strictly Come Dancing Kelly Brook is going to launch a new perfume called Kelly Brook. It is...
Ormonde Jayne New Online Boutique {Scented Paths & Fragrant Addresses}
Ormonde Jayne has just opened her new online boutique destined to international shoppers. No dire need anymore to go on a pilgrimage to London. From the press communication,"All customers will receive a complimentary sample of an Ormonde Jayne perfume...
Go Green Fragrance Spritzer by Lush {New Fragrance}
Lush UK is going to launch a new perfume called Go Green Fragrance Spritzer. It was inspired by green activist Rebecca Lush (she is not a fictional character). Interestingly and somewhat humorously, perfumer Mark Constantine says that he created...
Unforgivable Woman by Sean John {Perfume Short (Review)} {New Fragrance}
Unforgivable Woman by Sean John is, perhaps not surprisingly so, like the macho dream of a women's fragrance. The slight surprise comes with the realization that this is not just a sexy fragrance. The scandalous flavor of the ad...
Death of Jacques Helleu, Chanel Artistic Director ~ Décès de Jacques Helleu {News Flash}
Jacques Helleu, Artistic Director for Chanel Parfums and Clocks, passed away on Friday 28 September 2007 at the age of 69. Marie-Louise de Clermont-Tonnerre, the director of Chanel Communication told AFP that the news came as a shock as...
Dévouement pour Elle by Kreadis - Limited Edition {New Fragrance}
We reported last year about an original concept expressed in a fragrance for firefighters called Dévouement. In the spring of 2007, a feminine flanker came out called Dévouement pour Elle dedicated this time to women firefighters and so now...
Oh So Feminine Vetiver - {Trend Alert}
More often than not one is tempted to associate vetiver with masculine fragrances. Fragrances that famously advertize vetiver the rooty, herby ingredient are the likes of Carven Vetiver, Givenchy Vetiver, Guerlain Vetiver, all meant for men. Notwithstanding this olfactory...