The Scented Salamander: Perfume & Beauty Blog & Webzine: November 2007

November 2007 Archive

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November 1, 2007

Jessica Simpson To Launch Signature Perfume with Parlux {Fragrance News} {Celebrity Perfume}

Parlux has announced that they have signed a deal with Jessica Simpson to launch her new signature perfume line. This is the second time that Simpson ventures into the world of cosmetics.....

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Fairytales by Lulu Guinness {New Perfume} Mirror & Fairy Tales {Trend Alert}

Fairytales Eau de Toilette, $58 for 3.4 fl. oz.

Lulu Guinness launched a new perfume yesterday on Halloween day called Fairytales. It is a limited edition and is inspired by the tales of Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty. She had already launched a fragrance inspired by the same magical theme called Cast a Spell, a woody oriental......

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My Life, My Dream, My Passion - Parfums Grès Collection: Hommage à Marlene Dietrich {New Perfumes} {Retro Celebrity Fragrances}

Grès is proposing an altogether new concept for the brand: the retrospective homage paid to a star customer of the house. It seems to be a twist on the major celebrity fragrance trend breaking into the market. This one could be called the "Retro Celebrity" sub-category of celebs perfumes.

Grès is launching a trio of perfumes called My Life, My Dream, My Passion in the Parfums Grès Collection: Hommage à Marlene Dietrich which are each said to reflect a different facet of the Golden Age of Hollywood actress and singer Marlene Dietrich who used to patronize the house of Grès.......

Each 60 ml Marlene Dietrich perfume available for 59 € or US $ 85

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Jaguar Prestige by Jaguar {New Perfume - Cologne}

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Jaguar is going to release its most prestigious men's cologne to date called Jaguar Prestige. It is described as a complex and rich scent with a distinctive personality and was composed by perfumer Dominique Preyssas......

Jaguar Prestige Eau de Toilette, 50 ml for 47 € or US $ 68 and 100 ml for 75 € or US $ 108.

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Interview with Roja Dove, Perfumer, Professeur de Parfums, & Founder of Haute Parfumerie at Harrods - Part One {Passion for Perfume - Portrait}

We are delighted to welcome Roja Dove, Professeur de parfums, founder of Haute Parfumerie - and appearing perhaps in a role that is less often stressed - perfumer, on these pages. Roja Dove has recently launched a trio of perfume creations titled Scandal, Unspoken, and Enslaved, which we reported about earlier and which is his inaugural attempt at a relatively more mainstream approach to the dissemination of perfume delight. It is not by chance that there is the word "Haute" in "Haute Parfumerie", his perfumery for the connoisseur at Harrods, which proposes a personal selection of perfumes he considers worthy of the esthete's attention, as well as his work as a perfumer.

Roja Dove's own creations are usually known only to the happy few, extremely limited in their editions, and as you will see in this interview, they bring the concept of exclusivity to new heights.

With this new trio, we see a more ready-to-wear approach in terms of distribution, yet the philosophy presiding over the creations of the fragrances remains very niche, that is, that there is no brief and, yes, that there is an insistence of high quality ingredients sourced with exceptional care. This is at least what "niche" is supposed to mean in the best sense of the term, although one would have to notice that is does appear at times to just be another overblown marketing label, except in terms of limited distribution.

Interviewing Roja Dove over the telephone felt almost like a conversation at times. It was a delightful experience and for us there was a sense of contributing a few more pages to the fragile history of perfumes. We could have asked even more numerous questions but we had to limit ourselves. Despite this precaution the interview is long so we have decided it was best to publish it in several installments.Today is part I/4.

Marie-Hélène Wagner: First, thank you for accepting to take our questions.

I might perhaps start with a question about the origins of this perfume creation project. Because you have been for so long in this industry, more than thirty years, it must have been quite a long time in the making. And also, was it initially your motivation for entering the perfume industry, to pursue a career as a perfumer?

Roja Dove: I’ve only really worked on this project for two years, so it’s not so long. I mean I started on it two years ago. I’ve made perfumes for a long time, for a very small clientèle. It’s normally a private clientèle and fragrances are bespoke. That service is something I never normally seek publicity for. It gets written about from time to time but and I also have, I’m sure you know, the Haute Parfumerie in Harrods and in this place I have various fragrances for sale. They’re hidden in a drawer.........

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November 2, 2007

Beloved by American Beauty: Ashley Judd Reveals Her Romantic Side {New Perfume}

American Beauty will release a new women's perfume fronted by actress Ashley Judd. After Wonderful and Wonderful Indulgence, Judd will lend her image to Beloved. Although not a celebrity perfume per se, as it was not developed in collaboration with Judd, it nevertheless benefits from her aura and attempts to capture a spirit of romanticism that Ashley Judd says reflects one of the facets of her personality......

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F For Fascinating, Incanto Heaven, Apparition Sky by Ferragamo {New Perfumes}

Ferragamo recently presented its four upcoming fragrances at the TFWA World Exhibition: F For Fascinating, Incanto Heaven, Apparition Sky, and Ungaro, the latter about which we reported earlier on.........

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Ruehl No. 925 Signature Scents Online, Amazing Prastara Royal Sale + Bonus for TSS Readers {Shopping Tips}

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Ruehl No. 925, a division of Abercrombie & Fitch, has opened an e-commerce site and is now selling its duo of perfumes for her and for him online. Their Signature perfume retails for 1 oz. $ 34 and 3.4 oz. $ 68. R-4, the men's cologne, is available for 1.7 oz. $ 48 and 3.4 oz. $68........

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Interview with Roja Dove - Part Two {Passion for Perfume - Portrait}

The Haute Parfumerie at Urban Retreat, Harrods

Today is the second installment of our interview with London-based fragrance expert Roja Dove. Please visit here for Part One,

Marie-Hélène Wagner: And so, logically, you are going to add more fragrances then, to cover more families? Oh, maybe?

Roja Dove: Maybe, maybe. It depends where you see the other families being. In my opinion, the citrus family is a sub-section of the chypres. So maybe I might make an eau somewhere along the line, I think it’s not very likely. I already have one, very beautiful one in the “hidden fragrances.”..........

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November 4, 2007

Jubilation 25 for Women & Jubilation XXV for Men by Amouage {New Fragrances}

Amouage just celebrated its 25th anniversary in Muscat on the 1st November of 2007 reportedly after more than a year of preparation to stress the importance of the event, by launching a new duo of perfumes for women and men respectively called Jubilation 25 for Women and Jubilation XXV for Men. They have also taken this opportunity to set up a new e-commerce website.........