The smell of L’Origan is yellow, meltingly warm, chewy and delicious, strong and soft.
It smells of the color of corn, sunflowers, golden rooms and peaches.
It is the long-lost sunny side of L’Heure Bleue that rolled away like an Aztec wheel on the Paris cobblestones, or its morning side looking ahead to the rest of the time to be......
The French sports and lifestyle brand Oxbow will launch a for-her-and-for-him duo in March of 2008 in France followed by international distribution later in the spring. The scents are inspired by the world of surfers. Oxbow together with creative house Lorience (Lulu Castagnette) wants to capitalize on the relative openness of the market where sports perfume labels are concerned, hoping to compete with Lacoste fragrances........
Cuban actress, singer, dancer, and erotic model Niurka Marcos is set to launch her signature perfume at the beginning of December 2007 according to People in Spanish. It is reported that she has been working on the fragrance since the beginning of the year. Her goal was to create a scent that would "capture the aroma of sensuality" and attract both men and women.
(Sources: Wikipedia, El Universal via People en espanol; image from TV Pasino)
Although the concept of drinking fruity tea is attractive in principle, oftentimes one feels disappointed by the experience as the "fruit" is simply an added flavor and a very conventional one at that. If the fruit in your tea seems simply to have migrated from a fruit juice or a sweet, you are losing the experience of authenticity that a good tea brings with it. Not so with Peach Ginger Twist by Harney & Sons......
Antique Victoria copying machine, 1913, from the Office Museum
There is a whole part of the perfume economy in Grasse that seems to be dedicated to copying existing perfumes rather than creating new ones. After a couple of sniffs taken at Jeanne Arthès' so-called "creations"from Grasse, a brand which periodically advertises new releases giving the semblance of real launches, we had to conclude that the artistic direction of the house was simply to offer copy-cats of famous perfumes.......
Maître Parfumeur et Gantier has released a new historical perfume in its collection titled Parfums Historiques this time inspired by Marguerite de Valois more widely known under her nickname La Reine Margot. She was popularized in 1994 thanks to a movie by Patrice Chéreau featuring Isabelle Adjani in the role of Queen Margot. This special library of scents oriented towards the authentic reconstitution of perfumes that once were already includes a creation/re-creation dedicated to the memory of 19th century writer George Sand, a beautiful oriental patchouli scent......
Katherine Heigl, the actress made popular thanks to her role in the series Greys' Anatomy, unveiled the new Nautica fragrance called My Voyage earlier this month. She is the spokesmodel for the perfume. The scent is described as being clean, fresh, and classic American.
My Voyage will be available from January 2008 at Macy's, Dillard's and other department stores starting at $59. 50.
Hip-hop star Shawn Cory Carter better known as Jay-Z has announced that his two parent companies Rocawear and Iconix Brand Group signed a deal with Elizabeth Arden to develop cosmetics and fragrances for both men and women.......
Ann Taylor has launched its debut perfume giving it an inspirational name, Possibilities. The fragrance is fronted by model Petra Nemcova. It is described as,
"A delicate and classic fragrance, possibilities is a bouquet of Bulgarian Rose, Waterlily, Blue Rose, Peach Musk, and Exotic Woods.".......
Natural perfumer Anya McCoy of Anya's Garden has released two new perfumes called Kaffir and Temple. These perfumes are said to be two variations on the use of different types of citruses and agar woods,
"The perfumes feature new-to-the-market citruses, paired in unexpected ways. Kaffir lime peel - also known as Thai Lime Leaf found in S.E. Asian cuisine - sparkles in the top notes of the eponymous scent. Distilled orange juice brings a refreshing opening to the spicy, dark and luxurious Temple.
Two very different agarwoods were used to anchor the citruses. The agarwood for Kaffir is light, golden and spicy with hints of leather and freshy-sawn wood. Temple's agarwood is a blend of Laotian and Vietnamese dark, deep, hypnotic Ouds, a specialty grade of agarwood.".......
Cathy Guetta sera au Sephora de l'Avenue des Champs-Elysées le 7 décembre 2007 à 16h 30 très précises pour vous dédicacer ses parfums, Ibiza for Men et Ibiza for Women de Ibiza Parfums. Son mari, le DJ David Guetta sera là également pour créer un peu d'ambiance.
Fruits & Passion, a fine perfume and body-care line originating from Canada and now implanted at the international level through its franchised network, has released two new perfumes for men called Numéro 001 and Numéro 002 in its F/P Homme collection.
Numéro 001 is green, fresh, aromatic and is dedicated to the adventurous man. It is described as being easy to wear and embodying some of his typical traits such as being natural, full of energy, and young at heart......
A reader, rubytulip22, sent us this video for Promesse by Cacharel launched in 2005. The TV spot features super models Laetitia Casta and Matthew Avedon and the whole concept is very pretty. Film was shot by Stéphane Sednaoui and lyrics are "1, 2, 3" sung by singer Camille Dalmais and excerpted from her album "Le Sac Des Filles". She is also the voice of Colette in Ratatouille (a must-see-and-"smell"movie for the 5th sense aficionados) Thanks to rubytulip22 for the link and info! So here are some eye-and-ear-candies for you,
A public service announcement:Fresh has announced today that they are recalling one of their beauty products called Umbrian Clay Face Lotion due to a "technical issue",
"November 26, 2007
Fresh is committed to continually providing customers with innovative and high quality products. In the very rare case that a technical issue does arise, we implement immediate corrective action. Recently, we discovered that the Umbrian Clay Face Lotion does not meet our high quality standards; and because we truly value our customer’s experience when using Fresh products, we are asking customers to return this product to our distribution center.
For return and refund instructions or additional information, please contact Monica Monteiro, manager customer management.
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