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December 2007 Archive
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The popular children's hero Kirikou has inspired the creation of a perfume called Petit Vaillant (The Little Valiant One). Based on an African tale re-imagined by Michel Ocelot, the lushly illustrated movies and books featuring the ever-clever and helpful diminutive Kirikou has proven to be a hit in Europe although, "...his success in the more conservative markets of the UK, U.S. and Germany has been restricted by a mixed reaction to the realistic and non-sexual, but nevertheless omnipresent nudity in his breakout film Kirikou et la sorcière."......
Continue reading "Petit Vaillant Kirikou by Kirikou {New Perfume}" »
Femme au chapeau bleu, Picasso, 1901 The rose-patchouli-amber accord was particularly popular in 2007 in women's perfumes although it is fair to say that it has always been popular. If a competitive exam topic had been handed down from the skies to the perfumers' community asking them to come up with their own rendition of this accord, it would not have felt any different. To some extent, it all goes back to the agricultural roots of the trade. Just like one might visit an annual agricultural exhibition where the best Camemberts and Charolaises from France are shown and compared, one might be standing in front of shelves with perfumes such as Gucci by Gucci, YSL Elle, Dior Midnight Poison on them and see who got the gold medal of excellence. It is perfectly respectable that perfumes be about the refining of a traditional idea. In this case, originality is partial, and like good perfumes, subtle. Or if you prefer a more palatable comparison brought about by the thought association between Midnight Poison and 'Round Midnight and the idea of circularity, it is like a jazz standard that would be interpreted each time in different, personal, and creative ways.....
 Femme au chapeau bleu, Picasso, 1944
Continue reading "'Round Midnight Poison by Dior {Scented Thoughts} " »
Lush have started to offer a noteworthy post-holiday shopping deal; for each pre-December product that you purchase you get another one for free! While supplies last. More details available on the Lush website.
The new solid perfumes in little tin boxes qualify.
FashionMag.fr (subscription only) has announced that Editions de Parfums have opened a boutique-within-a-store on November 29th 2007 at the venerable Tsum in Moscow. Many other Western beauty and luxury brands are establishing themselves in Russia and at the Tsum in particular. A quick look at the picture indicates that the Tsum department store has undergone a total makeover since the Soviet period when a certain air of grandeur was mixed then with more prosaic offerings. Next stops for maximum expansion for Frederic Malle are Ukraine and Kazakhstan. The high-end niche perfumery Malle founded, which proposes new standards of refinement, such as greater creative freedom for its stable of perfumers, authorial signatures on flacons, a refrigerator for optimal preservation of the perfumes, and scent columns to isolate oneself to smell the perfumes, will fit right in the new Russia which is developing an impressive taste for luxury, apparently as big as mother Russia itself.......
Continue reading "Editions de Parfums in Moscow, Luxury in Russia {Fragrance & Luxury News}" »
Justin Timberlake, it is only rumored at this stage, could be the next celebrity to lend his appearance to the promotion of a Givenchy perfume after Liv Tyler for Very Irresistible. According to WWD (subscription only), "Justin Timberlake could be the face of the next Parfums Givenchy men's fragrance, according to rumblings in the market. Neither the pop star's manager, David Schiff, nor Parfums Givenchy executives in Paris could be reached for comment."
Yuletide has not quite subsided yet, but designer Jean Paul Gaultier is already teasing Christmas shopping survivors by announcing the February release of a limited edition of Gaultier2 for Valentine's day 2008 called Gaultier2 Eau d'Amour (Gaultier2 Love Water)......
Continue reading "Gaultier2 Eau d'Amour by Jean Paul Gaultier: Limited Valentine's Day Edition (2008) {New Fragrance}" »
As far as we are concerned, we are still feeling the atmosphere of the holiday season and bent on prolonging it! Decadently rich food is one of the signs that this time of the year rings a time for indulgence. Vosges is a chocolate brand that proposes a range of chocolate bars with quirky adventurous taste associations. They do not hesitate to mix savory and sweet for example or to add red chili (in the spirit of a molé), Wasabi, or black olives to their concoctions. Their latest creation is Mo's Bacon Bar, in their collection Exotic Chocolate Bars , and as one can see, it is based on the idea that dressed-down bacon has its place of honor in a fancy niche chocolate bar......
Continue reading "Mo's Bacon Bar by Vosges: The Latest Idea in Chocolate Decadence {Fragrant Recipe}" »
Business 24/7 reports about a particular extremely fine-grade limited edition oudh perfume in the Dahn Al Oudh collection created by Ajmal, a fragrance brand based in the United Arab Emirates. The scent is dedicated mainly to the beauty of oudh, profits being secondary in this case. It is a noteworthy attempt to maintain balance between profit and cultural dedication to the art of fragrance thanks also to the support of customers that are collectors. Since 2005, 1000 flacons have been sold and 1500 more are available. A 12 ml flacon of this perfume retails for 5,000 Dirhams or US $ 1,360.......
Continue reading "Oudh Perfume by Ajmal: It Is About Beauty, Not Money {The 5th Sense in the News}" »
Kerry Katona, who is more frequently advertised as being the winner of the TV reality show I'm a celebrity....get me out of here! is also a TV presenter, former singer of the Atomic Kitten band, Mother of the Year, and last but not least, a writer of both non-fiction and fiction. She has written two books of autobiographical characters which aim to provide advice: Survive the Worst and Aim for the Best: How To Get Your Life Back On Track and Kerry Katona: Too Much, Too Young: My Story of Love, Survival and Celebrity. Besides these two books, she has written two novels, Tough Love, and a second upcoming one, Rough Justice, which will be published in April of 2008; she is not a WAG herself but her second novel, "delves into the WAGs (wives and girlfriends) lifestyle of Premiership League footballers" (cf. Amazon). The only thing missing was a fragrance to round off her image; Outrageous by Kerry Katona, not to be confused with Outrageous! by Frederic Malle, will be gracing store shelves from May of 2008........
Continue reading "Outrageous by Kerry Katona (2008) {New Perfume} {Celebrity Fragrance}" »
As announced previously, the estimable perfume boutique Aedes de Venustas, which is based in New York city collaborated this year with the Molinard perfume house to release a limited-edition fragrance called Une Histoire de Chypre (A Chypre Story). The perfumer behind this creation or re-creation rather, reportedly based on an old formula exhumed from the archives of the house is Dominique Camilli. Upon discovering the perfume, one is suddenly tempted to interpret the name of the fragrance as loosely meaning "a history of chypre" as this review starts with a puzzle regarding the historicity of the fragrance. Une Histoire de Chypre smells familiar at first for two reasons. The first reference is not very uplifting; the scent smells like an improved version of Chypre d'Orient by Molinard also released in 2007, which we still have trouble understanding what it is doing exactly in the market except offend (very interestingly since we reviewed it, Molinard has removed the descriptive pyramid of notes for the scent on their website, while the other perfumes still have them. We of course now regret not taking down some notes but felt it was unnecessary given the quality of the scent). The second reference is more interesting; Une Histoire de Chypre feels familiar because it is reminiscent of the crystalline chypre personality of Diorella by Dior. In other words, it immediately offers a classic signature that people familiar with classic French perfumes will recognize. When using the expression "classic chypre" people often mistakenly point out that Chypre by Coty (1917) is the first chypre fragrance to have ever existed and therefore take it as a main reference point. It is more complicated than that. It is just the most famous chypre in modern times. Chypre perfumes have existed since Roman times. The Coty Chypre did not appear in a vacuum but was preceded by a continuing lineage of manufactured chypre perfumes in the 19th century that were usually simply called "chypre" in reference to Cyprus island from where this type of perfume is said to originate and in reference to the oakmoss used in the composition most famously harvested originally from that locale....
Continue reading "Une Histoire de Chypre by Molinard & Aedes (2007) {Perfume Review & Musings} {New Fragrance}" »
December 2007 Archive
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Strange Article on Patriotic Bestseller Perfumes: Discuss {Fragrance News} {Scented Thoughts}
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Dolce & Gabbana Rose The One (2009): Fronted by Scarlett Johansson {New Perfume} {Celebrity Fragrance}
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Two Versions of the Ricci Ricci by Nina Ricci Commercial + The Behind-the-Scenes {Perfume Images & Adverts}
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L'Eau Neuve, Le Vétiver by Lubin {New Perfumes}
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LL Bean Personalized Ice-Cream Bowls for Red Heads, Blonds, Dark & Light Complexions Etc. {Beauty & Society}
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25th Anniversary of Tova Signature Fragrance {Perfume News}
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Swiss Army Victorinox Moutain Water + A Secret Scent (2008) {New Fragrances}
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New AminoGenesis Instant Wrinkle Filler & nuNAAT Hair Mask {Contests & Giveaways}
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Serge Lutens Fille En Aiguilles (2009): Medicine Mandala with a Sense of Humor or Enlightenment Not Guaranteed {Perfume Review}
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New AminoGenesis Instant Wrinkle Filler & nuNAAT Hair Mask {Contests & Giveaways}
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The Winner of the Filles des Iles Perfume Draw is...
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Perfume Review & Musings: George Sand by Maître Parfumeur & Gantier
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Fergie of Black Eyed Peas Signs up with Avon {Fragrance News} {Celebrity Perfume}
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Azzaro Pour Homme by Azzaro (1978) {Perfume Short (Review)} {Men's Cologne}
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The Winner of the Filles des Iles Perfume Draw is...
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- Barbara Orbison Pretty Woman (2009) {New Perfume}
- Two Versions of the Ricci Ricci by Nina Ricci Commercial + The Behind-the-Scenes {Perfume Images & Adverts}
- Design Thierry Bogaert Voile de Beton (2009) {New Perfume}
- Scented German Calendars {Fragrant Shopping}
- Lubin Parfumeur Has a New Website {Fragrance News}
- Nature et Decouvertes Nectar de Sajara, Bulle de Yuzu, Seve de Wenge (2009) {New Perfumes}
- Scented Quote of the Day, from Celine Lheritier: Why Functional Perfumery is Cool
- New AminoGenesis Instant Wrinkle Filler & nuNAAT Hair Mask {Contests & Giveaways}
- LL Bean Personalized Ice-Cream Bowls for Red Heads, Blonds, Dark & Light Complexions Etc. {Beauty & Society}
- Frederic Fekkai Femme Fekkai Sensuelle Eau de Parfum (2009) {New Perfume} {Beauty & Olfaction}
- The Comeback of J. Grossmith Son & Co Perfumes {Fragrance News}
- MAC Cosmetics Suntints SPF 20 Liquid Lip Balm in Lilt of Lily (2009) {Beauty Review} Reviewing Lip Balms {Beauty Notes}
- Winter Skin On My Mind: Caudalie Moisturizing Cream-Mask Face & Eyes {Beauty Review} {Beauty & Olfaction}
- 25% Off at Kenzo USA {Shopping Tip}
- Auric Blends Naturals Layla, Pele, Siren, Tara (2009) {New Perfumes} {Green Products}
- The Winner of the Filles des Iles Perfume Draw is...
- Happy Halloween to The Scented Salamander Readers
- My 2009 Halloween Shopping List: Ambiguity {Beauty Notes} {Perfume List}
- Parfumerie Generale Papyrus de Ciane (2010) {New Perfume}
- Vera Wang Glam Princess: Fronted by Zoe Kravitz (2009) {New Perfume} {Celebrity Fragrance}
- Balenciaga Paris Eau de Parfum (2010): Fronted by Charlotte Gainsbourg {New Perfume} {Celebrity Fragrance} {Sniffing Suggestions}
- Rochas Have a New Website, with Notes on Madame Rochas & Femme Concentrations {Fragrance News}
- Win a Set of 3 Filles des Iles Perfume Oils {Contests & Giveaways}
- Marilyn Miglin Fo-Ti-Tieng: A Different Kind of Green {Perfume Review}
- Hypnotize-Lancome-with-your-Fashion-Sense Contest: Win a Bottle of Hypnose Senses Signed by Daria Werbowy + a Gift Card
- Scented Quote of the Day, from a 13th Century French Poem:
- Preview of the New Creed Boutique in Manhattan {Perfume Movies & Adverts}
- Etat Libre d'Orange will Release Tilda Swinton & Josephine Baker Perfumes {Fragrance News}
- The Body Shop Love Etc. (2009): Milky Fruity-Floral with a Mint or Fir Twist {Perfume Review}
- Improve Health & Winter Skin with Houseplants Selected by NASA (Beauty & Health Tip of the Day}
- Fruit Ripening Rack or Winter Tree by Godefroy de Virieu {Shopping Tip}
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