Andy Warhol exclaimed one day, "My favorite smell is the first smell of spring in New York". With that, Union Square the latest Bond No. 9 in the Andy Warhol collection starts like a fresh spring bouquet redolent with...
February 2008 Archives
Halle Berry To Launch Fragrance with Coty: The Rise of The Ethnic Factor in Fragrance & Beauty Marketing {Fragrance News} {Celebrity Perfume} {Trend Alert}
Coty have announced that they will launch a signature perfume fronted and developed by Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry in the spring of 2009. Not only is this news a consolidation of the celebrity perfume trend, but even more significantly...
Article on L'Osmothèque in the NYT {The 5th Sense in the News}
There is an interesting reportage in the New York Times by Chandler Burr about a visit he made to the Versailles-based conservatory of perfumes, L'Osmothèque in L'Heir du Temps (some perfume lovers assuredly would prefer to insert the term...
Parfumerie Générale Louanges Profanes (2008) {New Fragrance}
Parfumerie Générale has a new perfume titled PG 19 Louanges Profanes (Profane Encomia). It is described as an "immaculate, pure, and luminous oriental", the equivalent of "... an olfactive prayer written with the ink of six religious symbols".......
Mona Di Orio Amyitis (2008) {Perfume Review}
Mona di Orio new Amyitis fragrance is so concentrated on the central and deep idea of freshness - one realizes after a while - quieted down by a more fluid and liquid sensation of shadowed coolness that it will...
25th Anniversary of Tova Signature Fragrance {Perfume News}
Tova Borgnine is fêting the 25th anniversary of her most famous fragrance Tova Signature, which is a scent all about "clean sensuality", with a new website filled with historical archival material. Since its introduction, reportedly more than 10 millions...
Thierry Mugler Alien Eau Luminescente (2008) {New Perfume}
Thierry Mugler is freshening up this spring with a spring and summer limited edition of Alien called Alien Eau Luminescente, which should attract the attention of lovers of light and fresh amber-y florals. The gorgeous packaging is inspired by...
Aquarelle Ephemereal Flower Jewelry {Fragrant Shopping}
Mistinguette bracelet with an Hortensia and pink pepper bouquet Aquarelle is a chain of florist shops in France which succeeds in maintaining an artisan flair. In fact, I just discovered they were a chain as I always thought of...
Guess by Marciano (2008) {New Fragrance}
Apparel brand Guess which has now been renamed Guess By Marciano in the year of its 27th anniversary is preparing to introduce a new women's fragrance in March of 2008 called Guess by Marciano Eau de Parfum.......
Au Nom de la Rose Femme & Homme (2008) {New Fragrances} {Rose Notebook}
French Florist brand Au Nom de la Rose (In the Name of the Rose) have introduced two debut personal fragrances for women and men which pay homage to the queen of the flowers, rose. The scents are called Au...
Beauty Countdown to the Oscars in the Age of the HD Revolution {Beauty Notes}
Marion Cotillard © Wireimage Here is a PR release from the New York Cosmetic, Skin and Laser Surgey Center with some interesting details in it regarding standard cosmetic procedures stars go through to get ready for their big event...
Yves Saint Laurent Paris Pont des Amours (2008) {New Fragrance}
Bridges in Paris are places where lovers stop to kiss shielded away from the traffic and able to feel the natural life of the city courses through their consciousnesses as they catch sights of the Seine flowing on (actually...
Indult C 16: A Whiff of Musk from the Past (2008) {New Fragrance}
Indult, a Paris-based perfumer house which was inaugurated last year is releasing its fourth fragrance after Manakara, Isvaraya, and Tihota in an even more limited-edition format: C 16 will be available in only 213 bottles.The perfume was created by...
Hilarious Axe Ad {Perfume Adverts & Scented Images}
Here is a look at a hilarious, over-the-top ad for Axe Body Spray, the perfume brand which is a sociological phenomenon enrapturing male teenagers and young adult men. Looking at these ad images and other Axe commercials makes you realize...
Gaping At Celebrities: Plasticopedia {Beauty Notes}
Chronology of Paris Hilton's nose jobs The question is: did they have plastic surgery, yes or no? In a voyeuristic society that is practicing the sport of intense gazing on HD TV screens loving to exercise distant normative control and...