The Scented Salamander: Perfume & Beauty Blog & Webzine: February 2008

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February 8, 2008

June Jacobs Better Love Naturel (2008): An Ecological Perfume {New Fragrance}

June Jacobs is a brand of Spa Products that has decided to officially adopt an ecological policy in this beginning of 2008. For those of our readers who insist on using ethical green brands, this is one more buying option (we should probably devote a special section to natural perfumery as this is becoming more of an important sub-section of the market).

They are releasing a new reformulated perfume called Better Love™ Naturel whose description sounds complex and interesting enough.

According to the press release,

"...as of the first quarter in 2008, all June Jacobs Spa Collection products will no longer contain parabens and all chemical preservatives will be replaced with natural ingredients that provide optimal benefits for healthy skin.".....

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Mona Di Orio Amyitis (2008)

Monocle Scent One: Hinoki (2008)

Romea D'Ameor Collection - 7 Perfumes For 7 Legendary Women Types (2007)

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Jo Malone Red Roses (1996) {Perfume Review} {Smell-The-Roses-Till-Valentine's Day - Day 23}

Jo Malone Red Roses is like a fastidious gardener’s dream of a red rose scent. It is the second red-rose composition included in this series after Comme de Garçons Red Series: Rose. Of the two it is the less apparently stylized and the more natural-smelling one. If Comme des Garçons Red Rose appeared to be a hyper-realistic rose in the sense of conveying the impression of being intellectually constructed and painted with progressive, economical little touches, Jo Malone Red Roses just feels as if you had crushed crimson rose petals on your skin in an attempt to release and retain their scent.

The scent evokes the sensation of smelling ripe red roses in a dewy garden in the early hours of the morning. The flowers are fragrant, subtly spicy, crisp and heady as when one is struck by the natural richness of a cut flower scent rather than the headiness of a perfume. The accent here has been put on freshness thanks to the balancing out of the floral, fruity, and metallic nuances of red roses by green sappy ones. The perfume is included in the family of light green florals by the brand and like their other perfumes offers a clean signature......

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Rochas La Rose Eau de Jeunesse (1949)

Tocca Laundry Delicate Florence, Orris Rose Fine Fabric Wash

Torrente L'Or (2001): Coffee & Roses?

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February 10, 2008

Estee Lauder Youth-Dew Goes Retro Style: New Packaging = Updated Scent? {Fragrance News} {Perfume Review}

Estee Lauder have released a new bottle packaging for their classic fragrance Youth-Dew released in 1953. They re-edited the bathroom tile blue flacon of the 1950s according to the Estee Lauder website. Advertisings from that era show that actually, the small-waisted bottle was also commercialized in the late 1950s some time after the initial introduction of Youth-Dew as a bath oil and beauty product......

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Yvonna K Possessive Now in the US

Duftstars 2008 Perfume Finalists

Perfume News in Brief - 02/1/2008

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Agent Provocateur Rose Passion Massage Oil: A Very Sexy Green Rose (2007) {Perfume Review} {Smell-The-Roses-Till-Valentine's Day - Day 25}

Agent Provocateur released a set of three sensual massage oils in 2007 which includes the aphrodisiac scents of rose, tuberose, and ylang-ylang. You could have expected something magical containing a pinch of a secret ingredient, but we merely thought that the oils would smell decent albeit probably on the simplistic side. We were wrong. Judging from the rose oil, this set is really worth purchasing. Not surprisingly, it is currently sold out on their website.....

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Maître Parfumeur & Gantier La Reine Margot (2007)

Intimately Beckham Night Men & Intimately Beckham Night Women (2007-2008)

Calvin Klein Man (2007)

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February 11, 2008

Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Figue-Iris, Laurier-Réglisse (2008) {New Fragrances}

Guerlain will issue two new Aqua Allegorias at the end of March 2008. Figue-Iris offers a composition based on fig and iris and Laurier-Réglisse on laurel and licorice. This is a collection that is particularly dear to Jean-Paul Guerlain. He is the perfumer behind the first one and Sylvaine Delacourte collaborated with Marie Salamagne one the second one......

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June Jacobs Better Love Naturel (2008): An Ecological Perfume

Mona Di Orio Amyitis (2008)

Monocle Scent One: Hinoki (2008)

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Pierre Balmain Ambre Gris (2008) {New Perfume}

Pierre Balmain, which interestingly Osmoz categorizes as an "alternative brand" - this made us do a double-take as cultural habits are hard to die but it is justified in economic terms - will launch a new perfume at the end of March simply entitled Ambre Gris.

The mystique of ambergris is one of the most alluring in perfumery. It is also interesting to see that Balmain could not care less for the conventional seasonal divide between fresh and light for spring and summer and deeply textured for fall and winter......

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Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Figue-Iris, Laurier-Réglisse (2008)

June Jacobs Better Love Naturel (2008): An Ecological Perfume

Mona Di Orio Amyitis (2008)

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Frederic Malle Limited Edition Coffret Collector {Fragrance News}

This year, Frederic Malle Editions de Parfums are proposing their Test Kit in a vamped up version. It takes the shape of an art book and includes a book on the perfumers behind the 16 perfumes of the brand. The set comprises 16 x 10 ml spray flacons for people who like variety and collection sets.

The coffret retails for 340 €.

(via Madame Figaro)

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Estee Lauder Youth-Dew Goes Retro Style: New Packaging = Updated Scent?

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Duftstars 2008 Perfume Finalists

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Ed Hardy For Women & Men by Christian Audigier (2008) {New Fragrances}

Ed Hardy have introduced two new perfumes for women and men called Ed Hardy for Women and Ed Hardy for Men. If the names of the fragrances themselves may sound a bit staid, the packagings are definitely not. Under the stewardship of Christian Audigier, the rock n' roll identity of the vintage tatoo brand explodes. The French designer's style has been characterized as,

"...fusing the best elements of tattoo, hot rod, and cholo culture along with a tinge of his native French heritage. The brand is rock and roll with soul, California through and through."....

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Pierre Balmain Ambre Gris (2008)

Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Figue-Iris, Laurier-Réglisse (2008)

June Jacobs Better Love Naturel (2008): An Ecological Perfume

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Glamour & Avon Empower Women: The Hollywood Issue + Launch of glamourfilmfest.tv {Beauty Notes}

Fresh off the press (release), here is some information about the special March issue of Glamour which contains loads of tips and Hollywood insiders' views about making it in Tinseltown as a woman. In partnership with Avon, a major corporate player for social and women causes, they propose the following program,

"NEW YORK, NY - When Glamour debuted in 1939 as Glamour of Hollywood, it was a fashion tome devoted to getting the movie star look. Now, the magazine will honor its roots with the March “Hollywood” issue. Featuring everything from A-list actresses to female power players leading the charge in Hollywood, the March issue celebrates women at the top of the entertainment industry. The special “Hollywood” issue, which hits newsstands February 12, will be published simultaneously with the launch of glamourfilmfest.tv, an online independent film festival showcasing short films by female filmmakers......

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The Green Spirit of The Hammam - Part 1: Tadé

New M.A.C. Chick-A-Boom Collection by Fafi

Ban on Shark-Derived Squalene

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February 12, 2008

Perfume News in Brief: New Les Parfums de Rosine This Spring

Les Parfums de Rosine will release a new perfume this spring at the end of April 2008 called Un Zéphir de Rose. It is said to be a fragrance based on a subtle mix of aniseed and rose. The press communication at this point does not specify whether it is green aniseed or star aniseed. It will be available in 50 and 100 ml flacons.

Les Parfums de Rosine, thus continue to develop a green aromatic rose theme. Last year they offered a composition blending mint and rose called Diabolo Rose.

(via Les Parfums de Rosine press release; image: geocities.com)

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Frederic Malle Limited Edition Coffret Collector

Estee Lauder Youth-Dew Goes Retro Style: New Packaging = Updated Scent?

Yvonna K Possessive Now in the US

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