February 2008 Archives

Mona Di Orio Amyitis (2008) {New Fragrance}

 Mona Di Orio has released her fifth creation called Amyitis. It comes after Lux, Carnation, Nuit Noire, and Oiro and is said to have been inspired by the hanging gardens of Babylon. It is somewhat of a departure from...

Caron Perfume Sample Program {Shopping Tip}

 We recently discovered that The house of Caron offers a very convenient perfume sampling program for those who cannot make it to their boutiques in New York City or Paris or prefer to sample at leisure at home. You...

Monocle Scent One: Hinoki (2008) {New Perfume}

As announced previously, Comme Des Garçons have started a movement of double-branding their perfumes by creating customized fragrances for celebrities and sometimes, alternative cultural institutions. This trend is mirroring the popularity of celebrity fragrances trend in the mass market...

Q & A With Serge Lutens - Part 2 {Perfume Q & A}

Photography by Serge Lutens, reproduced with the permission of  Peter Gabor - © Reproduction is forbidden, used for pedagogical purposes. As people will see in the second part of our interview with Serge Lutens (see Part 1), he is a...

New M.A.C. Chick-A-Boom Collection by Fafi {Beauty News}

 In Mars and April 2008, M.A.C. will release a new makeup collection called Chick-A-Boom. The graphic design for the line was entrusted to cartoonist Fafi who created three new Fafinette characters for the collection: Eriko, Monoka, and Ermine. As...