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

February 2008 Archive

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February 25, 2008

Hilarious Axe Ad {Perfume Adverts & Scented Images}

Here is a look at a hilarious over-the-top ad for Axe Body Spray, the new perfume sociological phenomenon that enraptures male teenagers and young adult men. Looking at these images and other Axe ads makes you realize that the creative advertising campaigns are key to the success of this product. If you're easily shocked, don't watch!

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TV Ad Spot for Tommy Hilfiger Dreaming

Matthew McConaughey in TV Ad Spot for Dolce & Gabbana The One for Men

John Varvatos for Women Launch Dinner

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February 26, 2008

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 Francis Kurkdjian and is a recreation of, among other things, Tonkin musk or Chinese musk which was deemed to be the best kind in the past. It is still possible to come by real Tonkin musk today but its use as an infused ingredient in perfumery is very rare and marginal.

C 16 is exclusive to Colette in Paris and should be available from March 2008. (cf. Colette Newsletter)

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Armani Privé Rose Alexandrie, Vétiver Babylone in Les Eaux Collection (2008)

Givenchy Harvest 2007 Amarige Mimosa, Very Irresistible 2007 Damascena Rose, & Organza 2007 Jasmine (2008)

Givenchy Ange ou Démon EDT Tender (2008)

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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 and more truthfully lovers stop traffic in Paris if they need to kiss). Yves Saint Laurent each year proposes a new limited-edition twist on its classic rose and violet fragrance Paris. This spring, from March the 3rd 2008, you will be able to discover Paris Pont des Amours (Paris: Bridge of Loves)....

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Indult C 16: A Whiff of Musk from the Past (2008)

Armani Privé Rose Alexandrie, Vétiver Babylone in Les Eaux Collection (2008)

Givenchy Harvest 2007 Amarige Mimosa, Very Irresistible 2007 Damascena Rose, & Organza 2007 Jasmine (2008)

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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 on Oscar night and counter-act the scrutiny of HD TV viewers. Following our post yesterday about Plasticopedia, it just makes you realize further how beauty is a highly professionalized business for red-carpet attendees. Botox in the armpits to prevent you from perspiring and spoiling your couture gown? Interesting.

Dr. Rokhsar is a specialist of non-invasive surgery techniques, including the 15 mn non-surgical nose job (he uses injections of a filler substance called Radiesse, a calcium substance very close to the type found in our bones and teeth).

New York, NY (February 26, 2008) – Long before the crash diets and extreme workout plans go into effect, Hollywood’s hottest stars are planning out their beauty regimens – right down to the minute they walk the red carpet! Aside from typical hair, makeup and shapewear, movie stars are known for “cheating” their way to perfect skin, plump lips, and smooth-as-silk foreheads with the latest cosmetic procedures offered by Dr. Cameron Rokhsar, a Board-Certified Dermatologic Surgeon practicing in the posh Upper East Side of New York City.

According to Dr. Rokhsar, “Hollywood has most of Americans fooled. They tell reporters things like ‘Oh, I just do yoga and pilates and drink lots of water!’ when they really have meticulous schedules set months in advance of awards season to guarantee they will look flawless on the big night.” Dr. Rokhsar explains both the quick fixes and the long-term planning that goes on leading up to the Oscars – the biggest night in Tinsel Town:...

Nicole Kidman © Wireimage

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Previous Posts in BEAUTY NOTES:

Gaping At Celebrities: Plasticopedia

Mac Fafi Collection: Lips & A Bit of Cheek, The Reviews Part 1

New French Edition of GQ: Masculin, Beau, Intelligent

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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 Nom de la Rose Femme and Au Nom de la Rose Homme The brand say that they had been dreaming for years of creating a line of beauty products based on rose and now this dream has become a reality.

Au Nom de la Rose Femme is described as being both simple and refined like the flower itself and mixes classicism and originality....

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Yves Saint Laurent Paris Pont des Amours (2008)

Indult C 16: A Whiff of Musk from the Past (2008)

Armani Privé Rose Alexandrie, Vétiver Babylone in Les Eaux Collection (2008)

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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....

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Au Nom de la Rose Femme & Homme (2008)

Yves Saint Laurent Paris Pont des Amours (2008)

Indult C 16: A Whiff of Musk from the Past (2008)

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February 27, 2008

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 them as my neighborhood independent florist. The big wide-open store rue de Buci is charming with its heavy wooden beams and their flower compositions which overflow onto stands on the sidewalk immediately catch your eye with their creative details. Actress Jane Birkin is a fan and can be sighted there regularly....

Place Vendôme ring made out of Eucalyptus fruit

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Maxim's Sem Luxury Scented Candles

Beauty Factory: How to Play Fragrance Developer

Fragrant e-Books For Sale by Café Scribe

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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 the semi-precious stone Topaz "with energizing properties". The perfume was composed by Dominique Ropion, the author of the original Alien....

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Guess by Marciano (2008)

Au Nom de la Rose Femme & Homme (2008)

Yves Saint Laurent Paris Pont des Amours (2008)

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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 flacons have been sold. The perfume has been nominated for the 2008 Fifi Awards Hall of Fame...

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Yves Saint Laurent L'Homme Relooked by Jean Nouvel

Agent Provocateur Strip Gets Real

Memento 22 Settembre 2007, Ore 8, Vaporetto Per Il Lido Venezia (2007)

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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 need the full context of summer to reveal all of its character. For now, one can just will mentally that it is Summer, abstract from the distractive surrounding February New England snow that feels like it missed the train and arrived late, imagine that the air is sweltering and then sip in through the nostrils a whiff of Amyitis to measure abstractly its meant contextual impact.

Doing this is experiencing in imagination the age-old thirst for freshness of people who have crossed the desert repeating itself once more as in a ritual. These travelers seemingly without transition step out of the stony mineral sand sea behind them to enter a lush green garden, the dust of the journey still covering their leathery sandals as suggested in reverse in the perfume by the passage from green notes to slightly dusty ones....