You have heard about the good reputation or the killer sillage of the Prada perfumes and felt unsure about which one to purchase? Now you can have all four at your fingertips. Prada has released a limited-edition coffret which...
April 2008 Archives
Gucci by Gucci Eau de Toilette (2008) {New Perfume - New Concentration}
Following the success and the accolades received by the previously released Gucci by Gucci Eau de Parfum in 2007, the brand has launched a new version of their perfume in a lighter concentration, the Eau de Toilette, bottled this...
Lolita Lempicka New Collector Edition {Fragrance News - Perfume Jewelry}
Perfume collectors will be pleased to know that Lolita Lempicka has issued a new Deluxe Gift Set comprising a necklace accompanying a 1.7 fl oz bottle of their signature fragrance.Notes of this modern classic are: Ivy Leaves, Aniseed, Amarena...
New Bottle for Agent Provocateur Strip {Fragrance News - Flacons}
What we said in the title; Agent Provocateur offer a new design for the flacon of their latest perfume, Strip. In 2007 there used to be a trendy hosiery-themed red-fishnet pattern on the bottle, now they have splattered the...
New Advert with Matthew McConaughy for Dolce Gabbana The One Men {Fragrance Adverts & Scented Images}
Straight from our May 2008 copy of Vanity Fair, the new magazine advert fronted by actor Matthew McConaughy for the latest Dolce & Gabbana cologne, The One for Men. Please see previous posts about the shooting of the commercial in...
Guerlain Laurier-Réglisse (2008) {Perfume Review} {New Fragrance}
The idea of combining the sober, cool, and darkish notes of laurel and licorice in a fresh summer eau sounded attractive and promised some interesting dissonance. The concretization of this vision however is sorrily missing in inspiration. It seems...
Begging To Spend More Money {Cultural Notes - Luxury}
An article in the New York Times tells us about the Peacock kitchen and touches on topics related to the sensual pleasures of smelling, tasting, and touching, citing Clive Christian en passant and a study showing that spending more -...
Vera Wang Recipient of Hall-of-Fame Award {Fragrance News}
Designer Vera Wang will be honored with the 2008 Hall-of-Fame Award given by the Fragrance Foundation in the USA,"The Hall of Fame award is voted on by The Fragrance Foundation’s Board of Directors and is presented to an individual who...
All My Children Charm! (2008) {New Perfume} {Celebrity Fragrance}
ABC's daytime drama, All My Children, is turning a soap opera into a serialized perfume ad copy and a fragrance, Charm!, into a permanent advertising jingle for its show. To add to the emotional quotient, a romance novel also...
Guerlain Figue-Iris (2008) {Perfume Review} {New Fragrance}
As each year, Guerlain releases a set of two Aqua Allegoria perfumes to usher in the summer. This collection of scents established in 1999 wishes to explore in a less formal setting materials and main accords - of two...
Caron Les Plus Belles Lavandes de Caron (2008) {New Perfume}
Caron will launch a lavender eau de cologne in May 2008 called Les Plus Belles Lavandes de Caron (The Most Beautiful Lavenders by Caron). It was composed by in-house perfumer Richard Fraysse who took inspiration from the classic Caron...
Chanel Sycomore (2008) {Perfume Review} {New Fragrance}
Sycomore is the latest composition by perfumers Jacques Polge and Christopher Sheldrake appearing in the collection Les Exclusifs by Chanel, which purports to offer more elaborate works of perfumery utilizing finer ingredients and proposing more delicate art-pieces for the...
Fifi Awards 2008: Cast Your Vote for Best Fragrances 2008 {Fragrance News}
According to Douglas Bender from the Fragrance Foundation, the consumer vote will indeed count this year for the FIFI Awards and can even outweigh the industry vote if the grass-root one is numerous enough (see previous post about request...
Fifi Awards 2008, The Popular Vote? {Fragrance News}
We were contacted to be told that the Fifi Awards were opening up to the consumer vote this year to vote for the best fragrances of 2007 in 2008. We have asked for further clarification on the direct impact your...
Réserve Naturelle Line of Perfumes {Spotlight on a Brand}
Réserve Naturelle is a brand of beauty and perfume products that proposes fragrances in cheerful packagings at low prices. The flacons bear the tag line "Artisan Eau de Toilette", promising a traditional multi-secular know-how. As it turns out from...