Aaron de Mey is the new makeup artistic director at Lancôme and while his first full color collection will have to await 2009 to see the light of day, makeup aficionados will be able to procure a very interesting set...
July 2008 Archives
LVMH - Dior Accused of Using Lead in their Lipsticks
Fashionmag.fr briefly reports that the world leader of luxury LVMH has become the target of a class action lawsuit from people accusing one of its brands, the Dior label, of using lead in its lipsticks......
Ephemereal Garden in Paris, Best-Scented Rose Contest at Bagatelle {Scented Paths & Fragrant Addresses}
For nature-lovers and strollers, a new edition of the temporary garden has been landscaped on the cobblestones of the capital city of France right in front of the Hôtel de Ville in Paris, complete with a pond. The garden this...
Bond No. 9 Andy Warhol Lexington Avenue (2008) {New Perfume}
New-York-based niche perfumery Bond No. 9 will launch a new creation in the biographical Andy-Warhol series next month with Lexington Avenue, named after one of his early lodgings located at 242 Lexington Avenue in Manhattan's Murray Hill neighborhood.Bond No. 9...
Jessica Simpson Fancy (2008) {New Fragrance} {Celebrity Perfume}
Jessica Simpson Fancy advert © Jessica Simpson Fancy™As announced earlier in April, Actress and singer Jessica Simpson will launch her debut signature fragrance called Fancy in August 2008. It was created by perfumer Alexis Dadier of Mane Paris and developed...
Karl Lagerfeld Kapsule: Vols. 1, 2, 3: Light, Floriental, Woody (2008) {New Fragrances}
Kapsule advert, photographed by Karl Lagerfeld himself.Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld signs his first collaboration with Coty by launching a trio of perfumes titled Kapsule inspired by the fashion concept of the "capsule wardrobe" whereby all items have been carefully selected...
The Party Fragrance The Party in Manhattan (2007) & The Ten {Spotlight on a Perfume Brand}
The Party Fragrance is a very confidential Italian perfume brand (only 2 Italian internet sources mention it) that Roja Dove had indirectly mentioned previously on this site in an interview he gave to TSS last year. He had said that...
Confessions of an Ex-Fragrance Model - Part 4 {Fragrant Reading - Writing}
I was a Shoplifter, movie poster from PaxarcanaPlease read Part 1: Stardust, Part 2: The Hunt, and Part 3: Jargon, if you missed themConfessions of an Ex-Fragrance Model by Guest Contributor Christina WarinnerPart 4: Special ClientsAt our store, we had...
Regular Burning of Incense May Cause Cancer {The 5th Sense in the News}
A warning was issued by the Ministry of Environmental Health in Bahrain regarding excessive consumption of incense, Middle-Eastern style (on burning coal),"A WARNING went out yesterday that one of the most ancient traditions, which is still being practised in almost...
Confessions of an Ex-Fragrance Model - Part 3 {Fragrant Reading - Writing}
Perfume Jargon by Jewel PhotographyConfessions of an Ex-Fragrance Model by Guest Contributor Christina WarinnerPlease read Part 1: Stardust and Part 2: The Hunt, if you've missed themPart 3: JargonThe trouble with the fragrance industry is that most of its jargon...
Giorgio Armani Eaux Armani Privé Oranger Alhambra (2008) {New Fragrance}
Armani have added a third opus to their niche sub-collection titled Eaux Armani Privé deriving inspiration from historical gardens from around the world, a concept very close to that of the famous Hermès garden series: after Vétiver Babylone and Rose...
France Leading Market in Beauty & Perfume {Fragrance & Beauty News}
Made in France label on a rusting tractor in the US by Clearly AmbiguousAn interesting article with some facts and figures in The Financial about the state of the beauty and perfume industry, and how and why it is the...
Marc Jacobs Fig Splash, Gardenia Splash (2008) {New Fragrances}
Marc Jacobs has released two new splashes for the summer this time inspired by two perfume notes that are already part of their repertoire, Fig and Gardenia. If Marc Jacobs is not known for doing gardenia perfumes for women, I...
Another Parallel Luxury Brand Lawsuit against eBay, in the US This Time {Fragrance News}
eBay has come under fire from luxury group LVMH and lost recent lawsuits against the giant of the good life see previous posts: eBay Risks Paying 80 Million Dollars in Damages; LVMH and eBay Saga Continues; French Justice System Tightening...
Yves Rocher Tendre Jasmin (2008) {New Fragrance}
In September 2008 Yves Rocher will add a new fragrance to their higher-end collection Secret d'Essences focused on bringing out classical materials of perfumery by using better-quality ingredients. After Voile d'Ambre, Rose Absolue, Iris Noir, September will see the launch...