This could be a post in a sub-category of our celebrity page called "Celebrity Roses". Tomorrow on October 17th 2008 will be officially baptized and presented for the first time to the public the Rose Molinard, a rose developed over...
October 2008 Archives
Photo Album for the 180th Anniversary of Guerlain {Perfume Images & Adverts}
I love this picture of a flacon of Shalimar being delicately combed at the Guerlain Orphin factoryJoyce.fr has put together a nice photo album to celebrate the 180th anniversary of the house of Guerlain. Some rarer pictures appear, especially those...
C-Thru Ruby, Purple Diamond, Blue Opal: Estee Lauder Cos.' New Mass-Market Line {New Perfumes}
Estee Lauder Cos. Aramis and Designer Fragrances will launch a new line of fragrances for young women from December 2008 titled C-Thru. It will be their first venture into the mass-market arena as the perfumes will be distributed through Wal-Mart...
Thieves Love Frederic Malle Perfumes {Fragrance News}
The Islington Gazette reports that a truck carrying a load of Frederic Malle Editions de Parfums fragrances was robbed. 227 bottles vanished including a contingent of the new Dans Tes Bras. I wonder how the robbers could resell those without...
Guerlain Vague Souvenir (1912) & Rochas Femme (1943-1945): A Note on Perfume History
The dominant interpretation, that I am aware of, regarding the origins of the celebrated Femme by Rochas composed by perfumer Edmond Roudnitska (1905-1996) has been one reported by Michael Edwards in Perfume Legends (1996). Last summer, I came across the...
Tova Ambre d'Oro (2008) {New Perfume}
Will QVC be forgiven by the numerous Tova signature scent fans who have abundantly complained about its cheapened reformulation on this site? This is the question one can ask around the new Ambre d'Oro, Tova's fifth fragrance to date, due...
Editions de Parfums Dans Tes Bras (2008): Futuristic-Nostalgic Violets {Perfume Review & Musings} {Violet Notebook}
Dans Tes Bras by Maurice Roucel for Frédéric Malle Editions de ParfumsThe Skinny:Perfumer: Maurice RoucelArtistic Director: Frédéric MalleGender label: SexlessNotes: bergamot, clove, violet, jasmine, sandalwood, patchouli, salicylates, incense, Cashmeran, heliotrope, white musk.Characteristics: nostalgic and futuristic; a violet perfume looking both...
Britney Spears Hidden Fantasy: The Ad {Perfume Images & Advert} {Celebrity Fragrance}
You can now contemplate Britney Spears in her new, freshly-minted ad for her upcoming fragrance Hidden Fantasy to be launched in December 2008, as previously announced. It was taken a week or so ago. The main theme is red, red,...
Balenciaga To Revive Perfume Brand {Fragrance News}
Cocoa-colored Balenciaga dress by Irving Penn, 1950 The fashion house of Balenciaga, which has received a new impulse under the stewardship of its creative director Nicolas Ghesquière, now feels the need to reach out to a broader audience. For doing...
Eau d'Italie Baume du Doge (2008): Renaissance Italy In A Contemporary Style {Perfume Review & Musings}
As previously announced, Baume du Doge is the latest creation by niche perfumery Eau d'Italie, a brand which continues to show consistent interest in capturing the distinctive atmospheres of the Italian regional landscape and history (see our reviews of Rose...
For Some Wearing Fragrances Is A Criminal Act {The 5th Sense in the News}
An article in the American Chronicle discusses the issue of allergic reactions to fragrances, based on one illustrative case, and compares perfumes' toxicity to that of second-hand cigarette smoke. There is just one reference used: Lessenger, JE. "Occupational acute anaphylactic...
Sean John I Am King: The Ad {Perfume Images & Adverts}
You may have followed the news with us regarding the upcoming launch of I Am King by Sean John, which comes with a message. Here is a sneak peek at the advert for the fragrance that will appear in national...
Britney Spears Hidden Fantasy (2008) {New Fragrance} {Celebrity Perfume}
Britney Spears at the MTV Awards in Los Angeles in September 2008The embryo of a news has started circulating whereby we learn that Britney Spears will release a new scent on December 2, 2008 called Hidden Fantasy to coincide with...
L'Artisan Parfumeur Burberry Crocus (2008) {New Fragrance - Candle}
Last year, L'Artisan Parfumeur started a collaboration with British fashion brand Burberry working in particular with artistic director Christopher Bailey to release a series of four-seasons candles. L'Artisan have lately been engaged in a number of co-branding ventures, bringing their...
Perfumes That Sing Vs. Perfumes That Eat: Rooting for the Return of the Aerial in Perfumery {Scented Thoughts}
1931 advert for Un Air Embaumé by Rigaud from Memory PubSmelling some recent releases in the past few days, one of them being Lyric by Amouage, it has struck me how, precisely, perfumes might have lost their lyrical, limpid and...