November 2008 Archives

Sunday, 30 November 2008 By Chant Wagner

Penn State, North Carolina U The Fragrances by Masik (2008) {New Perfume}

Masik Collegiate Fragrances founded by the Masich family in 2007 and headed by president and CEO Katie Masich who is visibly passionate about her brainchild is a company specializing in perfumes inspired by colleges and universities. From the descriptions, the...

Sunday, 30 November 2008 By Chant Wagner

Le Labo Musc 25 (2008): New L.A. Exclusive {New Perfume}

Described by Le Labo co-founder Fabrice Penot as a "...white ball of musk with a black, dirty center that would be the symbol of the city (L.A.)" the new Musc 25, the latest city-exclusive by the brand has finally been...

Sunday, 30 November 2008 By Chant Wagner

Exclusive 30% Off Gap Voucher for Our UK & Ireland Readers - Today Only {Shopping Tip - Coupons & Deals}

Sometimes people might think perfumistas go naked with just a drop or two of perfume under the earlobes to counteract the elements since when they use the verb "wear" it is usually followed by the words "scent", "fragrance" or "fume"...

Friday, 28 November 2008 By Chant Wagner

Leonard Homme (2008) {New Perfume} {Men's Cologne}

Léonard has introduced a new men's cologne called Léonard Homme. Lately, and since the successes of Dior Homme (2005) and Yves Saint Laurent L'Homme (2006), "homme" has become the best name in town for a men's scent.See also Guerlain HommeIt's...

Friday, 28 November 2008 By Chant Wagner

Perfume & Beauty Coupons & Deals {Shopping Tips}

• Caron: "customer appreciation Holiday Special 20% off.....of all your favorite fragrances and face powders!!!! 1st week of December 1-6 please call to pre-order toll free 877-88-CARON". www.parfumscaron.com• Crabtree & Evelyn: 20% off this weekend only online and in-store. www.crabtree-evelyn.com......

Friday, 28 November 2008 By Chant Wagner

Bulgari Omnia Green Jade (2008): Green with White Shadows {New Perfume}

When I read that Alberto Morillas had said about the new Bulgari Omnia Green Jade, "I thought of its colours, green with white shadows, of the energy of this millenary gemstone, symbol of the good, the beautiful and the precious,"I...

Thursday, 27 November 2008 By Chant Wagner

Happy Thanksgiving! In Several Images

Freedom From Want by Norman RockwellI know we are supposed to go all Norman-Rockwell on each others today and wish one another a happy and warm Thanksgiving like this one, above, eyes twinkling and teeth flashing with joyBut I found...

Tuesday, 25 November 2008 By Chant Wagner

Emilio Pucci Vivara Variazioni Sole 149, Acqua 330, Sabbia 167 (2009) {New Perfumes}

Following the launch in 2007 of a modern Vivara reinterpreting the original Vivara of 1965 and after a collector Vivara Silver Edition this fall of 2008 (shown below) that simply means to bring pleasure to perfumistas who appreciate perfume as...

Tuesday, 25 November 2008 By Chant Wagner

Kibio Eau de Parfum (2008): The First 100 % Organic Oriental-Chypre {New Perfume}

While organic perfumery is seen as riding the wave of the future, at the very least in terms of consumers' increasing demand, it arguably still remains both a relatively unknown and under-developed area of fragrance creation. Kibio, a beauty and...

Monday, 24 November 2008 By Chant Wagner

Divine L'Etre Aime Homme, L'Etre Aime Femme (2008) {New Perfumes}

L'Etre Aimé HommeNiche perfumery Divine hailing from Brittany founded by Yvon Mouchel in 1986 has just released the seventh chapter in its story, a feminine and masculine duo or rather a "double composition" named L'Être Aimé Femme and L' Être...

Monday, 24 November 2008 By Chant Wagner

Social Creatures Frankfurt Kitchen for Women (2008) {New Perfume} {Fragrance News}

Last year, we announced the debut of Social Creatures a new brand of perfumes with a conceptual outlook, artisan sensitivity, and professing the manifest belief that perfume is imbricated within the fabric of society and history. They also believe in...

Monday, 24 November 2008 By Chant Wagner

Article on Lucien Lelong's Heritage {The 5th Sense in the News}

Lucien Lelong dress from 1937An article based on Jacqueline Demornex's book Lucien Lelong retraces the career of the couturier and in particular his determining role in having prevented French haute couture from being transplanted from Paris to Berlin during the...

Monday, 24 November 2008 By Chant Wagner

Vivienne Westwood Honoree of 2008 UK Circle of Champions {Fragrance News}

Vivienne Westwood at the Chaos Point Gala Dinner on November 18, 2008After Sir Paul Smith last year, fashion designer Dame Vivienne Westwood was honored with the 2nd award of the UK Circle of Champions given by the US Fragrance Foundation,...

Sunday, 23 November 2008 By Chant Wagner

Christina Aguilera Inspire (2008) {Perfume Review} {New Fragrance} {Celebrity Perfume}

Christina Aguilera is as it turns out a veteran perfume developer only press releases and articles usually are careful not to mention this somewhat attention-diverting fact. It might also not be the best of publicities to point out that a...

Friday, 21 November 2008 By Chant Wagner

A Brave Article on Bespoke Perfumes in a Frayed Economy - L'Artisan's New Bet on Deep Pockets (The 5th Sense in the News} {Fragrance News}

L'Artisan Parfumeur Mon NuméroThe International Herald Tribune has a piece on bespoke perfumery in which Cartier, L'Artisan Parfumeur, Guerlain and Francis Kurkdjian are featured. As long as the brands can sell a few or just only one perfume priced at...

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