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February 2009 Archive

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February 2, 2009



Sean Combs' Unforgivable Allegedly Plagiarizes Art Glass by Tom Patti {Fragrance News}

 

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Top: Compacted Gray with Clear and Ribs by Tom Patti.

Bottom: Unforgivable by Sean John

 

Four years after the launch of the blockbuster fragrance for men Unforgivable by Sean Diddy Combs (2005), a lawsuit alleges that the perfume flacon is a plagiarism of two works by glass artist Tom Patti...

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Diptyque Florence, Alep, Cordoue, Alexandrie, Byzance (2009) {New Fragrances - Bath & Body}

 

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Diptyque will launch a collection of five new scents at the beginning of March 2009 exclusively geared towards the pleasures of bathing and body pampering...

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Tommy Hilfiger Tommy Girl & Boy Summer 2009 {New Perfumes}

 

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Designer Tommy Hilfiger is lauching a new limited-edition Tommy duo in February of 2009 called Tommy Girl and Boy Summer Cologne 2009...

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Guerlain Aqua Allegoria 2009 Tiare-Mimosa & Cherry Blossom {New Fragrances}

 

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Guerlain will introduce two new perfumes in the Aqua Allegoria line this spring of 2009. They are called Tiaré-Mimosa and Cherry Blossom...

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Guerlain Terracotta Eau Sous Le Vent (2009) {New Fragrance - Beauty Notes}

 

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Guerlain will launch another tiare-based scent this spring, from March 2009 called Terracotta Eau Sous Le Vent...

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Salvador Dali Sea and Sun in Cadaques & Jean Paul Gaultier Ma Dame Fraternel Twin Bottles {Scented Thoughts}

 

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Do you notice the similarities between a perfume by Salvador Dali called Sea and Sun in Cadaques launched in 2006 and Ma Dame by Jean Paul Gaultier introduced last year in 2008?

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John Galliano Rose Gold Charm Bracelet {Fragrance News - Perfume Jewelry}

 

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Following the launch of his debut signature perfume under his own label, John Galliano EDP, designer John Galliano has created a bracelet called the Rose Gold Charm Bracelet...

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Chloe 'Lisy' Handbag Spray (2009) {New Perfume}

 

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The new 2008 Chloé perfume is now available in the most intense form available, the pure parfum concentration...

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February 3, 2009

Diesel Only The Brave (2009): Fist-Bump with your Cologne {New Perfume}


Diesel-Only-The-Brave.jpgAfter the huge success of Fuel for Life, Diesel has imagined a completely different scent housed in an unconventional figurative bottle for its new men's cologne named Only The Brave. The flacon represents a clenched fist with a two-finger ring inspired by Diesel founder Renzo Rosso's holding company and charity foundation both called Only The Brave as well as his own two initial R & R tattoos on the hand. L'Oréal reportedly asked him for something a little extra personal to help construct the identity of the new perfume and these are the insignia both parties came up with. Rosso also hopes to build awareness for his charity foundation through the perfume and has promised to unveil a major charity project in a year or so.

The new masculine cologne is described as being artsy and virile in spirit, going three ways as far as the fragrance personality goes: oriental, woody, and leathery...

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Diesel Only The Brave: Launch-Party Pictures {Scented Images}


The upcoming perfume Only The Brave by Diesel got its kick-off party in Berlin on January 15th 2009.

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A good shot of Diesel founder Renzo Rosso's gothic tattoos "R R" which served as inspiration for the design of the perfume bottle...

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Hugo Boss Hugo Element (2009) The New Cologne & Commercial {Scented Images}


Here is the new TV commercial for the latest Hugo Boss fragrance, Hugo Element, which is currently running on TV with the comforting and carefree tag line: "Anywhere in your element". The ad is fronted by actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers. He will be appearing in a new movie in 2009 called Shelter, with Julianne Moore. He also just finished shooting From Paris With Love, with John Travolta (via press release).

The music is Extreme Ways by Moby also found on the soundtrack for The Bourne Identity.



And here is the making of the commercial...

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February 4, 2009

Etat Libre d'Orange Fat Electrician (2009): An Erotic Ode to a Plumber's Butt {New Perfume} (Updated)

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If you catch yourself yawning on a rainy day, all you need to do is go visit the website of Etat Libre d'Orange to get a whiff of recollection of your past antics. The new upcoming limited-edition Fat Electrician is at the core of Etat Libre d'Orange's philosophy I now realize: somehow you may feel like you have outgrown your wilder years but fortunately for you they were captured by perfumers and bottled in flacons that you can uncork at will.

Fat Electrician is an olfactory meditation on this very topic, adding meaning to the rest of the collection. It was partly and freely inspired by the archetype and character of the male prostitute John Buck played by John Voigt in Midnight Cowboy (1969), but found in other pop-culture venues as well, and is a reflection on the theme of beauty lost. Another source of inspiration is Bobby Kendall in the über kitsch gay cult movie Pink Narcissus by James Bidgood. In fact, the perfume was meant to be a central reference to that movie but for copyrights reasons, the project had to be redesigned into a more cryptic reference to a "fat electrician", i.e., the aging Bobby Kendall...

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Tweezerman Heart-Shaped Tweezers: Valentine's 09 Special!

Tweezerman-Heart.jpgTweezerman has issued special collector Heart-Shaped Tweezers for Valentine's Day 2009. They look so comfy and practical and cute, all at the same time...

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February 5, 2009

New Study on Identical Twins Shows Stress is a Significant Factor in Aging


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Famous old twin sisters from the city of Leuven/Louvain by Ange Soleil


A study published by "Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery", The journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and conducted on 186 pairs of identical twins has shown that environmental factors, especially what could be categorized under the umbrella heading of "stress", not just genetics, were instrumental in impacting the aging process...

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February 6, 2009

Bond no. 9 Astor Place (2009) {New Perfume}


Astor-Place-Bond-No9.jpgBond No. 9 will launch its 34th fragrance inspired by a trendy geographic location on April 1, 2009. After concentrating exclusively on New York City neighborhoods for inspiration then branching out to some of its famous commuting grounds and then on to still further twists on the basic idea, including a Florida scent, the perfume house is going back to its roots and even to its very own neighborhood.

The new scent is called Astor Place and was inspired by The Cube by sculptor Tony Rosenthal located at the juncture of Lafayette street and the Bowery...

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