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May 1, 2009

Winners of the Hilary Duff Giveaway Are...

Congratulations to the lucky winners! And they are:

- Deanna Corpening
- Alanaaa
- Gillian
- Cinda
- Hugo Ouellet
- anna

Please send me your contact information via scentedsalamander at gmail.com. If there is one particular set you'd prefer to receive, you can state so in your message and we'll try to accommodate you on a first-come-first-served basis.

Thanks to all for participating! Stay tuned for further giveaways!

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May 2, 2009

Happy Belated May Day (+ 1): Muguet from Paris {Scented Images}

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May 3, 2009

Parfum D'Empire Upcoming Perfumes (2009) {Fragrance News - Teaser}

In the next few months perfume lovers will be able to read two new chapters in the history of conquest written by Marc-Antoine Corticchiato for Parfum D'Empire. The brand, as is well-known by now, is dedicated to writing the "...olfactory history of past civilizations," using modern, creative compositions...

Photo: Trois fleurs de lis via vendee-romane.com

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Estee Lauder Private Collection Jasmine Moss (2009): Formula 546AQ, White Moss, & A Big Touch of Estee {New Perfume}

Back to the future seems to be the by-word for the new, upcoming fragrance by Estée Lauder in their select Private Collection series. Inspired not only this time by the spirit of founder Estée Lauder but by one of the very perfume formulations the doyenne was working on dubbed Formula 564AQ and preserved by IFF from the late 1980s, Jasmine Moss is described as a green floral chypre, the closest thus in perfume family to the original Private Collection (1973) which gave its name to the revivalist line.

"And there is a lot of Estée in this project. We chose the blue stone accents [of white jade, dark and light lapis, sodalite, black agate, mother-of-pearl and blue lace agate] because blue was her favorite color; a basketweave design on the cap, since that was one of her favorite textures; her signature is on the lower right side of the bottle, and of course the juice began as her project." ...

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Diptyque L'Eau de Tarocco (2009) {New Perfume} - Updated

Diptyque have launched a new perfume, their fourth installment in their Eaux de Cologne collection which already comprises L'Eau de L'Eau, L'Eau des Hespérides and L'Eau de Néroli.

The new offering is called L'Eau de Tarocco. It is described as a "fruity Eau de Cologne that's sweet yet vibrant and spicy". The scent is named after a varietal of Sicilian blood orange famous for its sweetness and flavor, also dubbed "half-blood" due to its lesser amount of red pigments visibly mixed with orange pigments.

"One can imagine the camels carrying burlap sacks filled with heady spices and exotic flavors, conjuring the aroma of Persian saffron and the taste of fruits from faraway lands."...

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Guerlain 01 Paris-Moscou, 02 Paris-New York, 03 Paris-Tokyo (2009) {New Perfumes}

Guerlain is preparing to launch a new trio of perfumes in May 2009 inspired by three cultural capital cities seen from the perspective of the one that was part of Guerlain's history, Paris: Paris-Moscou, Paris-New York, Paris-Tokyo. The perfumes mean to illustrate a particular stroll taken through each city with a number of highlights and pauses. Each composition also wants to capture the general atmosphere of some of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world.

Gourmand notes are usually noted as giving a characteristic inflection to fragrances and in this case one can notices a theme of gourmandise and delectation running throughout the three perfumes. But since Guerlain is making such a regular use of gourmand touches in their perfumes lately one is tempted to perhaps see a movement to make those notes appear banal and voided of their singularity rather than to put an overt focus on those.

Paris-Moscou is about a changing city which has emerged from the Soviet period to reveal the traditional Russian love of riches and sumptuous ceremonials of life. The scent is described as a musky, fruity and woody composition...

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Alain Delon To Be Face of Dior Eau Sauvage: A Twist on Young & Famous {Fragrance News} {Celebrity Perfume}

Dior in order to reach out to new, younger consumers as well as to help older generations reminisce is offering a twist on their next Eau Sauvage campaign. They have decided to take the unusual step of using a celebrity's face, French actor Alain Delon's, but as that person appeared when much younger.

This has been done for Liz Taylor before for her signature fragrance Diamonds, but it is far from common a practice, especially when applied to a brand different than one's own...

Alain Delon and Claudia Cardinale, April 2009

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May 4, 2009

Chanel No5: The New Ad Campaign with Audrey Tautou: Teasers, Teasers - Part 1 {Scented Images & Ads} {Celebrity Fragrance}

The new ad campaign with Audrey Tautou for Chanel No5 is very impressive. I think it beats the preceding one with Nicole Kidman as if following a potlach logic: each time you have to best what took place the time before.

It occurred to me that Chanel No5 is perhaps the only "celebrity fragrance" as in the sense of the perfume being itself a celebrity rather than meaning as usual a perfume fronted by a celebrity. That perfume needs to wear some dark shields.

I received a wealth of material to share with you, dear readers. First off, the news is that even the City of New York is participating in this extravaganza as they have accepted to call May the 5th 2009, Chanel No5 Day to honor the most iconic fragrance in the world and the launch of its latest advertising campaign. Tomorrow New Yorkers and visitors will be breathing the air of Chanel No5 Day! No word about spritzing the scent into the atmosphere, but if they could they would.

Not content with this symbolic dedication, Saks 5th Avenue in partnership with Chanel will rename a part of the famous 5th avenue, AVENUE No5, from May 2 to May 10! I think this might even beat the Opium folly in NYC that the Yves Saint Laurent people organized back then.

Tomorrow is also the official launch day of the advertising film shot by film director Jean-Pierre Jeunet entitled Train de Nuit (Night Train). Like for the introduction of the No5 fragrance in 1921 which was strictly controlled by Coco Chanel so as to put all the stars on her side (she was notoriously superstitious), the new ad commercial is scheduled to be released to the world on May 5 at 12:00 pm on www.chaneln5.com...

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Chanel No 5 with Tautou: The Making of and the Interview: Teasers, Teasers Part 2 {Scented Images}

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Chanel No5 The Movie Available Now {Scented Images}

No more waiting. Despite the fact that the official date for the launch of the Chanel No5 film is tomorrow May the 5th, it's already available at the following link:

http://www.chaneln5.com/en-us#/the-film

I just watched both the 2' 20" version and the 60" version. My preference goes to the short version which I find much more effective at suggesting the olfactory power of a perfume. You get the message much more efficiently with fewer distractions. The shorter film focuses more exclusively on the emotions triggered by the scent of Chanel No5. You immediately pan to the scent trembling in the flacon, no doubt, of longing and passion. The theme of the movie was seduction through scent and this captures it well. The song is Billie Holiday's I'm a Fool to Want You.

The film is a more internalized version of what Chanel no5 can do for you. The Baz Luhrmann ad with Nicole Kidman was more about show, glamor and celeb culture and ultimately less romantic and sentimental. The concept has evolved from a one-night stand kind of attraction to one that can be described by the promising French expression et plus si affinités...

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May 1, 2009

Winners of the Hilary Duff Giveaway Are...

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Happy Belated May Day (+ 1): Muguet from Paris {Scented Images}

May 3, 2009

Parfum D'Empire Upcoming Perfumes (2009) {Fragrance News - Teaser}

Estee Lauder Private Collection Jasmine Moss (2009): Formula 546AQ, White Moss, & A Big Touch of Estee {New Perfume}

Diptyque L'Eau de Tarocco (2009) {New Perfume} - Updated

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Alain Delon To Be Face of Dior Eau Sauvage: A Twist on Young & Famous {Fragrance News} {Celebrity Perfume}

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Chanel No5: The New Ad Campaign with Audrey Tautou: Teasers, Teasers - Part 1 {Scented Images & Ads} {Celebrity Fragrance}

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