Hermès launched this spring and summer a set of three eaux de cologne. As the summer is heating up to the drum of the dog days, I thought that it was high time to review these descendants of Kölnisch Wasser.Eau...
August 2009 Archives
His Witness Scents Reflect Christian Values
A small enterprise named His Witness Scents in Athens, Tennessee is attempting to put some virtue back into perfume naming and fragrance appreciation. After noticing that too many fragrances seem to advertise inappropriate conduct and bad-mouth their wearers, two women...
C'est La Vie Perfume by Christian Lacroix Faulted for First Difficulties
An article in the Wall Street Journal takes a gloomy look at the spiraling down of the Christian Lacroix brand. Despite the known qualities of the vision of the couturier, the problem has always remained that unlike Christian Dior...
Two Cleopatra Perfumes by Kanebo
Claudette Colbert in Cleopatra (1934) by Cecil B. DeMille: What to wear this morning? I can't concentrate with all these ladies in waiting swarming about me.Perfume history buffs will appreciate the effort put out by Japanese company Kanebo and in...
Who is Parisienne? -- Qui est Parisienne? by YSL
Yves Saint Laurent is inviting you to count the days before their major feminine fragrance launch fronted by Kate Moss, Parisienne. You might be twirling your toes on the beach or taking it slow but meanwhile it doesn't mean glamor...
Will Kasia Smutniak or Angelina Jolie be Armani's Idol? -- Update
Launch of Giorgio Armani "Idol" Perfume at Cafe de l'Homme on July 7, 2009 in Paris, France. Armani is so excited to conquer the feminine segment of the market that is ready to worship the brand that after coming up...
Do You Think We're Seeing a Christmas-in-July Trend with Perfumes?
After reading a both funny and sad article on marketers attempting to push the Christmas-in-July agenda with such immortal lines as "Given the dreary economic climate, we thought we could bring customers a little more cheer in the middle of...
Ferre In the Mood for Love (2009): Cinematic Ring {New Perfume}
Gianfranco Ferré will launch a new perfume this fall which already comes announced with a certain glam, cinematic ring to it by referencing the cult movie by Wong Kar-wai In The Mood for Love although the only quotes available about...