NEW YORK, September 21, 2009 -- The Paris-based CREED royal perfume house has signed a lease to open a 400 square foot boutique in the landmark building at 794 Madison Avenue on the northwest corner of 67th Street in New...
September 2009 Archives
L'Wren Scott Spring 2010 at Mercedez-Benz New York Fashion Week {Beauty & Fashion Notes} {Backstage Beauty}
London Fashion Week is in full swing but let's take a look back at New York Fashion Week for some of the ideas that might influence street wear in Spring-Summer 2010. L'Wren Scott Spring 2010 ready-to-wear collection was called Madame...
Anna Sui Rock Me! (2009): Fronted by Agyness Deyn {New Perfume} {Celebrity Fragrance}
Designer Anna Sui launched her latest perfume on September 17, 2009 called Rock Me!. The face for the fragrance is model Agyness Deyn who plays the role of a candied-colored, brooding rocker with an obsession for black and creamy-neon pinks...
Take The Red Eye This Fall 2009 -- Part 1: Makeup Launches {Trend Alert} {New Beauty Products - Color}
Red, as we all know is more often seen on lips, relatively less often on cheeks (real red that is, like Exhibit A by Nars, say) and even less frequently on eyelids. Making up your eyes in red can...
Calvin Klein CK Free for Men (2009): If This Is The Smell of Freedom, I'll Eat My Hat {Perfume Review} {Men's Cologne}
The new CK Free for Men by Calvin Klein turns out to be a perfectly pleasant, innocuous cologne without any particular personality nor soul to it. It is co-signed by perfumers Ellen Molner and Rodrigo-Flores-Roux of Givaudan who delivered a...
Scented Quote of the Day, from Karl Lagerfeld:
"On this day each year, I soak the previous year's calendar in my mother's favorite perfume and then set it ablaze. Here's to a fresh start."Twittered on January 1st, 2009Photo credit: karllagerfeld.com...
What Fashion Models Eat {Beauty Notes}
Love this picture above: it's cute, funny and contemplative. On the picture below where you can see how tired the face of the model looks, you just realize how taxing the job can be.In the frenzy that occupies the...
John Richmond Perfume (2009) {New Fragrance}
British designer John Richmond has launched his debut fragrance simply called John RICHMOND. The idea behind the scent is to wear it like an accessory and to emphasize this point, a silver-plated lock bracelet is found in each package because...
Paris Capitale September Issue Perfume Articles {Fragrant Readings}
For those who can get hold of Paris Capitale, the magazine about Paris (which includes a bilingual address guide section handy for visitors) there are two articles on perfumes this month. Serge Lutens is interviewed (p.60) about his tastes in...
Adieu Prescriptives, but Calyx Stays -- Update {Beauty News} {Fragrance News}
In an effort to restructure the Estée Lauder companies in an efficient manner, their beloved brand Prescriptives developed in 1977 and founded in 1979 by Estée's second son, Ronald Lauder, will cease being in existence. Its first, ex-director, Sylvie Chantecaille...
Crazy Horse Cabaret & Sephora To Launch Makeup Line {Beauty Notes -- New Products}
The legendary Crazy Horse cabaret in Paris has partnered with Sephora to launch a limited-edition collection of makeup colors and accessories which is reportedly full of "show girl goodies!" The line called Crazy Horse Paris pour Sephora will comprise "Crazy...
Mariah Carey Forever (2009): The Lady is a Gardenia {Perfume Review} {Celebrity Fragrance}
Forever by Mariah Carey is the newest fragrance release by the pop singer who is also preparing to launch a new album, Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel on September 29, 2009. You will also be able to see her in...
Yves Saint Laurent Parisienne with Kate Moss: The Full, Orgasmic Video {Perfume Images & Adverts}
Is porno-chic really dead? ...
FlowerbyKenzo Essentielle (2009): "Modernity" & "Asian-Style Refinement" {New Perfume} + Giveaway
Kenzo launched a new variation on a perfume inspired by this most eloquent source of inspiration, the non-existent, imaginary scent of a red poppy. FlowerbyKenzo Essentielle is said to be a streamlined and essentialized version of Flower by Kenzo "...made...
Beyonce Can Have a Perfume, But Not Sasha Fierce -- Update {Fragrance News}
After hearing on September 15, 2009 the announcement that an upcoming Beyoncé perfume would be developed by Coty, Abercrombie & Fitch were quick to react to the news by preemptively lodging a trademark complaint in order to protect their own...