Yves Saint Laurent have released their new advert featuring the redesigned flacon of Opium EDP, which I mentioned earlier. It is a true beauty in person. The redesign is credited to Stephano Pilati and Fabien Baron. The model is Karen...
November 2009 Archives
Costume National Homme (2009) {New Perfume} {Men's Cologne}
Last October, Costume National released a new masculine perfume called Costume National Homme described as "a new approach to fragrance". Founder of the brand Ennio Capasa said "The harmony between natural and rare elements creates an original, sensual and charming...
Glade Limited-Edition Holidays Candles: Pomegranate & Cranberries, Fresh Pine & Cedar {Home Fragrance Reviews}
The Glade folks sent me a couple of their new candles, namely Pomegranate & Cranberries, Fresh Pine & Cedar and Jasmine & Wild Orchid from The Fragrance Collection. I haven't tried the latter yet but thought better to plan ahead...
Crabtree & Evelyn New Platinum Membership: 20% Off Each Month for 7 Days, & More {Shopping Tips}
Crabtree & Evelyn are proposing a new, economical way to shop with them. If you purchase their new Platimum Membership card, currently at $5, you get the following,"Platinum Membership Benefits for One Year online and instore: 20% off storewide* at...
Using the Brain (Not The Nose) To Smell by Stephen Douthwaite {Fragrant Reading}
There is an article well-worth reading in the December issue of Perfumer & Flavorist. Written by Stephen Douthwaite of PerfumersWorld, it makes the point that even professionals in the industry do not necessarily possess the right techniques or work in...
Marc jacobs Splash Collection Apple, Pomegranate, Biscotti (2010) {New Fragrances}
As I was already writing in my review of Wanted by Helena Rubinstein, macaroons are the new Swarovski crystals. I did not phrase it this way exactly but for anyone who is living in Paris and paying attention it is...
North-American Originals: Perfumers on Fall & Winter - Part 3 {Scented Thoughts} {Perfume List} {Shopping Tip}
End of a fall day in Paris If you missed the previous installments, here they are: Part 1, Part 2 Today, we continue to follow the thoughts and experiments of Anya McCoy of Anya's Garden, peruse the fall perfume catalog...
Request Unscented Issues {Cultural Notes}
First, it's true that there are many scented strips in US magazines. And apparently, this has led to a backlash from customers. As the magazine market is struggling to adapt to the new, more pluralist media scene, they thought it...
Helena Rubinstein Wanted (2009): Are You Wearing a Cherubato, a Lactone, a Milky, an Angel Milk, also called in French a Lait d'Ange ? {Perfume Review & Musings} {Celebrity Fragrance}
Helena Rubinstein Wanted was first launched in August 09 in Paris at the Printemps and on November 5 in the US. I thought, walking into the department store back in the summer, that it was worthy of a bottle purchase...
Ferragamo F for Fascinating Night (2009) {New Perfume}
Salvatore Ferragamo launched a new flanker to their original fragrance F for Ferragamo issued in 2006, which was then created by Francis Kurkdjian. F for Fascinating Night is meant to be a nighttime twist and was composed by perfumer Olivier...
Orlane Autour du Coquelicot, de l'Iris, du Muguet, de la Rose (2009) {New Perfumes}
Cosmetics and perfume brand Orlane have launched a quatuor of perfumes each centering on an interpretation of a floral note. The collection is called Les Bouquets d'Orlane (Orlane Bouquets) and includes Autour du Coquelicot (Around the Poppy), Autour de l'Iris,...
Blog Annoucement: You Can Now Bookmark Mimifroufrou.com + New Blogs
Dear Readers, We've set up a new entry point to the website at http://www.mimifroufrou.com where you will be able to look at the main page at a glance to see if there have been any new posts. It's still a...
Lancome Revelations to Support Careers in the Arts for the Disadvantaged Together with the Carla Bruni-Sarkozy Foundation {Beauty Notes}
Lancôme have announced an ethical partnership with the Carla Bruni-Sarkozy Foundation, a young institution founded by the first lady of France in the spring of 2009 whose goal is " 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false...
Chanel Parfum Artisan Event at Selfridges Nov 26-28, 2009 {Scented Paths & Fragrant Addresses}
If you are in London sometime between November 26 and 28, 2009 and want to take a peek into a behind-the-scenes of Chanel the perfume brand, you can direct your steps to Selfridges to attend their Chanel Parfum Artisan Event....
New Book on French Luxury Brands: Marques de Luxe Francaises by Jean Watin-Augouard {Fragrant Reading}
A new book aiming to shed further light on the contribution of French luxury brands to the national patrimony and economy was released in October 2009. The work features 135 brands. The study is entitled Marques de luxes françaises (French...