From the Daily Makeover come three portfolios of celebs' looks and product suggestions for your last-minute costuming and shopping needs. Peruse while having a hot cocoa, tea or coffee this morning and see if you can perfect your spooky look...
October 2010 Archives
Jennifer Lopez Love and Glamour (2010): American Pragmatic Prettiness {Fragrance Review} {Celebrity Perfume}
The latest JLo fragrance, Love and Glamour, was created by perfumers Honorine Blanc and Harry Fremont of Firmenich. It illustrates, more than Jennifer Lopez's bio, a way of life imagined and researched, into which one will be able to...
Jordin Sparks' New Perfume & Beauty Favorites! {Celebrity Fragrance} {Beauty Notes}
By Megan McIntyreWe have a special place in our hearts for Jordin Sparks. She won us over on American Idol with her sweet-as-pie personality and powerful vocals and she continues to impress us as she's matures as an artist. So...
Dolce & Gabbana Sicily TV Ad: Intensely Sicilian, What Else? {Perfume Images & Adverts}
Image: plettro.comDolce & Gabbana commissioned a feature-like segment for their fragrance Sicily when it was released in 2003 with the tag line "Feel the passion." The short film was directed by Here is the long version with actress Monica Bellucci...
Penhaligon's Sartorial (2010): From Naked Man to Vested Gentleman {Fragrance Review}
Sartorial by Penhaligon's (see previous introductory article and the arty stop-motion video) opens on a burst of powdery gentlemanliness accented with a layer of shaving soap foam, like a woodier, sweeter, more animalic and more strongly typified Brut de Fabergé....
Yves Rocher Vanille Noire (2010): Secret Facet {Fragrance Review}
Vanilla is one of the most beloved and easy-to-love scents and flavors on earth, with few exceptions. It accompanies us from babyhood into adulthood transforming its meaning from foody and comforting to erotic and comforting. It takes on, for me,...
Aftelier Perfumes Candide (2010): Optimism & Jasmine {New Fragrance}
Natural perfumier Aftelier Perfumes are inspired by the beneficial properties of jasmine and the lesson in optimism offered by the classic by Voltaire to create a fragrance called Candide. Quoting research from the Journal of Biological Chemistry which has found...
Parfums DelRae Panache (2010): Le Mot de la Fin {New Fragrance}
San-Francisco based niche perfume house DelRae have introduced a new unisex fragrance called Panache inspired by the iconic character from Edmond de Rostand play Cyrano de Bergerac. Endowed with a magnificently glaring pif, it is tempting for a perfumier to...
Marilyn Miglin Sixth Sense (2010) {New Fragrance}
Continuing to expand her collection of fragrances with near-magical influences (she is best-known for Pheromone and her arcane ancient Egyptian references), Marilyn Miglin has released a new perfume called Sixth Sense... ...
Les Nez Parfums d'Auteurs Manoumalia (2009): Perfume in Search of a Textual Support {Fragrance Review}
Manoumalia was released in 2009 as the fourth permanent opus offered by Swiss perfume house Les Nez Parfums d'Auteurs founded by businessman René Schifferlé. The story and experience behind the fragrance, signed by perfumer Sandrine Videault, opens an interesting avenue...
Kat Von D Adora (2010): Foresty Veil {Fragrance Review}
Adora is the third and newly out fragrance by tattoo artist Kat Von D following Saint and Sinner in 2009. Its name means "Beloved One" in Latin. The tag line is "Life holds new meaning when you're in love."...
Gydja EFJ Eyjafjallajökull (2010): Volcano Eruption Inspires Perfume {New Fragrance}
Last spring, when Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull erupted sending its ashes all over Europe to the point of blocking aerial traffic for days on, one person thought out of the box and decided that it would translate well into a...
TV Spot with Diane Kruger for Calvin Klein Beauty {Perfume Images & Ads}
Actress Diane Kruger is the spokesperson for the latest Calvin Klein fragrance, Beauty. The commercial in which she plays puts the accent on the classic inner-outer-beauty dynamic and the moral boost a perfume can give you: It's what you don't...
The City of Beverly Hills Must Have, Rodeo, Iconic (2010): Perfume Still the Best Sign of the Good Life {New Fragrances}
While some people may bemoan the route of the loss of prestige that fragrance is taking by becoming too democratic, too Walmart, a small yet prestigious town still believes that it is the best merchandising option, not to say representation,...
Harajuku Lovers Wicked Style Sweet Lolita, Gothic Lolita, Omotesando Girl, Visual Kei, Kawaii/Decora (2010) {New Fragrances}
Gwen Stefani has released a new installment of her quintet of Harajuku Lovers fragrances after the original debut series and the Sunshine Cutesies last summer. This fall, Wicked Style designates a collection inspired by the street fashion styles of a...