S by Shakira is the debut fragrance of the bilingual Spanish-English Colombian singer whom virtually everyone must have heard by now interpreting "Waka Waka," the anthem for the FIFA 2010. It was announced as early as 2008 that Shakira...
November 2010 Archives
Houbigant Fougère Royale 1882 (2010) {New Fragrance} {Men's Cologne}
If 19th century French writer Guy de Maupassant famously hated the sight of the Eiffel Tower and lamented its existence, he was more open to modernism in fragrance as he equally famously loved Fougère Royale which first made use...
L'Occitane Fleur Chérie (2010) {Fragrance Review}
Fleur Chérie is the latest perfume launch by L'Occitane en Provence. Its name in French, which one can translate as Beloved Bloom, is another of those cultural references that the Provençal company likes to make to the region...
Claude Montana Montana 80 (2010): Revival of the 80s {New Fragrance}
Fashion label Claude Montana have launched Montana 80, a fragrance meant to recapture the olfactory signature and atmosphere of the 1980s.Perfumer Antoine Lie to that effect worked on a contemporary interpretation of the mythical perfumes of that decade by recreating...
Ted Lapidus White Soul (2010) {New Fragrance}
Ted Lapidus launched a new fragrance for women called White Soul which is meant to be "the feminine alter ego of Black Soul," their anniversary men's cologne launched in 2009.The flacon is meant to suggest the feminine figure including the...
Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle Portrait of a Lady (2010): The Darkest Rose {Perfume Review}
Portrait of a Lady is the latest opus to come out of the house of Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle and is signed by perfumer Dominique Ropion. If Malle likens his work to that of a self-described editor...
Yves Saint Laurent Parisienne à L'Extrême (2010): The Parisian Woman According to Grojsman {New Fragrance} {Perfume Review}
"The portrait of an incredibly free woman.She wasn't born in Paris but Paris has adopted her.In the heart of the night, in the fever of a caress, she knows how to love and live, live and love with intensity...""Le portrait...
Salon Collections Parfum, 19th of December 2010 near Paris {Scented Paths & Fragrant Addresses}
The Association des Amis des Antiquités et de la Brocante are organizing a one-day special event dedicated to perfumery on December 19, 2010, the Salon Collections Parfum. It will be an opportunity for collectors to meet, sell or exchange objects...
Anna Dello Russo The Scent (2010) {New Fragrance} {Celebrity Perfume}
Japanese Vogue editor-at-large Anna Dello Russo is getting ready to launch her debut fragrance called Anna Dello Russo. She already released the commercial for it on where else but You Tube. Bottled in a golden slipper reminiscent of the myth...
Josie Gibson Josie (2010) Breaks Records of Popularity {New Perfume} {Celebrity Fragrance}
Is it because Josie by Josie Gibson benefits cancer research, with each perfume sold sending £1 to the charity Look Good Feel Better or is there something more mysterious at work which explains why the celebrity scent issued by Big...
Yves Rocher Comme Une Evidence (2003) Gets a Holiday Makeover {Fragrance News - New Flacon}
Comme Une Evidence eau de parfum has been revamped for the 2010 Holidays season and is being proposed in a newly adorned bottle as a limited-edition. Created in 2003 by perfumer Annick Ménardo, the green floral chypré scent has been...
Where Can I Find Yves Rocher Vie Privée? {Ask Marie-Helene}
Madam : Would you please tell me where I can find a perfume which called Vie privée (eau de parfum) by Yves Rocher. I’m just wondering if that item still exists and if I can order in Canada. Thank you for...
L'Herbier Parfumé: Histoires Humaines des Plantes à Parfum by Freddy Ghozland and Xavier Fernandez {Fragrant Reading - New Book}
First Impressions Among the crop of new perfume books this fall, L'Herbier Parfumé: histoires humaines des plantes à parfums by Freddy Ghozland and Xavier Fernandez with a preface by Elizabeth de Feydeau, will be one of your best bets for a...
Ormonde Jayne Opens New Boutique in Sloane Square {Scented Paths & Fragrant Addresses}
British niche perfumery Ormonde Jayne founded by Linda Pilkington have opened their third London boutique in Sloane Square. "Ormonde Jayne's third and newest address in London is 192 Pavillion Road (site of the old General Trading Company) and like the...
Coty Acquires Philosophy {Fragrance & Beauty News}
Coty Inc have announced on Tuesday November 23, 2010 that they had acquired beauty company Philosophy from the Carlyle Group, an investors' group, a move which is meant to help them diversify the activities of their Coty Prestige branch. Founded in...