The latest styles and news bites from the Royal Wedding:8:29 amSecond kiss breached with tradition of a unique kiss for the nation. Let's face it, this is right now the greatest peep-show on earth. 8:27 amThe kiss happened! Very brief!......
April 2011 Archives
So, What's Your Bet on the Color of the Queen's Hat? {Fashion Notes}
Hats are all-important in British culture (and in my book too) and the Queen's hats have always been a prime focus of debate on taste, the destinies of look and the stability of the monarchy in the UK. On the...
New Commercial for Ralph Lauren Romance Takes You to Dreamy Estate in Argentina {Perfume Images & Ads}
After starting to unveil their new ad campaign for Romance by Ralph Lauren, the brand has now just released the commercial shot by Bruce Weber. It is unusually long for a commercial. Otherwise, rest assured that you will be invited...
Scented Facts Culled from Britain's Royal Weddings by the BBC {Perfume History & Facts}
Are you giving in to the media pressure surrounding "the Royal Wedding of the century" (I hope not, meaning let's hope for more extravaganza)? I have, and have been watching a series in two episodes just released by the BBC...
Skinn Cosmetics Live, Love, Laugh (2011): The New Femme Program: Be Multifaceted {New Fragrances} {Trend Alert}
Trios of perfumes describing the triple facets of a woman have become somewhat of a popular standard lately. Take Benefit Cosmetics which looked at threesomes who could all be you with Crescent Row 1 and Crescent Row 2. Or more...
C2C LIV GRN Cherry Wood, Earth & Natural (2011): Eco-Savvy Scents {New Fragrances} {Green Products}
LIV GRN, a label developing organic tee-shirts printed with ethical, green messages, has released the fragrance versions of their fashion-with-a-conscience approach. Or as they prefer to put it, "eco-savvy" tack. While the scents are not all-natural and all-organic or eco-certified...
Karl Lagerfeld Denies Involvement in Fragrance Project Steidl Paper Passion {Fragrance News}
Karl Lagerfeld and a line-up of look-alikes for his new collaboration with Coca-Cola Light -- © Dominique C.Following the news picked up by several major media outlets starting in Germany, which we relayed early on on the blog that designer...
Cerruti 1881 Fairplay (2011): Casual Chic {New Fragrance} {Men's Scents} {Celebrity Perfume}
Cerruti are preparing to launch a new flanker to the original 1881 introduced in 1990 called Cerruti 1881 Fairplay. The advertising campaign is fronted by French singer and actor Marc Lavoine who was signed up last year as the new...
Tiny Idols Prince and Princess (2011): Royal Wedding Party Favors {New Perfumes} {Celebrity Fragrances}
Tiny Idols, a label specializing in the creation of miniaturized replicas of real-life celebrities have had the idea to add an aromatic twist to their basic concept and look more like Harajuku Lovers trinkets while doing so. Prince and Princess...
Britain's Top Ten Smells Prompt Tetley to Launch Le Brew (2011) {New Fragrance - Limited Edition}
British tea company Tetley were struck with the realization that the UK love the smell of tea, in fourth position, after research revealed a top-ten chart of the most popular scents in the country. The list gives the following as...
La Perla Divina (2011) {New Perfume}
Italian lingerie brand La Perla have released a new women's fragrance called simply Divina. The label claims that the fruity-floral scent is the new accomplice to its high-class lingerie and is evocative of a luxuriant Italian garden. It bespeaks of...
Elizabeth Arden Green Tea Camellia is Inspired by Chabana & a ScentTrek to Sri Lanka (2011) {New Fragrance}
Elizabeth Arden have launched a new variation on the original Green Tea created in 1999 by perfumer Francis Kurkdjian. Last year, there was an elusive Green Tea Lavender which I was able to find on a British site -- any...
Tom Ford Beauty Goes Nude for Neroli Portofino Ad Campaign {Perfume Images & Ads}
Designer, movie director and gifted child Tom Ford - in French you could add, enfant terrible - is well-known for playing up nudity in advertising. For the relaunch of Neroli Portofino, a modern take on the Eau de Cologne...
Bacon Gold & Classic by Fargginay (2011): Elevates Mood & So Much More {New Fragrances}
Bacon Gold & Bacon Classic by Fargginay might be the very first historical bacon fragrances to see the light of day. If bacon-scented and meaty perfumes already exist, ones that are inspired by the story of a French butcher from...
Karl Lagerfeld + Steidl Paper Passion by Geza Schön (2011) {New Fragrance} {Celebrity Perfume}
Karl Lagerfeld has partnered with his publisher Steidl to create a perfume inspired by the smell of books called Paper Passion. A well-known bibliophile who owns around 300 000 books, Lagerfeld readily confesses that he cannot refrain from buying more...