The new Guerlain spring-summer introduction in the Aqua Allegoria range has been unveiled: it will be a lily opus concocted by in-house perfumer Thierry Wasser. Named Lys Soleia, as its title indicates, it is a solar floral composition like the...
February 2012 Archives
New York Yankees to Launch Duo of Perfumes {New Fragrances} {Celebrity Perfumes}
Following in the footsteps of team mate Derek Jeter who has a line of colognes with Avon, the New Yorks Yankees are reported to be set to launch a duo of fragrances representing their collective team spirit on February 21st,...
Roget et Gallet Eau des Bienfaits (2012) {New Fragrance} {Beauty & Olfaction}
Roget et Gallet are turning towards the tradition of wellness perfumes more clearly in the year of their 150th anniversary with the new unisex fragrance Eau des Bienfaits. The scent was created by perfumer Mathieu Nardin of Robertet. Sold...
Charriol Show-Off (2012): Dedicated to Women's Glow {New Fragrance}
Swiss watch - and jewelry-maker Charriol are launching a new women's Eau de Toilette this month called Show-Off. It was co-created by perfumers Michel Almairac and Sidonie Lancesseur of Robertet who worked previously in tandem on other creations."Show-Off embodies the...
Best Rose Fragrances for Valentine's Day: The 2012 Edition {Perfume Reviews & List}
We explained previously how we think in terms of cultural-shopping categories when it comes to reviewing personal fragrances. We still need to explain fully why (article forthcoming), but here is a practical example, as applied to a diagonal vision...
Diptyque Eau Rose (2012) {Perfume Review & Musings}
Diptyque are inaugurating a new collection of floral fragrances, Les Eaux Florales. Eau Rose is their homage to the queen of flowers and the first entry in what looks like a revivalist soliflore library. Soliflores are supposed to be old-fashioned...
Avon Launch Valentine's Day Duo Infinite Moment for Her & Him (2012) {New Fragrances}
Avon just launched a new duo of fragrances right on time for Valentine's Day 2012 called Infinite Moment for Her and Infinite Moment for Him.Don't you love Victorian-sounding euphemisms with a spritz of Harlequin romance reminding you of the kind...
A Delegation of Grassois Perfumers in Brussels Today {Fragrance News}
Perfumers are rarely seen in the guise of activists, but today a delegation of French perfumers from the historic center of perfumery which is Grasse in the South of France went to Brussels to voice their concerns about the future...
Pacifica Island Vanilla (2011) Partners with Jean-Michel Cousteau's Ocean Futures Society {Fragrance News} {New Perfume}
Pacifica have organized a Valentine's Day Sweepstakes as well as a partnership with Ocean Futures Society founded by Jean-Michel Cousteau. Their latest fragrance, Island Vanilla is showcased within that venue. 1% of all their sales in the products range will...
Guerlain L'Art & La Matière Myrrhe et Délires is a First for Ancient Perfume House (2012) {New Fragrance}
Guerlain Est. 1828 say that they waited until 2012 to create a perfume using the myrrh material for the first time ever in any one of their fragrances. Myrrhe et Délires, to be exclusively released in March 2012 in the...
Banana Republic Wildbloom Vert (2012): A Passion for Lively Green Fragrances {New Perfume}
Banana Republic will launch Wildbloom Vert this month. They call it "the energetic complement to Wildbloom" which itself was introduced in 2011. What is somewhat unusual is that the brand puts the accent on the personal love that perfumer Ilias...
Carita Eau de Parfum Shows Powdery Florals are Still Exciting (2012) {New Fragrance}
Beauty brand Carita, like Monteil Paris, are launching a perfume this year. The tag line is "Essence of Haute Beauté." Carita Eau de Parfum was composed by perfumer Alberto Morillas of Firmenich. The nose said that,"It is above all a...
Monteil Le Nouveau Parfum Signs a Perfume Comeback for Brand Created by Germaine Monteil (2012) {New Fragrance}
Monteil Paris, the successor brand to Germaine Monteil Cosmetiques Corp. created in 1936 by fashion designer and cosmetics entrepreneur Germaine Monteil, is making a comeback to the perfume world with Le Nouveau Parfum; the beauty brand is now part of...