What do the new-generation 2012 Dallas TV series and Fame by Lady Gaga have in common? A strange, renewed fascination for a gooey, sleek, black substance clearly labeled "oil" in the first instance and hinted at merely as an object of...
August 2012 Archives
Peoneve by Penhaligon's Pastiches Advice Literature {Perfume Images & Ads}
The London Games may be over - except for the Paralympics to start on August 29 - but here is another opportunity to take in some British humor after the strong parade of witty to soulful British pop music yesterday...
Olfactory Observation #9: A Porridge which Tastes like Madame Rochas
Sprinkling some cinnamon on an oatmeal porridge (Quaker Oats) yields the strange illusion that you are consuming mouthfuls of perfumed porridge of the aldehydic chypre variety. This is when you have an aha moment and realize that perfumers must include...
DKNY Be Delicious Eau So Intense (2012) {New Perfume}
DKNY have launched a new flanker to the original crisp appley goodness that is Be Delicious. After a slew of variations, this time it's this idea that more of the same will woo customers. While the matrix perfume is remarkable...
Scented Quote of the Day, From Nicolas Mirzayantz: Olfactory Lessons from China
Nicolas Mirzayantz is the group president of fragrances at International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF), one of the leading groups for fragrance composition... ...
Scented Quote of the Day, From Jane Lauder:
"Of her grandmother Estée’s approach to business, Lauder says, “She was so intuitive. She knew what women wanted.” Lauder goes on to tell a story of how Estée Lauder always instructed fragrance spritzers to spray a woman’s right hand, since...
Chanel Coco Noir is about Gabrielle, Venice, Byzantine Art & True Seduction (2012) {New Perfume}
When Coco launched in 1984, the olfactory shock one experienced was about the sudden irruption of a rich brocaded texture suggestive of some of the heaviest velvets, also sweet, refined and spicy, but most of all carrying the illusion of an...
New Hermès L'Ambre des Merveilles in 4 Questions (4/4): {Perfume Q & A}
The upcoming flanker L'Ambre des Merveilles (Amber of the Marvels) by Hermès taps into the mythology surrounding the word amber says perfumer Jean-Claude Ellena. For him who once pointedly stated how adverse to the material vanilla he personally is, this is...
New Hermès L'Ambre des Merveilles in 4 Questions (3/4): An Olfactive Convention {Perfume Q & A}
- And yet amber is a smell that we love now more than ever!... ...
New Hermès L'Ambre des Merveilles in 4 Questions (2/4) {Perfume Q & A}
Part 1/4Jean-Claude Ellena, about the upcoming Ambre des Merveilles- The word amber opens up a world of fantasy but in the end, one doesn't really know what it designates. What is amber in perfumery?... ...
New Hermès L'Ambre des Merveilles in 4 Questions (1/4): The Mugginess of Patchouli {Perfume Q & A}
Hermès are launching a new version of Eau des Merveilles called Ambre des Merveilles. In-house perfumer Jean-Claude Ellena answers 4 questions regarding the internal necessity of having created this reinterpretation.- Jean-Claude Ellena, why L'Ambre des Merveilles following L'Eau, L'Eau claire...