September 2012 Archives

Charriol Imperial Saphir (2012) {New Perfume}

Thursday, 13 September 2012 By Chant Wagner

Charriol Imperial Saphir (2012) {New Perfume}

Charriol are continuing to release their collection of perfumes over time, which pays homage to precious stones. Imperial Saphir follows Imperial Ruby released in 2011. "The new Eau de Parfum by Charriol will exalt women day and night, highlighting their beauty...

Jennifer Connelly's Olfactive Preferences in Brief {What Celebrities Like to Wear}

Tuesday, 11 September 2012 By Chant Wagner

Jennifer Connelly's Olfactive Preferences in Brief {What Celebrities Like to Wear}

In tomorrow's issue of French people magazine Gala, actress Jennifer Connelly reveals her olfactive preferences in a beauty interview.Is she a perfume person? Not really. Hmm, actually no, not at all. Like Bobbi Brown, she says that she is more of...

Estéban Belle au Parfum de Oud (2012): More than an Oud Perfume {New Perfume}

Tuesday, 11 September 2012 By Chant Wagner

Estéban Belle au Parfum de Oud (2012): More than an Oud Perfume {New Perfume}

Yet another Parisian Germanopratin perfume house, besides Diptyque, are making sure that the neighborhood will waft of novel, Oriental sillages this fall.Estéban, located off the other end of the Boulevard Saint Germain des Prés, on rue de Rennes, are proposing...

Diptyque Volutes (2012): That Warmth {Perfume Review & Musings}

Monday, 10 September 2012 By Chant Wagner

Diptyque Volutes (2012): That Warmth {Perfume Review & Musings}

Diptyque Volutes is the most recent perfume composition by the French brand, about which we talked earlier on as a precursor in the field of what is commonly called today "niche perfumery" - the artier and more artisan-conscious branch...

A Culinary Novel on Soviet Cuisine Reminisces about an Empire Foodways {Fragrant Recipes & Taste Notes}

Sunday, 9 September 2012 By Chant Wagner

A Culinary Novel on Soviet Cuisine Reminisces about an Empire Foodways {Fragrant Recipes & Taste Notes}

A French translation of Küche totalitär: Das Kochbuch des Sozialismus by Wladimir and Olga Kaminer just came out in September 2012 in France calling attention to a title which was first published in German in 2007. La Cuisine Totalitaire is what...

Thursday, 6 September 2012 By Chant Wagner

Prada Luna Rossa Behind-The-Scenes {Perfume Images & Ads}

The actual Luna Rossa team was enlisted by Prada and advertising film director Adam Berg to feature in the commercial for their new masculine fragrance simply called Luna Rossa. The workings behind the shoot show in detail the graceful...

Jo Malone Blackberry & Bay (2012): The Scent of Innocence {New Perfume}

Monday, 3 September 2012 By Chant Wagner

Jo Malone Blackberry & Bay (2012): The Scent of Innocence {New Perfume}

Jo Malone released a new perfume this September of 2012 called Blackberry & Bay. It was composed by perfumer Fabrice Pellegrin of Firmenich who has followed in the footsteps of Christine Nagel as the creator of the most recent fragrances by...

The Eastwood Chair Trend {Fashion Notes}

Saturday, 1 September 2012 By Chant Wagner

The Eastwood Chair Trend {Fashion Notes}

Pop culture can rev up so fast. The latest trend you can spot both on tee-shirts and the Internet is the by now famous trope of Clint Eastwood talking to the chair (in lieu of to the prez, Obama). If...

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