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 Snow, Dynamic Air, and Barn Door in the Alps
Wishing you the best for the new year 2012. Let's all continue to cultivate the 5th sense in words and in life. And let's not forget the synesthetic aspects of scent, its sense of place, its roots to the past and therefore the future, as well as its intimate and indispensable connection to the sense of taste. Here's hoping for more explorations, discoveries and imaginings through the media of perfumes, aromas, and the wild smells of the world. Happy New Year 2012!
 The editors at the new Yahoo Shine Get It Guide wrote that they highlighted the contribution of The Scented Salamander blog on celebrity fragrances after requesting a contribution on the topic as an Insider: see the piece that made it: 6 New Celebrity Fragrances to Try Out This Fall.
Thanks for the feedback (and the link!) They also report that the new Yahoo guide has 24,134,412 millions unique visitors per month. Thanks again and congrats! We also wanted to call attention to a detailed visit of the Sensorium by The Style and Beauty Doctor blog, adding our own commentary on a well-known topic that Sephora-Sensorium picks up again, "Grandma Smell" ....
Continue reading "The Scented Salamander in the New Yahoo Shine Get It Guide & a Note on Grandma Smell at the Sensorium...Really? {Scented Thoughts}" »
 Detail of the Kate Spade EDP packaging
Today's community question: "Any idea of where to get some of the original {Kate Spade Eau de Parfum} or anything which smells similar? Thank you in advance!!!" Debby Regarding the first part of your question, I was going to tell you to check online at such and such place, but then I had to do a double-take when I saw that Kate Spade EDP is now listed in the $300-$400 range on various well-known sites...
Continue reading "Are There Any Scent Twins to Kate Spade Eau de Parfum? {Ask Marie-Helene}" »
 Today, Chelle asks:
I want a perfume that is very similar to Bill Blass 1978 version. I would be grateful for any suggestions you could offer. Thank you. Hi Chelle, You are in luck because Bill Blass, now redubbed Bill Blass Classic, is inspired by a perfume from the 1930s which has given life to a number of descendants. I will pick only some of the ones which are closest to Bill Blass. I have a few suggestions for you after the jump...
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 It's not always easy to comment (or to post.) And you may want to save your energy for higher decision-making opprotunities.
A recent article in the New York Times Do You Suffer from Decision Fatigue? highlighted the problem and described the toll that the decision-making process takes on the brain. It's like a battery that gets depleted more and more by the end of the day as we move along with making choices at each turn, from little ones to big ones....
Continue reading "Introducing the Hot Scale to Offer Perfume Comments {Ask Marie-Helene}" »
Google have created an app to help locate victims of the earthquake in Japan called "Google Person Finder." You can either look for a missing person or upload information about someone you found...
Continue reading "PSA: Google Japan Person Finder for the 2011 Earthquake" »
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 your help. My Do Dear My Do, Vie Privée by Yves Rocher was not long ago made part of their Réédition Parfum collection and as its name indicates include one of those fragrances that the company may choose to pull out from their archives and bring back by popular demand. Originally introduced in 1989, Vie Privée, a white floral bouquet featuring jasmine, orange flower and narcissus, was selected as being worthy of a reintroduction in 2007...
Continue reading "Where Can I Find Yves Rocher Vie Privée? {Ask Marie-Helene}" »
Hello, I like a lot the way you describe fragrances, and I am so pleasantly surprised that you included Eau de Rochas in the list of “Effortlessly Chic Spring Fragrances”! As you say, I also feel that this scent is under estimated. Some find it too classic or even old fashioned, too recognizable. The truth is I can’t find any other eau that suits me as much as Eau de Rochas, and I have tried so many!! I thought perhaps can could suggest another scent as clean, refreshing, with this “light chypre” touch as Eau de Rochas, but a bit more “updated” or modern, something in the same family but a bit different. Thank you! Laura Dear Laura, Eau de Rochas was originally created as Eau de Roche after WWII in 1948 under the tenure of Edmond Roudnitska at Rochas although I could not find his name associated with it for sure. It was recreated for certain in 1970 by Nicolas Mamounas. The fragrance has a quite unique smell despite suggesting transient, crystalline lightness and freshness. It would therefore be a bit of a challenge to find a convincing substitute...
Continue reading "Eau de Rochas: Is There an Alternative? {Ask Marie-Helene}" »
 © Novic, Licensed to TSSOne of the hallmarks of my approach to perfume as a perfume critic, writer and social and cultural historian of perfume is trying to understand fragrance even before critiquing the scents. It is a fundamental movement within me that I have tried to develop on the blog from the start when it was more common to see fragrances easily dismissed. Here in April 2008, a reader Zeram 1 picking on my style of approach (I am trying to really "understand" Tease by Paris Hilton now) asked me a fundamental question, "How many times would you say would one have to try a new fragrance in order to "understand" it?"....
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 I am not exactly living under the roof of this charming little house, but not far. Since I had to go to the beach to be inspired to do a Beach Edition, we'll be reporting back from the sand and sea. We'll address perfume of course, but also beauty and style.
 As usual and as is my day-after habit, belated Best Wishes! After a terrible stretch of poor weather for
a good part of the day yesterday - it was just pouring buckets over the
city of lights and perfumes (and pissy corners) and it was opaque, lead-like and gray - the sky showed
clemency and cleared up for Bastille Day 2010 in Paris, finally... 
Continue reading "Happy Bastille Day 2010! - Fresh Off the Skyline in Paris " »
  Flora asked the other day in a comment (sorry again for the comments issues btw, we' re going to fix that!) about an ingredient called Lorenox listed in the perfume notes description for the new Josephine Baker perfume by Sephora (France exclusive at this point.) Since the comment is old and the answer will be useful as I couldn't find it on the world wide web even by doing deep search, or in my books -- cool, a scoop! - I've decided to move it up here. Flora wrote " Sounds interesting - but what the heck is lorenox? I Googled it and this review came up! :-)" Keep reading for the answer....
Continue reading "What the Heck is Lorenox? {Ask Marie-Helene}" »
  Fresh muguet from Paris this morning. I think I am going to buck the trend and not wear a lily of the valley perfume today because I prefer to have a clear nose to be able to smell it on the flowers. I am also hesitant about turning into a human air freshener to mark the day, if you see what I mean. On any other day, it's a choice. On May Day, you risk turning into a party supply.
Happy New Year 2010 to All! / Meilleurs voeux pour une bonne année 2010!
Here's hoping that 2010 will be rich in discoveries and beautiful, perfumed and flavorful enlightenments! And let's not forget, fun!!
All the best,
-- Marie-Hélène
 Wishing you a great Turkey Day! I think I can smell all those scents that are wafting out of your kitchens! While you are cooking up a storm, don't forget to take a break and enter the contest to win an autographed bottle of Patrick Dempsey 2! Good until Monday, Nov 30. Also, there is a great Thanksgiving deal running for 24 hours only on Zoya polishes: you'll get 6 free different green polishes for any $20 purchase. All my best, Marie-Helene
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