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Cannabis Rose by Fresh is the latest fragrance by the originally Boston-based brand, which started out by selling triple-milled soaps from France. It is the second perfume by Fresh featuring a cannabis or Marijuana note; Cannabis Rose is seen as the feminine counterpart to Cannabis Santal. It was created by perfumer Jérôme Epinette (see also Isabel Derroisné Ilaya, Jovoy Poudré and Fougère ) in collaboration with Fresh founder Lev Glazman. Perfumes have not infrequently played with the lure of the forbidden adding taboo notes to their compositions like Champagne in Caron Bain de Champagne during the Prohibition period, Absinthe more recently as a remnant of 19th century Bohemian culture, and finally Cannabis in the Fresh perfumes. Their mention may waken us a bit from a blasé slumber as a multitude of new perfumes try to capture the public's attention - these notes or accords are unusual and at the same time familiar and titillating - or it may, less sensationally so, attract our attention to the possibility of an harmonious pairing of notes, rose and cannabis, which might produce an interesting perfume. Well nothing of anything described above really happens; Cannabis Rose is obviously not playing the card of the devil nor is it trying to be "interesting" and controversial. It is however a very pretty fragrance, even exquisite at times, like a cleaned-up rose chypre perfume whose earthy moss and rose would have been purified, made more transparent and aquatic by being macerated in a glass of Vodka, with just a "tear" as the French say, of (fantasy) white vanilla Kahlua.
Cannabis Rose: The Perfume The principal notes you notice at first are rose, patchouli, cannabis, vanilla, "oakmoss". Sephora classifies it as a mossy woody scent. It feels like a chypre with a re-worked or new-style earthy, forest-y base to suggest the chypre lineage as oakmoss has seen legal constraints put on its immoderate use. The chypre connection becomes even more palpable in the drydown as a succulent note of sweet ambery labdanum amplifies, which together with the patchouli and the rose conjures up Clinique Aromatics Elixir. What was at first a vague familiar sensation becomes thus readable in the end. It is a purer, whiter, vodka-like Aromatics Elixir.....
Continue reading "Fresh Cannabis Rose Gift Set (2008): Clean Rosey Dirt {Perfume Review} {Beauty Notes}" »
Miss Ferling Baume de Dalmatie Baume de Dalmatie is the latest cute and cool hand-cream from Miss Ferling, a French brand. The packaging, a fun-looking tartan-decorated cardboard tube containing a slim and petite 15 ml metallic tube, is attractive although the cream tube looks a bit reduced and makes you think that the cream better be ultra-concentrated to justify the down-size. Described as a "spotted hand cream for velvety paws" the Baume is cool-looking because it indeed contains black spots on a white background although these are not as numerous as on the spotted packaging. One squirt and you get 2 dots. The black dots are licorice and lily and advertised as ultrasoftening agents.....
Continue reading "Miss Ferling Baume de Dalmatie & Herbacin Kamille + Glycerin: 2 Hand-Creams Go Mano a Mano - Beauty Review {Bath & Body} {New Product}" »
 Amouage have launched a new perfume in their Attar collection called Homage. It will be distributed in Europe only but should be up on their international website soon....
Continue reading "More of Amouage in 2008 {Fragrance News} {Bath & Body}" »
L'Artisan Parfumeur will release in May of 2008 two new products in its 100 % natural and organic Jatamansi (Himalayan Nard) line bearing the Ecocert and Cosmébio labels and which in fact exceed those standards according to the press release. They are a Scented Candle and a Bath and Shower Gel.....
Continue reading "L'Artisan Parfumeur Jatamansi Candle & Bath & Shower Gel (2008) {Home Fragrance} {Bath & Body} {Green Products}" »
 "The Green Spirit of The Hammam" by Guest Contributor Pauline The professional trade show Maison & Objet was on last week in Paris. I decided to pay a visit to the exhibition in order to discover the latest trends in that section of the fair devoted to "Fragrances, Bath & Cosmetics." Before being completely overwhelmed by the sheer number of stands in that section, I decided to focus on beauty products that are connected to the enticing world of the hammam and in particular, the natural cosmetic oil that is the most talked about in town these days, argan oil from Morocco. Two beauty brands caught my attention as I liked the range of their products and their air of authenticity. They are both harnessing the all-natural, green ecological trend that the beauty market is developing more and more in response to consumers' demands while drawing on a very ancient heritage from the Middle East. I bought several products I wanted to try and today, I will talk about Tadé.
TADÉ, Pays du Levant (Country of the Levant) is a 100% natural line of cosmetics that draws on an original historical concept, the universe of the hammam, and proposes products for both men and women..... Copyright ©: All Photographies: Bernard Touillon, Grégoire Gardette / Propriété/Owner : Tadé Pays du Levant ®/ Tous droits réservés./All Rights Reserved - Do not reproduce without permission
Continue reading "The Green Spirit of The Hammam - Part 1: Tadé {Beauty Notes & Reviews}" »
The eminent macaroon specialist Ladurée has partnered with Sephora to release a limited edition of makeup and body products scented with the gourmand aromas of Chantilly, violet, or brioche normally floating in his boutiques, just in time for the holidays season. In parallel to this partnership, Ladurée will launch his own line of beauty products........
Continue reading "Ladurée Partners with Sephora for the Holidays {Fragrance News} {Bath & Body}" »
Shu Uemura has re-edited a collection of four bath oils that were first issued 10 years ago. The bath essences called Hinoki, Sakura, Shobu, and Yuzu feature a unique oil formula that helps the skin be supple and hydrated......
Continue reading "Hinoki, Sakura, Shobu, Yuzu in Pleasure of Japanese Bath by Shu Uemura {Bath & Body}" »
This review is based on two products by the men's grooming brand Every Man Jack, the Body Wash & shower scrub and Body Bar in the citrus scent. It appears not to be available yet on their site but is at Target. We probably would not have paid any extra amount of attention to the line had they not sent us the products. Now that we have we can report that not only is the Body Wash in particular a *great* product for the skin, with a special pleasing texture and properties that really work, but that we discovered also that due to its beyond-the-call-of-duty deodorizing qualities, it is a superior aid for removing unwanted lingering on smells of fragrances. So Bath & Body people and Perfume Lovers, listen up!.......
Continue reading "Every Man Jack Citrus Body Wash & Body Bar: It's for Men, but it's Great for Gals Too & The Perfumista's Little Helper {Beauty Notes - Review}" »
For almond perfume lovers, L'Occitane en Provence has a scent that is both pretty and comforting. It feels as comforting as a drink of Turkish sahlep sipped in misty autumnal Istanbul. The fragrance is called Blossom Dew in English and Rosée de Fleurs in French. The packaging gets high marks from us as the flacon is charming with the perfume itself offering a lovely milky and opalescent color due to the use of almond proteins in it........
Continue reading "Blossom Dew/Rosée de Fleurs by L'Occitane {Perfume Short (Review)} {Bath & Body}" »
In September of 2007, Galeries Lafayette will inaugurate a new perfume and body care line of their own called Lafayette Beauté. It will include four perfumes available in eaux de toilette concentrations and each of the four scents will be declined in 15 different products like soaps, shower gels, body oils, etc.......
Continue reading "Secrets du Japon, Rituels de Tanzanie, Beautés de Polynésie, & Rêves de Laponie {New Fragrances} {Bath & Body}" »
Bond no.9 has introduced a line of luxurious body creams humorously called Bodies. For now the collection includes: Eau de New York, Nuits de Noho, Chinatown, The Scent of Peace, Bryant Park, West Side, and Chelsea Flowers. A body crème comes in a 6.8 oz jar and costs $105. You can discover the whole range here.
This summer Roger et Gallet are launching a new fragrance called Rose together with a rich line of ancillary products. The rose-based Eau Douce Parfumée has notes of Nepali rose, peony, amber, and almond milk. It retails 32 Euros/$44 for 100 ml......
Continue reading "Roger et Gallet Rose {New Perfume} {Bath & Body}" »
In November of 2007, London-based niche perfume house Ormonde Jayne will launch a new website that will allow American customers to procure the products from the brand more easily. Their latest creation is Orris Noir, a dark, spicy, Oriental scent that includes notes of davana, pink pepper, cardamom, iris, coriander seed, bergamot, jasmine sambac absolute, pimento berries, bay, cinnamon, incense, myrrh, patchouli, Chinese cedar, saffron, and civet. Coinciding with the opening of the new site, three new scented products will be introduced: Parfum d'Or Naturel Orris Noir, a special concoction that includes natural sugars, gold, and perfume meant to be used as an alcohol-free shimmering cream fragrance (also in Sampaquita and Ta'if), $87 for 15 ml....
Continue reading "Ormonde Jayne Orris Noir in Parfum d'Or Naturel, Bathing Oil, & Scented Candle + New Website {Fragrance News} {Bath & Body}" »
India & Spa is an exotic beauty destination located in the 3rd arrondissement in Paris, France. It offers a range of services inspired by the Ayurvedic tradition. They have also developed 3 lines of beauty and fragrance products scented with the same scents: Ayurvédique, Ananas, Fleur de Bougainvilliers, Fruit de la Passion, Jasmin-Ylang, Miel de Litchi, Chocolat Malgache, Figue..... Each oil retails for 24 Euros. For more information, you can visit their website (Sources: Fashion Mag.fr, India & Spa)
Abahna is a line of bath & beauty products based on essential oils that wants to reconnect with the ancient rituals of bathing. The line includes soaps, body lotions, bath oils, bath salts, shower gels, and bath foams that incorporate the scents of Frankincense and Sweet Orange, Himalayan Cedarwood & Rose Otto, White Grapefruit & May Chang. They are available at Aedes. Source: www.aedes.com
Yves Rocher has created two unconventional fragrances to perfume his liquid soaps called Tomate-Basilic (Tomato-Basil) and Poivron (Red Pepper). The sweet-gourmand trend is overwhelmingly present on the market and so to see a savory-gourmand trend develop in mass-marketed products is a refreshing concept. One could argue that in some countries tomatoes are not considered to be vegetables but fruits and are eaten with sugar, but within the Mediterranean culture context, these scents evoke lovely kitchen memories.....
Continue reading "Yves Rocher Tomate-Basilic & Poivron Liquid Hand Soaps {Bath & Body} {Fragrance News}" »
 Laurence Dumont who is better known in the US for her line of gourmand scents comprising perfumes like Crème Brûlée and Blueberry Tart (found at Sephora) has launched a new depilatory product scented with chocolate so as to make the process less stressful. It is called Bandes Chocolat Jambes et Corps XXL by Laurence Dumont.......
Continue reading "Chocolate Scented Depilatory Strips by Laurence Dumont {Bath & Body}" »
 Thierry Mugler is launching a body care set based on the fragrance Alien. It is called Rituel Prodige (Prodigious Ritual) and comprises a perfumed body oil concentrated at 5% and a dazzling gold-colored wax. If you want to approximate the look of the Bond girl in Gold Finger and smell of big white flowers on top of that, well your fantasy is about to come true. The 125 ml perfumed oil and the 6 g gold wax will retail for 59 Euros. Source: Osmoz Photo is from postershop.co.uk
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