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Fashion writer Kristopher Dukes "ooh la loved" The Scented Salamander's review of Fire Island by Bond no 9 and has featured it on This Next Blog, "The Best-Show-and-Tell Ever; Favorite Things, Favorite Blogs, Favorite Shopcasts." This Next Blog is dedicated to being a place "...where we identify bloggers and trends whose work aligns with our goal of helping communities unite, express who they are and find products that will help them live more happily and easily."
Vogue Italy has a short interview of Lyn Harris the founder and nose of Miller Harris on the occasion of the release of her latest creation, Coeur d'Eté. I have reviewed the perfume here. We learn among other things that the perfumer is currently working on a fragrance that evokes Brittany and is based on the aromas of this region. She describes it as embodying the memory of a vacation spent there. Source: Vogue Italy
Histoires de Parfums' latest line of perfumes called Parfums de Couleurs will soon be coming to the United States (they couldn't give me a date for now.) The new collection currently comprises three fragrances, Blanc Violette, Vert Pivoine, and Noir Patchouli. Top notes for Blanc Violette are violet, bergamot, orange leaves. Heart notes are violet, jasmine, rose, ylang-ylang, iris, star anise. Base notes are violet, sandalwood, musk, rice flower. Vert Pivoine has top notes of peony, green leaves, fresh herbs, heart notes of peony, gardenia, mimosa, rose, red berries, clove, black and pink pepper and base notes of peony, sandalwood, cedarwood, musk, and vanilla. Noir Patchouli opens up on notes of patchouli, cardamom, and coriander. Heart notes include patchouli, floral bouquet, juniper berry, and black pepper. The dry down evolves on notes of patchouli, musk, vetiver, moss, leather, and vanilla. Samples of the whole line of the 10 Histoire de Parfums fragrances can be ordered for 5 Euros within France. Source: Histoires de Parfums Image Source: Jeffrey Scott (They do not carry the line anymore.) Endo-Exo Apothecary in Chicago carries some items from Histoires de Parfums.
Collectors of perfume bottles and fans of Angel can rejoice: Thierry Mugler will release a new limited edition of Angel called Etoile Fétiche this fall. The classic juice will be contained in a 15 ml non-refillable spray, a smaller version of the 100 ml L'Etoile. 35 000 copies will be issued at the price of 25 Euros each and sold first in exclusivity at Marionnaud from 15 September to 30 September before rolling out to other perfumeries on 1 November.
Source: FashionMag.fr
 Perfumer Marc-Antoine Corticchiato, the founder of Parfum D'Empire, will launch two new fragrances in October 2006 called Cuir Ottoman and Iskander. Following the fundamental inspiration of the line these new perfumes will pay homage to the Ottomans and to Alexander the Great (Iskander stands for Alexander in Persian) after having proposed to illustrate the destinities of Napoléon, Joséphine, and the Empire of the Romanovs. Coticchiato who is also a doctor in chemistry has set up a collaboration with historian Elisabeth de Feydeau the author of A Scented Palace to create perfumes for his line. Iskander includes notes of citron, mandarine, grapefruit, orange blossom, tarragon, coriander, oakmoss, musk, and amber. Cuir Ottoman has notes of iris, Egyptian jasmine, burnt styrax, leather, tolu balsam, and benzoin. The two new scents will be in eau de parfum concentration and will be sold for 83 Euros. Source: FashionMag.fr
 •Biba published a picture of the upcoming Mandarine Mandarin.
•Chypre Rouge is now available at the Salons du Palais Royal. It will be available in the United-States in mid-August at Barney's. Aedes will have it too sometime between mid-August and the end of August.
•There is a 6-page interview of Serge Lutens in the French art magazine L'oeil of July-August 2006. See newly added review of Chypre Rouge Sources: Autour de Serge and Salons Shiseido.
 Tre Noté has opened a new etailer site through which you can now order Rancé perfumes that were available not long ago only through their Milan and Rome boutiques. They carry several lines of Rancé perfumes as well as Bath and Body products...
Continue reading "Scented Paths & Fragrant Addresses: New Rancé USA & L'Aile des Anges" »
WWD has announced the creation of a new line of fragrances called Etat Libre d'Orange (Free State of Orange) which will be introduced in France in mid-September 2006. The name is an allusion to a former independent republic located in contemporary South Africa whence the founder of the new line, Etienne de Swardt, originates. The concept of the brand appears of striking irreverence and originality as well as conveys a philosophical flavor reminiscent of the movement of libertinage in 18th century France. According to de Swardt, the line is "an homage to olfactory freedom". The line even has a motto, "Le parfum est mort, vive le parfum" in reference to the ritualistic formula pronounced at the death of a king and proclaiming at the same time the inception of a new reign...
Continue reading "Fragrance News: Exciting New French Perfume Line to Debut in September, Etat Libre d'Orange" »
 To celebrate the 10th anniversary of its Most Dynamisante Woman of the Year Award, Clarins has issued a limited edition of the wonderfully refreshing and sensual Eau Dynamisante. The flacon retains the same shape and color but is now decorated with a stylized white heart. It retails for 22.50 Pounds. Call 0800 036 3558 for stockist information. Source: British Vogue
 Cacharel is going to release a new women's fragrance called Noa Perle in October of 2006. It succeeds to Noa released in 1998 and Noa Fleur in 2003. The marketing aim of the new campaign is to reach those women who failed to be seduced by the previous Noa scents.The new fragrance purports to refer to a "more sensual brand of neo-romanticism." The perfume was created by Domitille Berthier and Olivier Polge. It is described as a sparkling composition developing around a voluptuous white peony note, spiced up with pink pepper and rendered fresh and tart by the addition of kumquat and orange blossom. As you may have already noticed, the combination of floral and peppery notes (pink pepper) is very much in vogue these days in women's perfumery.
It will retail in 30 ml, 50 ml, and 100 ml flacons for 34 Euros, 49 Euros, and 73 Euros respectively. Source: FashionMag.fr
Stella McCartney will issue a new binome of scents, Stella in Peony, an eau de toilette, and Stella in Amber, a solid perfume. The user is encouraged to layer the two and thusly modulate the intensity and nuances of the combination of scents. The two perfumes have been designed by Jacques Cavallier of Firmenich, the creator of the original Stella in 2003. Peony and amber are two important notes found in the original scent. The eau de toilette in 25 ml, 50 ml, and 75 ml will retail respectively for 27, 37, and 47 Pounds. The solid perfume will retail for 23 Pounds. Stella in Two will initially launch exclusively at Selfridges in mid-August before rolling out nationwide.  Source: Cosmetics International Photos: The Moodie Report
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A Try Me Size of Voile D'Ambre is now available for purchase on the Yves Rocher USA website. Voile D'Ambre is the first scent to be made part of the more upscale fragrance collection by Yves Rocher, Secrets d'Essences, and until recently was only available in Europe. I have heard through the grapevine that the full size bottle might be introduced to the US market in the fall.
Continue reading "Shopping Tip: Try Me Size of Voile D'Ambre by Yves Rocher Available in the US" »
 To celebrate the 10th anniversary of its first steps in the fragrance business the Hilfiger brand will launch a duo of scents in September called Tommy 10 and Tommy Girl 10. The scents are described as being fresh and natural and are meant to evoke an "American journey."The notes read like a roadmap of this journey. "Tommy Girl 10 has top notes of tart Nantucket cranberry, luscious Marion pear, sweet Pixie tangerine and Indian River grapefruit; a heart of Mississippi magnolia, California honeysuckle and Virginia water lily, and a drydown of Vermont cream, butterscotch and Rocky Mountain birch." "Tommy 10, for men, opens with notes of Seattle rain, Hawaiian pineapple, Fresh Kentucky bluegrass and tart Cape Cod cranberry; has a heart of wet violet, Rocky Mountain blue spruce and Arizona saguaro cactus flower, and has a drydown of Long Island driftwood, Vermont red maple wood and Wyoming cottonwood."
 The lingerie label Agent Provocateur will launch its second fragrance in August 2006, an enticing juice containing Iso E super called Maîtresse (Mistress) as part of its effort to establish itself as a "house of fragrances." The new perfume was developed over the course of four years by nose Azzi Glasser Christian Provenzano in collaboration with Joe Corre and Serena Rees. (Azzi Glasser is the marketing director for the fragrance, not its author. Source: Christian Provenzano).
It is described as a perfume using modern aldehydes throughout its composition without conforming to any family of perfumes. "Top notes include white lotus petals and ylang ylang with a heart of osmanthus flower, jasmin sambac and orris bud together with rose absolute and violet leaves. The base accord combines white suede, musk, Iso E super and hot amber oils." A special manufacturing process requires that the juice be left to steep for five weeks before being bottled. It will be available starting August 31 exclusively at Selfridges in London and in Agent Provocateur stores. It will roll out to the rest of the UK on September 18. 50 and 100 ml bottles will be available at Pounds 44 and 62. Source: Cosmetics International
Photo: Agent Provocateur
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