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 The Bien-Être Eau de Cologne is a household name and a staple in many a French bathroom or pharmacy cabinet. Over the years since the launch of the original eau de cologne in 1962, the line-up has become enriched progressively yet slowly. Lately it seems the movement has accelerated somewhat - even Bien-Être can't escape the dictates of Now, New, and Fashion - with the introductions of a lavender- and rose-based eaux de cologne. This year, in tune with the orange-blossom trend to which we shall return, it has launched an Eau de Cologne à la Fleur d'Oranger...
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A new collection of six perfumes baptized Arquiste (a contraction of Architecture and Artistry) will make its debut from September 2011 at Barney's in New York City. It is the brainchild of architect Carlos Huber who has translated his fascination for history and archeology into perfume compositions with the help of perfumers from Givaudan. While historical perfumes are nothing new, often inspired by biographical portraits, what is noteworthy in this case is that each Arquiste fragrance is about recreating a precise moment in history, from the first encounter of the Sun King Louis XIV with his bride Maria Teresa to the afternoon of the day in which the great Russian poet Pushkine engaged in a fatal duel...
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 Whimsical, bubbly American fashion designer Betsey Johnson launched her latest fragrance called Too Too yesterday, on the day of her 68th birthday at the Milk Studios in New York City. It's hard to tell the designer is nearing her 70th birthday when you see her participating in the launch show by doing a split (check after the jump.)
The name of the scent pays homage to her past as a dancer as well as her signature style which she once defined as "take a leotard then add a skirt." As for the flacon itself, Johnson is known for her interest in vintage bottles of perfume which she collects and uses as sources of inspiration, like for her 2006 Betsey Johnson eau de parfum...
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 Tom Ford is adding a new fragrance to his collection of scents with Violet Blonde, from September 1, 2011. Fronted by Lara Stone, the perfume is meant to be a reinvention of the genre of the violet perfume once so popular in Europe to the point where it amounted to being a craze. While the eau de parfum is said to reveal the spirit of a classic European perfume, it was also reworked to feel energetic and fresh....
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 Australian artists and self-described "body architect" Lucy McRae has teamed up with Harvard biologist Sheref Mansy to renew our experience of perfume with Swallowable Parfum. Going back to an archaic method of fragrancing, which was used for instance by Chinese courtesans, today's version of ingested scent benefits from added technological sophistication and a new visual dimension.
"A digestible scented capsule that breaks entirely new ground in the science of human instinct. Once absorbed, the capsule enables the skin to become a platform, an atomize, a biologically enhanced second skin synthesized directly from the natural processes of the body."...
Continue reading "Swallowable Parfum by Lucy McRae: Your Unique Scent with Golden Drops of Sweat (2011) {New Fragrance}" »
 This summer Dior released a new flanker to Dior Addict (2002) called Dior Addict to Life. Playing on a transparent, lilac palette of colors for the packaging, the eau de toilette features a note of lilac flower as well. The advertising fronted by model Karlie Kloss pays homage to a dark, sultry and vampy look.
"Dior Addict to Life unveils a new olfactory explosion of petals with a sillage of energy and elegance. As an 100% addictive elegant floral, it a fragrance that unfurls like a bouquet of extremely noble flowers."...
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 As TV-reality star Kim Kardashian prepares for her wedding day to take place on August the 20th, 2011, she decided to mark the event with the launch of a limited-edition perfume named Love.
Only 1000 numbered copies were issued. The scoop is that this is actually the fragrance that Kim will wear when she pronounces her vows, having kept one bottle for herself while 200 flacons were set aside for her bridal shower party. 799 bottles only are up for sale "to share the love with her fans"...
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Lush were inspired by the fickleness of love to introduce a perfume called just Love. According to brand co-founder and self-described "product inventor" Mark Constantine OBE, seeing his sons fall in and out of love was the main source of his inspiration. He said, "Rather like their relationships, it took quite a while to get right. It is for flirts really, but being a flirt is not something everyone wants to be known for. On the other hand, flirting is so much fun. I have tried to make a perfume that will flirt for you while you pretend indifference...
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Country singer Keith Urban has released a new men's cologne called Phoenix. It's his first. He joins the likes of Tim McGraw while tapping into the great American myth which was translated into perfume with, for instance, the Stetson collection. Unlike most other celebrities, the singer did not want his scent to be associated too obviously with his name. He said, “The last thing I want to make a man do is: When someone asks him what he’s wearing is for that poor man to say, ‘I’m wearing Keith Urban,’” he said. “That just seems really awkward to me. I wanted to allow a man the dignity to respond with something that is a little more appropriate. Not too hoity-toity, not too chic and metro, something that’s got a nice, masculine simplicity to it. I felt Phoenix fit that really well.”...
Continue reading "Keith Urban More than Dabbles in Cologne with Phoenix (2011) {New Fragrance} {Men's Cologne} {Celebrity Scent}" »
Jil Sander released their latest women's fragrance called Eve on July 13, 2011 as an online exclusive, with the tag line "The woman, her perfume." A week later, it is already sold out on the brand's international website despite the clear lack of virtual testers. The fragrance is slated to debut in brick-and-mortar stores in September 2011. What was supposed to be a low-key event has turned into something of a sensation, which of course, cannot be attributed to the myth of Eve only...
Continue reading "Jil Sander Eve Fronted by Das Parfüm Actress Karoline Herfurth Already Sold Out (2011) {New Perfume} {Fragrance News} {Celebrity Scent}" »
A little provocation doesn't hurt, so Alan Cumming is sticking to his original formula with his new re-release of the original Cumming from 2005 now called 2nd (Alan) Cumming. According to perfumer Christopher Brosius of CB I Hate Perfume who composed the perfume working closely with the actor, the perfume is the same as the first one. All proceeds will be donated to LGBT charities. The 2nd Cumming re-launch took place at the Ace Hotel's basement club in New York City on July 14th, 2011. Little twists and whimsies were thrown in, like the use of a tub of men's underwear that had been copiously doused with the jus to let guests experience the scent in context....
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 The historical Eau de Cologne Mülhens 4711 has seen the addition of a new ambitious flanker called 4711 Nouveau Cologne. While flankers have been issued regularly by the brand, this time it is a flanker with a more far-reaching purpose, that of bridging a generational gap and more implictly, of catering to Asian tastes...
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 L'Homme Libre by Yves Saint Laurent is the latest flanker to arrive to take its place next to the original L'Homme (2006), the 7th men's fragrance in the US and the 9th in France. The tag line is "Break Free" and the perfume is said to be about the debate between freedom and fate. The name of the scent which means "free man" in French is destined to a younger demographic than the ones for L'Homme and La Nuit de L'Homme addressing itself to men who are both "unpredictable and serene."...
Continue reading "Yves Saint Laurent L'Homme Libre (2011) {New Fragrance} {Men's Cologne} {Celebrity-Endorsed Scent}" »
 Shoe designer Vince Camuto is readying to launch his first women's fragrance bearing his signature, Vince Camuto Eau de Parfum. Not only does the scent bear his seal of approval, but his coat of arms as well, which is a recent addition to his design portfolio...
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Gap have launched a new perfume called Near following Close and Stay. It was inspired by the imagery of a coral-colored sunset dotted with pink clouds...
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