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July 18, 2011

Laurence Dumont Vanille Pamplemousse (2011) {New Perfume}

 

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Laurence Dumont has released a new perfume in her Carnets de Voyage collection in her Les Senteurs Gourmandes series....

 

 

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July 17, 2011

Réminiscence L'Incroyable Patchouli (2011) {New Fragrance - Limited Edition}

 

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French costume jewelry and perfume brand Réminiscence will launch a new version of their classic Patchouli perfume called L'Incroyable Patchouli (The Incredible Patchouli)...

 

 

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July 14, 2011

Givenchy Ange ou Démon Le Secret Elixir Plays it Racy with Uma Thurman (2011) {New Fragrance}

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Givenchy will Launch a new fragrance within the Ange ou Démon franchise called Le Secret Elixir from August 2011. The advertising was shot by Mario Testino revealing an Uma Thurman at her raciest yet as the face of Ange ou Démon...

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Lubin Black Jade Recreates Marie-Antoinette's Perfume (2011) {New Fragrance} {Celebrity Perfume}

Lubin_Black_Jade_2.jpgLubin have released a new perfume reportedly recreating the essence of a fragrance carried by Queen Marie-Antoinette at all time in a black jade flask which was salvaged by one of the Queen's confidantes. It has now been baptized Black Jade. The original formula is by court perfumer Jean-Louis Fargeon; it was, we are told, preciously kept by his then apprentice Pierre Lubin under the name "Jardin secret" (Secret Garden)...

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July 12, 2011

Mary J. Blige's Follow-Up Act: My Life Blossom (2011) {New Fragrance} {Celebrity Perfume}

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Mary J. Blige is following up on My Life with My Life Blossom, to debut on HSN on August 13, 2011. Her debut scent was considered a landmark event in that the singer managed to break sales' records with a fragrance no one had smelled before....

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Venezia by Laura Biagiotti is Back (2011) {Fragrance News}

 

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Italian designer Laura Biagiotti will relaunch her adulated fragrance from 1992, Venezia. An oriental with a distinctive personality and packaging, it had been erased from the perfume aisles except for a short re-introduction in 2002 in a 25 ml bottle to celebrate the 30 years of fashion of Laura Biagiotti and her 20 years in fragrance-making...

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July 11, 2011

Yves Rocher Moment de Bonheur Pays Homage to the Queen of Flowers (2011) {New Fragrance}

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Yves Rocher will launch a new women's perfume from September 2011 called Moment de Bonheur (Moment of Happiness.) The scent is dedicated to the beauty of rosa centifolia from Grasse. The composition is by perfumer Annick Menardo, who is known for being a brilliant and inventive perfumer...

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July 8, 2011

Calvin Klein Forbidden Euphoria (2011) {New Fragrance}

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Calvin Klein will launch a new flanker to Euphoria from September 2011. It is called Forbidden Euphoria. It is a fresh, sexy version of the original, with notes of jasmine and tiger orchid...

 

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John Varvatos Star USA (2011) {New Fragrance} {Men's Cologne}

 

John_Varvatos_Star_USA.jpgJohn Varvatos will take some poetic licence with his own existent collections of fragrances and turn to a new universe with Star USA. The new men's scent is inspired by fashion and style,

 

"The Star USA consumer [...] is about “being a little off. [For instance], we put wires in the lapels and jackets because he wants to look a little rumpled.”...

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Sean John Empress (2011) {New Fragrance}

 

Sean_John_Empress_Fragrance.jpgSean "Diddy" Combs will launch a feminine counterpart to his men's fragrance I Am King called Empress by Sean John. The scent will debut in August 2011 and is meant to pay homage to women,

I created Empress for the woman who is powerful beyond all others,”...“She is greater than a queen; she is the ruler of her universe.”...

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July 1, 2011

Bottega Veneta Eau de Parfum Touts Italianate Charm (2011) {New Fragrance}

bottega_Veneta_ad.jpgBottega Veneta have started to unveil their debut perfume, Bottega Veneta Eau de Parfum. The fragrance will launch exclusively first at Harrods in London on July 17 followed by the rest of the UK in August. Next up will be the European mainland market and the U.S. in September 2011.

Created by perfumer Michel Almairac of Robertet, the jus has benefited from hands-on art direction from Tomas Maier who has been with the house for 10 years...

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June 30, 2011

Guess Seductive Homme & Femme Duo Launches in New York City {Fragrance News}

Guess_seductive_Homme_Femme.jpgGuess Seductive, which launched in 2010 as an eau de toilette, then was followed more recently by Guess Seductive Wild Summer, will see the franchise get enriched with a masculine addition, Guess Seductive Homme. A new feminine flanker was introduced the same day on June 8, 2011 in NYC judging from the color of the juice which is a new, near neon pink...

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Nez à Nez Immortelle Marylin (2011): The Real Perfume of Marylin Monroe {New Fragrance} {Celebrity Perfume}

Nez_a_nez_Immortelle_Marylin.jpgFrench niche perfume house Nez à Nez (lit. "nose to nose", which means "face to face" in French) have released a new fragrance composition which pursues the original idea of imagining the real perfume that Marylin Monroe actually wore in real life. In this story, the creators imagine that Norma Jean told the world she wore Chanel No.5 just to be left in peace and so that no other women besides her would wear her fragrance, Immortelle Marylin (Immortal Marylin)....

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Givenchy Dahlia Noir (2011) {New Fragrance}

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Givenchy will launch a new women's perfume from the end of August 2011 called Dahlia Noir (Black Dahlia). The perfume was designed by art director Ricardo Tisci and is co-signed by perfumer François Demachy. Dahlia Noir will continue to develop the trend for powdery fragrances which we have seen pick up with Love, Chloé as it is being advertized as a powdery floral chypre inspired by Tisci's childhood memories of his mother...

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June 28, 2011

Maître Parfumeur & Gantier Cuir Fétiche Pays Homage to the Tradition of Glove-Making (2011) {New Fragrance}

MPG_Cuir_Fetiche.jpgParisian perfume house Maître Gantier et Parfumeur will launch a new feminine floral-leather perfume from October 2011 called Cuir Fétiche. The name in French translates as "fetish leather." The scent is part of the collection entitled "Accords Mystères" (Mysterious Accords). The Eau de Parfum is said to be chracteristically animalic, voluptuous and sensual...

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