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June 24, 2011

Balenciaga L'Essence (2011) {New Fragrance} {Celebrity Fragrance}

 

Balenciaga_L'essence_Gainsbourg.jpgThe house of Balanciaga will release a new women's perfume from September 1, 2011 called L'Essence. The scent ties in with the previous re-entry of Balenciaga in the world of perfume with Balenciaga Paris in 2010 borrowing its violet leaf note and blending it with a new vetiver note. To emphasize the green thematic of the fragrance, L'Essence is presented in an emerald-colored flacon and actress Charlotte Gainsbourg continues to personify the house's perfumes...

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June 22, 2011

Strange Invisible Perfumes Tahitian Honey, Vacances (2011) {New Fragrances - Limited Editions}

Strange_Invisible_Perfumes_Tahitian_Honey_Vacances.jpgStrange Invisible Perfumes, a California-based house of natural perfumes, have introduced two new, limited-edition fragrances called Tahitian Honey and Vacances (Holiday in French). They were launched on June 21st to welcome summertime. Both compositions by brand-founder and perfumer Alexandra Balahoutis are inspired by the theme of estival island getaways...

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Valentino Valentina to be Poster Perfume for Rebellious Italian Girls Coming from Good Stock (2011) {New Fragrance}

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Valentino_Valentina_bottle_A.jpgValentino, aware that a segment of European society -- its well-mannered, golden youth -- is heaving under the constraint of too many rules, are dedicating their new perfume Valentina to this archetype of a young Italian woman who learns to free herself from patriarchy and bourgeoisie. We are guessing that the message is supposed to be both aspirational and reformist...

 

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Excelcis Benedictus Takes Inspiration from Benedict XVI's Biography (2011) {New Fragrance} {Celebrity Perfume}

 

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Excelsis Fine Fragrances, which debuted in 2007 with a historical recipe recreated as The Pope's Cologne are now offering a follow-up scent inspired by yet another pope, this time our contemporary Benedict XVI.

Benedictus is meant to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the pope's ordination to the priesthood in Freising Cathedral, Bavaria 29 June 1951....

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June 21, 2011

Philosophy Summer Grace (2011): Happy {New Fragrance - Limited Edition}

 

Philosophy_Summer_Grace.jpgPhilosophy have issued a limited-edition perfume for summer 2011 called Summer Grace.

"summer grace embraces the carefree spirit of summer. this warm, bright floral fragrance was created to make a woman feel the lighthearted happiness and ease of summer."

Only notes given for the Eau de Toilette are blooming flowers and sun-ripened fruits. You'll have to imagine the rest.

Lolita Lempicka Si Lolita EDT (2011) {New Perfume}

 

Si_lolita_edt_2011.jpgThis spring 2011, Lolilta Lempicka issued an Eau-de-Toillette flanker to the original Si Lolita Eau de Parfum (2009). The new version is said to be fresher, greener, and crispier.

When Si Lolita hit the market, it was advertized as a woody-spicy fragrance for women gently pushing gender boundaries. This latest incarnation wants to be muskier and more iris-y....

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June 20, 2011

Jessica Simpson I Fancy You: The Essence of First Love (2011) {New Fragrance} {Celebrity Perfume}

Jessica_I_Fancy_You_ad.jpgJessica Simpson will introduce her fourth and last scent chapter in the Fancy collection which debuted in 2008 with Fancy. Next followed Fancy Love (2009) and Fancy Nights (2010). The mood this time is quite different from that of the last launch, as the latest creation wants to bottle the innocence and purity of first love. Jessica Simpson said, “This floral scent is romantic and feminine and conjures up the feelings of a first love that makes you realize that love can last forever...I Fancy You!”...

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Parfums de Nicolaï L'Eau Chic is One of the Latest Fragrances to Launch in Paris (2011) {New Fragrance}

 

Parfum_Nicolai_Eau_Chic.jpgThe sizes of the Parfums de Nicolaï perfumeries in Paris really make you think of them as neighborhood perfumeries. This is why it is so easy to associate them with the intimate streets of Paris. If the perfume is called L'Eau Chic, then it feels all the more like the latest Parisian novelty appeared as you would think of the latest hat appearing in the window of your favorite milliner. L'Eau Chic is an unisex fragrance inspired by the scent of the big geranium soaps that were in perfumer Patricia de Nicolaï's parents' bathroom...

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Paul Smith Optimistic for Men & Women (2011) {New Fragrances}

paul_smith_optimistic_Ad.jpgBritish designer Paul Smith has launched a new duo of scents for men and women meant to conjure up a sense of unmistakable positivity in a context where all too often simple messages get lost. About Optimistic, Smith said,

I wanted to create a fragrance that bottled the spirit of optimism – that captured the youthful enthusiasm and energy I see around me every day. It’s about time that someone made a positive statement,”...

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Shiseido Majolica Majorca Majoromantica (2010-2011) {New Fragrance - Limited Edition}

Majolica Majorca_majoromantica_ad_holiday.jpgBeauty label Majolica Majora of the Shiseido group, which focuses on the Asian market, launched a whimsical gel perfume bottled in a distinctive packaging evoking a phial holding a love potion at the end of 2010 called Majoromantica. Introduced as a limited-edition, it is still around in 2011 and generating a bit of a buzz...

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Britney Spears is Back with Cosmic Radiance (2011) {New Fragrance} {Celebrity Perfume}

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Singer (and darling tabloid fodder) Britney Spears will launch a new perfume from August 2011 called Cosmic Radiance. It follows up on the 2010 Radiance. Composed by perfumers Honorine Blanc and Harry Fremont, it is said to be inspired by the spirit displayed in her new music album, Femme Fatale...

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Costume National Pop Collection (2011): Ennio Capasa Styles it Pop Chic {New Fragrance}

Costume_National_Pop_Collection.jpgCostume National have launched a fashion-y collection of pop-art referencing bottles of perfume housing just one composition dressed in four different colors. The fragrance is signed by nose Dominique Ropion. The idea comes from a series of four bold outfits that brand co-founder Ennio Capasa designed for OK GO!. Capasa explained,

"The inspiration for this collection comes from the work I did a few months ago for the band OK GO! Four sartorial outfits, each of them in a different primary color, creating a look that is minimal and pop at the same time. They were very successful and I found them exciting. This collection is pop chic: my shapes and fabrics are presented in very unexpected chromatisms, separated in blocks of strong colored outfits. More than ever this season has a sartorial feel, while remaining cool”...

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June 17, 2011

Beyoncé Pulse (2011): More Deets {New Fragrance} {Celebrity Perfume}

beyonce_in_thierry_mugler.jpgAs reported yesterday, singer Beyoncé is preparing to launch her 4th perfume. Taking a step back from the Heat franchise (see: Heat; Heat Ultimate Elixir; Heat Rush), she is opening up a new imaginary and olfactory universe with Pulse. According to the perfumers Bruno Jovanovic and Loc Dong of IFF who co-created the fragrance, the approach is novel in that it establishes a new genre, the "citrus gourmand." No doubt, the style of the perfume will be updated thanks to the use of new ingredients, in particular, Pulse seems to benefit from the technical contemporary ability to make citruses last and fizz. But, when one reads "citrus gourmand", one cannot avoid thinking about Shalimar by Guerlain, which flirts with the category of gourmand and is characterized by a well-known contrast between citrusy bergamot in the top notes and a warm and deep vanilla base....

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June 16, 2011

Beyoncé Pulse (2011): Blue like a Bluebird Orchid {New Fragrance} {Celebrity Perfume}

Beyonce_pulse.jpgSinger Beyoncé Knowles will launch her fourth fragrance to date following up on the original Heat, then Heat Elixir, then Heat Rush. Opening up a new series and venture, the perfume, to debut in September 2011, is called Pulse by Beyoncé...

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Thierry Mugler Angel gets Revamped with Eva Mendes & an Eau de Toilette (2011) {New Fragrance}

thierry-mugler-angel-eau-de-toilette.jpgThierry Mugler Parfums will launch a new version of Angel, Angel Eau de Toilette, from September 2011. The jus will also be bottled in a new flacon and fronted by a new spokesperson, actress Eva Mendes...

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