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January 29, 2012

Mercedez-Benz Perfume (2012) {New Fragrance} {Men's Cologne}

mercedez_benz_perfume_men.jpgGerman car-maker Mercedez-Benz will introduce their debut personal perfume for men called Mercedez-Benz Perfume in the first quarter of 2012 it has been announced. While one could note that the brand waited a good long time before venturing into perfume development (125 years), Mercedez-Benz prefer to point out that they already created atomizer perfumes for a select range of their car models: for their Maybach models and the Mercedez-Benz 600 Pullman model...

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Diesel Only the Brave Tattoo (2012) {New Fragrance} {Men's Cologne}

diesel_only_the_brave_tattoo.jpgDiesel will launch a new addition to the Only the Brave franchise inaugurated in 2009. The new flanker is called Only the Brave Tattoo, available from March 2012. The eau de toilette is inspired by,

"...the idea of knowing who you are and what you believe in, and having the courage to wear your convictions on your skin forever..."....

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January 28, 2012

Jimmy Choo Eau de Toilette (2012) {New Fragrance}

jimmy_choo_edt.jpgJimmy Choo have launched a new flanker to Jimmy Choo eau de parfum introduced in 2011. The Eau de Toilette is "luminous, sparkling and ultra-feminine, [...] to sublimate the sensation of freshness the flacon offers subtle iris-y reflections,"...

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Lanvin Marry Me! Love Edition Wafts of Red Roses for Valentine's Day (2012) {New Fragrance}

marry_me_love_edition_ad.jpgAfter launching Marry Me! in 2010, Lanvin are proposing a limited-edition variation on the original perfume called the Marry Me! Love Edition. Perfumer Antoine Maisondieu, who created the matrix-perfume, took inspiration from a classic idea, a bouquet of red roses symbolizing passion and a love declaration for this 2012 Valentine's Day...

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Erox is Fronted by Adrianne Curry Plus Filled with Pheromones (2012) {New Fragrance}

erox_comics_ad.jpgThe new trend in this beginning of 2012 is to take your pheromones (see Booty Parlor, Loverdose). Erox is funnier than some of its counterparts thanks to the unexpected combination of eroticism with a plainer argument about "social warmth" which is precisely incongruous for this type of scent. The perfume is, of course, more efficient than the competition. They are using two human pheromones and a supplementary molecule, commercialized for the first time: Muricin Aglycone, not a pheromone...

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Rue 21 Etc! for Girls (2012) {New Fragrance}

rue_21_etc_for_girls.jpgLooking for a cheap thrill? Specialty apparel brand Rue 21 just launched a new pink and girly perfume right on time for Valentine's Day shopping spree called Etc! for Girls..

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Agent Provocateur Eau Provocateur Collection is for Daytime Wear (2012) {New Fragrances}

agent_provocateur_soft_focus.jpgLingerie brand Agent Provocateur will introduce a new collection of three fragrances from April 15th 2012, presented as daytime twists to their existing library of perfumes. Called Agent Provocateur Eau Provocateur, Agent Provocateur L'Agent Eau Provocateur and Agent Provocateur Maîtresse Eau Provocateur, all have in common the addition of more sparkling, fresh and light notes...

 

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January 27, 2012

Jo Malone Red Roses Chronicle Offers New Facets for Valentine's Day 2012 {New Perfumes}

red_roses_chronicle.jpgFor people who love perfumes and who furthermore love to analyze perfumes, there is a ready-made gift for them: Jo Malone Red Roses Chronicle in the latest 2012 edition. The brand has taken to telling scented stories around a perfume extirpated from their permanent collection with the added intrigue of three scents pulled out from the initial narrative represented by the main fragrance. Those three scents, which change from year to year, take the matrix-perfume in new possible directions....

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January 26, 2012

Gucci The Garden Collection Takes Inspiration from Princess Grace's Iconic Scarf (2012) {New Fragrances}

princess_grace_flora_scarf.jpgGucci will launch a new collection of five perfumes in March of 2012, each inspired by a flower depicted on the iconic floral scarf designed by Vittorio Accornero for Princess Grace of Monaco in 1966. As the story goes, on a visit to the Milan Gucci store, the Princess was asked to pick a favorite item as a gift - she suggested a scarf - but Rodolfo Gucci changed his mind and decided bespoke was needed to truly pay homage to their high-profile visitor.

Called The Garden Collection, the library features Gorgeous Gardenia, Gracious Tuberose, Glamorous Magnolia, Generous Violet and Glorious Mandarin. All are also meant to pay tribute to the "G" logo....

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January 24, 2012

Thierry Mugler Womanity Eau pour Elles (2012) {New Fragrance}

Womanity_Eau_pour_Elles_ad.jpgThierry Mugler will launch a new "fruity interpretation" of Womanity with Womanity Eau pour Elles, a "luminous and sparkling eau de toilette version" of the original. The jus is also said to be aiming for more playfulness.

Continuing to expound on Mugler's intuition about a special feminine bonding relationship expressed in the plural, the house stresses that,

"Womanity Eau pour Elles is the newest expression of the bond that unites women, symbolic of a free-spirited, confident femininity, nourished by the community."....

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January 22, 2012

Czech & Speake Vétiver Vert (2011) {New Fragrance} {Men's Cologne}

czech_speake_vetiver_vert.jpgIn the fall-winter of 2011, Bristish toiletry brand Czech & Speake of Jermyn Street introduced a new scent called Vétiver Vert. The brand prefers to call their perfumes "Aromatics," a term not used elsewhere. While the perfume is not explicitly marketed to men, the house does carry on a tradition of men's fine toiletries...

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January 21, 2012

DKNY Sweet Delicious Collection: Pink Macaroon, Creamy Meringue & Tart Key Lime (2012) {New Fragrances} {Limited-Editions}

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DKNY are evoking once more all sorts of gourmand indulgences this year with their new Sweet Delicious trio. Just to make sure no tasty cues were left out, the advert features the new macaron du jour, cupcakes, while the three gustatory perfumes offered by the brand are called Pink Macaroon, Creamy Meringue and Tart Key Lime. This is a follow-up to their sweet suite from 2010 entitled Candy Apples Collection

Macarons are so 2010 and cupcakes are so 2011 (this is a reference to the number of adverts in France which replaced one wave of adorable pastries with the other as the it-pâtisserie)...

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January 20, 2012

By Kilian Asian Tales and an Ode to Calligraphy (2012) {New Fragrances}

kilian_water_calligraphy.jpgBy Kilian will launch their last chapter of the Arabian Tales next month in the US with Amber Oud. After this closing chapter you will be able to discover from May 2012 a new cycle of stories with the series 4 Asian Tales, plus a perfume named after the art it pays homage to, Water Calligraphy.

The first of the Asian Tales to be introduced in 2012 is Bamboo Harmony, inspired by "The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter,"...

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January 19, 2012

Cire Trudon Calabre Candle (2011) {New Perfume} {Home Fragrance}

cire_trudon_calabre.jpgLast fall, Vieille-France candle maker Cire Trudon Est. 1643, launched a new limited-edition scent in their candle collection called Calabre.

"On the coasts of Calabria, the aromas of licorice fill the air of the shores and sail towards Africa. Mingling, thanks to the wind, with the rich scents of myrrh and incense, they blow the lines of a Mediterranean canticle."...

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Sisley Eau d'Ikar (2011) {Perfume Review & Musings} {New Fragrance} {Men's Cologne}

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Sisley launched a new man's fragrance last year dedicated to the sky as the symbol of men's unreasonable artistic aspirations. The tag line for Eau d'Ikar, named after Icarus, is "A fragrance poised between sea and sky." The brand also muses that "It is about about both frailty and courage, about a man ready to start on the path of an adventure while being conscious of the fragility of all human ambitions." That man "is not afraid to look at the heavens"...

 

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