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January 7, 2011

Marc Jacobs Daisy Eau So Fresh (2011): Video Artists are Already Inspired {New Fragrance}

 

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Marc Jacobs will launch a new summery twist to youngin classic Daisy, with Daisy Eau So Fresh. The flanker is composed by perfumer Alberto Morillas who created the original Daisy launched in 2007. Eau So Fresh is meant to embody the Marc Jacobs woman who, “inspires us to be bold, elegant, sweet and original, to take a walk in a field of grass and enjoy all that life has to offer”...

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January 6, 2011

Cartier de Lune: More Radiant Flowers by Cartier (2011) {New Fragrance}

 

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High luxury name Cartier will launch a new women's fragrance called Cartier de Lune from Januray 2011. It takes its name from a bejeweled theme, in particular a necklace in gray gold with gray and white pearls, revealing what looks like muguet bell or tulip motifs inserted with diamonds (please see after the jump.) Pearls surround the bottle cap. The name is also a word-play upon the French expression "quartier de lune" which means moon crescent...

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Reminiscence Jammin' Vibration (2011) {New Fragrance}

 

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January 3, 2011

Caron Secret Oud, Oud By Caron (2010) {New Fragrances} {Perfume Short (Reviews)}

 

oud-burning-TSS.jpgLast year, Caron issued two new oud fragrances contributing to or rather joining the current Western perfumery movement of appropriation of a traditional Middle Eastern material also known as aloeswood and agarwood.They are exclusive launches reserved to the Caron boutiques and in-store perfume counters in Paris, not even listed on the brand's website. They are called Oud by Caron and Secret Oud. This fact, together with the release of Dior Leather Oud (2010) and other oud compositions of note, is an invitation to update the trend report on oud perfumes we listed we had to realize... already in 2009! It feels more like it was yesterday, in 2010. So, please expect to see a Part II which will include new fragrance titles from 2010 and 2011 as the Oud Wave is breaking upon us and we are most definitely awash in oud perfumes...

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December 28, 2010

Burberry Sport Ice for Women & Men (2011) {New Fragrances}

 

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From Feburary 2011, Burberry will release a new duo of limited-edition fragrances to celebrate the 1st anniversary of the launch of Burberry Sport (more details here.) You can read a review. Burberry Sport Ice for Women and Men look at the same outdoorsy concept but give it a frosty finish thanks to ginger, citruses and icy crystal notes...

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Yves Rocher Comme Une Evidence Green for Men (2011) {New Fragrance}

 

Yves-rocher-Evidence-Green.jpgYves Rocher will add a flanker within the Comme-Une-Evidence-fragrance franchise, which exists both for women and men. The women's version is a French bestseller. Comme Une Evidence Green, to launch in February 2011, will follow up on Comme Une Evidence Homme, which was introduced in 2008...

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Profumum Roma Ninfea, Arso, Battito d'Ali (2010) {New Fragrances}

 

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Italian niche perfumery Profumum Roma have released three new fragrances since 2009 which are called Ninfea (Water Lily), Arso (Burnt) and Battito d'Ali (Fluttering of the Wings.) Ninfea is inspired by the image of a dew-drenched secret garden on which the sunshine casts its rays reminding the protagonist of the sparkle found in "her" eyes and the surround smell of her presence...

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New by Chanel: No.19's Flanker (2010), No.5 Dons Smart Garbs {Fragrance News} {New Perfume}

 

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Rather discreetly one must say, yet there it is, Chanel have launched a new flanker to the classic No. 19 created originally by perfumer Henri Robert in 1970-1971, a year before or so Gabrielle Chanel (1883-1971) chose to pass away. This year in 2010, officially a new eau de parfum concentration has been put together. But it is more than a put-together as the brand specifies to their French customers (but not their American ones), that it goes beyond a mere, higher concentration of essences that were bottled this time...

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December 27, 2010

New & Noteworthy in Niche Perfumery in 2011 {Fragrance News} {New Perfumes}

 

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Niche perfumery aficionados can look forward to several 2011 releases which have already been pre-announced.

Without revealing too much (read: authentic teaser alert), Les Parfums de Rosine are reminding their followers and rose lovers more generally that they will be celebrating the 20th anniversary of the perfume house...

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December 23, 2010

Esteban Baume Tolu (2010) {New Fragrance}

 

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Esteban, a niche perfume house whose flagship store is located in the heart of Paris in St Germain des Près, has released a new fragrance creation in their Les Matières, a collection dedicated to the interpretation of one perfumery material. It is called Baume Tolu (Tolu Balsam.) The unisex eau comes after Ambre, Pivoine, Cèdre, Patchouli, Cuir, and Tonka, the latter which received a prize for best unisex fragrance in 2007...

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Rihanna Announces Debut Signature Perfume Reb'l Fleur (2011) {New Fragrance} {Celebrity Perfume}

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Singer Rihanna, who did not hesitate to harness the power of the internet to look for a perfume name back in March 2010 asking her fans to provide her with suggestions, has now settled for a beauty-inspired fragrance name based on her recent tat reading "Rebelle Fleur" which she got on her neck in August 2010 at East Side Ink Tattoo Parlor in NYC...

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December 21, 2010

Rituals (2010): A New Collection of 8 Signed Fragrances that Dare You to Smell Them {New Perfumes} {Men's Colognes}

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Dutch beauty brand Rituals have introduced a collection of 8 new Eaux de Parfum based on the concept of creating harmonies resting on two main materials of perfumery. What is more immediately noteworthy is to see that Raymond Cloosterman, founder and CEO of Rituals has decided to follow a policy of transparent and authoritative authorship by inscribing the names of the perfumers who created the juices on the flanks of the bottles...

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Estée Lauder Wild Elixir (2011): Wild Spectrum of Florals & Colors {New Fragrance}

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Estée Lauder will launch a new, limited-edition fragrance from January 2011 called Pure Color Wild Elixir, shortened to Wild Elixir. The composition is inspired by the idea of exploring a dazzling, wild spectrum of floral scents and colors showcased in the heart of the perfume. We get "A feeling of pure energy radiating from luminous Genet Flower,...

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December 20, 2010

Gucci Guilty for Men (2011) {New Fragrance} {Men's Cologne}

 

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Gucci will launch the masculine counterpart to Guilty for Women with Guilty for Men. The advertisement features the same protagonists as in the original ad, i.e., Chris Evans and Rachel Woods, but this time the focus is on the man. The flacon was made to look more like a flask of alcohol, to be consistent with the theme of a man who knows how to play hard, as in hard liquor apparently...

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December 19, 2010

Lulu Time (2008): The 1960s Smelled of Patch & Musk {New Fragrance} {Celebrity Perfume}

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OK, so we missed this UK celebrity perfume of the end of 2008 which launched in December then. But it is so worth it to take a look back at it. In fact for all the missing fragrances from the blog, I should maybe start categories like "Recent Launches" and "Launches in the not too distant past." Time is an entry by Glasgow-born Scottish singer Lulu...

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