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 New York City based niche perfume house Bond No.9 has been expanding its geographic compass significantly lately with city-exclusives outside of the Big Apple and an initial collaboration with London's Harrods last July 2009 which gave a duo, Harrods for Her and Harrods for Him. Now a new perfume has been created in collaboration with the British department store called Harrods Rose. " Now, having marked every NYC neighborhood with a scent of its own,
Bond No.9 is free to compose a summer fragrance just for us."...
Continue reading "Harrods Rose by Bond No9 (2010) {New Fragrance}" »
  Dior Escale aux Marquises (Port of Call in the Marquesas Islands) is the latest and third eau-de-cologne inspired perfume in the Travel series. It is said to be have been inspired by the aromas of French Polynesia. Escale aux Marquises follows up on the debut scent Escale à Portofino launched in 2008 which was succeeded by Escale à Pondichéry in 2009...
Continue reading "Dior Escale aux Marquises (2010): Ongoing Journey by Sea {New Perfume}" »
  Announced early on, but confirmed only recently at Esxence 2010 in Milan, a new fragrance by Lorenzo Villoresi called Iperborea (Hyperborea) will be launched in September this year. The Florentine master-perfumer is a recipient of the François Coty prize, now renamed Cosmetic Valley prize. Iperborea is said to be inspired by the myth of the Hyperborean people living beyond the Borea wind at the far end of the septentrional countries in a region where the sun never sets and happiness reigns. This myth translates for Villoresi into a floral perfume which is evanescent and fresh but not cold...
Continue reading "Lorenzo Villoresi Iperborea (2010) & New e-Boutique for the Master-Perfumer from Florence {New Perfume} {Scented Paths & Fragrant Addresses}" »
 ©Glenn BrownCanadian entrepreneur and author Barb Stegemann has decided to empower Afghanistan women by encouraging the cultivation of floral crops to replace the poppy crops destined to the opium drug trade. It's not always easy as past experiences show. Her debut fragrance in this genre of philanthropy perfume is called Afghanistan Orange Blossom Eau de Parfum which was made based on a crop of orange blossom she bought out. It accompanies an advice book she authored entitled The 7 Virtues of a Philosopher Queen...
Continue reading "Afghanistan Orange Blossom by 7 Virtues: Created to Empower Women (2010) {New Perfume}" »
  After the launch in 2008 of her debut fragrance Fancy, followed in 2009 by Fancy Love, Jessica Simpson is now turning to a more mysterious and romantic feel with the new upcoming Fancy Nights. The perfume to launch this summer 2010 is said to be inspired by "scenes of a sparkling moonlight fantasy." Simpson said, " My newest fragrance Fancy Nights gives me the chance to express a more romantic side of my personality. It's sexy and has that captivating, glamorous sense of enchantment that every girl wants to feel." The perfume was composed by nose Steve de Mercado of Fragrance Resources who also created Queen by Queen Latifah, Escada Magnetism, Paris Hilton Heiress, Love at First Glow by Jlo, Penhaligon's Endymion and Ellenisia...
Continue reading "Jessica Simpson to Smell even More Sensual and Alluring with Upcoming Fancy Nights {New Fragrance} {Celebrity Scent}" »
  Calvin Klein is turning once more to the charisma of beautiful celebrities after Kate Moss (Obsession), Scarlet Johansson (Eternity Moment) and Eva Mendes ( Secret Obsession) to help them launch their next perfume to debut in the fall of 2010... Diane Kruger at the MET benefit
Continue reading "Calvin Klein to Launch New Women's Perfume with Diane Kruger {New Perfume} {Celebrity Fragrance}" »
 The new Guerlain opus, Cologne du Parfumeur (The Perfumer's Eau de Cologne) opens on
an opaline-like "white cologne" effect -- what Guerlain call an
"eau blanche"* effect for
Eau de Cologne du Coq (1894) -- one which has always been typical for me of the
19th century Eau de Cologne Impériale by Guerlain (1853) as well, while
offering a more modern subtle musk signature very reminiscent of the 20th
century typical impression of Thierry Mugler Cologne created by Alberto
Morillas, a modern classic; its musky facet was recognized by Narciso Rodriguez
and it led to the creation in 2009 of Essence.
A subtle fruity note of green orange coupled with a bitter nuance reminds you
of yet another modern classic eau de Cologne, Eau d'Orange Verte by Hermès
created by perfumer Françoise Caron. Thierry Wasser who created Cologne du
Parfumeur said,
"My Cologne du Parfumeur is an
intimist perfume. Refreshing and stimulating, it accompanies me when I wake up.
Depending on my whim, I add a few drops of my perfume to it to give it more
power or I wear it alone like a real perfume." He adds, "Originally, I created this Cologne for my
private usage. I composed it at the same time as I was working on Idylle;
it was my divertimento. I wanted a Cologne in the tradition of the great
classics but with a modern twist."...
Continue reading "Guerlain Cologne du Parfumeur (2010): The Perfumer, The Cologne, The Soap and The Zeitgeist {Perfume Review & Musings}" »
  Last winter 2009, the perfume brand Mila Schön launched a range of 5 fragrances meant to retrace each of the decades that marked the career in fashion of the Italian designer (ca.1916 -2008). The Time Collection includes '60,'70,'80,'90 and '00 and are said to be " born from a deep study of the path Mila Schön went through in fashion and design." ... 
Continue reading "Mila Schön Time Collection '60,'70,'80,'90,'00 (2009) {New Perfumes} {Fashion Notes}" »
  Last fall, a perfume cultural project was born inspired by a tragic love story set in Renaissance Italy, Perle di Bianca (Bianca's pearls). The fragrance aims to capture the personality and destiny of Bianca Cappello (1542-1587), a patrician Venitian woman reputed for her seductive beauty. According to the chronicles, she was poisoned with her husband Francesco I de Medici by her brother-in-law cardinal Ferdinando I de Medici...
Continue reading "Perle di Bianca Profumo (2009): Inspired by Bianca Cappello {New Perfume} {Celebrity Fragrance}" »
  If you are starting to looking forward to wearing lemon-y scents, there is a new fragrance in the family. Acqua di Parma, the brand deservedly famous for its Colonia, released a new perfume in their Blu Mediterraneo line called Bergamotto di Calabria. Bergamot is one of the ingredients that classically make up an eau de Cologne. Calabria is a region reputed to be the best source for bergamot essence...
Continue reading "Acqua di Parma Blu Mediterraneo Bergamotto di Calabria (2010) {New Perfume} + Note on Bergaptene" »
  Italian couturier Gianluca Bulega's new perfume is called Amada Mio. It is said to be inspired by the myth of Gilda and the typical elegant and refined atmosphere of the 1940s era. The scent follows the launch in 2009 of the brand's debut fragrance Amami Alfredo. The new fragrance is not what you would expect initially from a perfume meant to embody the sultriness of Gilda. Or at least it betrays a more sophisticated and distanced approach as the family of perfumes to which Amada Mio belongs, the Fougères, reveals. Fougères have become nearly masculine exclusives, with few exceptions; SJP Covet was one of them in the recent period... 
Continue reading "Gianluca Bulega Parfums Amado Mio (2010): A Fougère Inspired by the Myth of Gilda {New Perfume} {Celebrity Fragrance}" »
  Thierry Mugler Parfums whose inventiveness and creativity have ensured a steady stream of out-of-the-ordinary fragrances since Angel in 1992, is preparing to release a new perfume from June meant to break the mold once again. Called Womanity (humanity + city + femininity), it is a homage paid to women's creativity and connectedness. Mugler feels that the more women connect with each other, the more creativity is released and thus the tag line is " The invisible bond between women." The fragrance itself picks up the challenge of smelling both savory and sweet, a technical hurdle which was overcome thanks to a new molecular extraction process lifting the savory note out of caviar and the sweet one out of fig (I am personally very interested to see if the fatty facet of caviar will be present as I've noticed it is lacking in some renditions of naturally salty and oily flowers)... 
Continue reading "Thierry Mugler Womanity (2010): Sweet and Savory {New Fragrance}" »
  After an initial report in 2008 about her upcoming fragrance and a teaser given to an Italian magazine last month, Mary J. Blige is telling it all to WWD this morning: how her fragrance came about, what it represents for her. Beyond the perfume notes, there is a history of violence (the regular sight of women fleeing naked out of their homes to escape the physical abuses of their husbands), a story of conquest of one's self-esteem, a struggle to affirm life over death (she contemplated suicide.) Although I am not familiar with Mary J. Blige's work and life, I had been able to perceive that people find her inspirational and now I understand better why. The singer is inspired to use the style of speech of an Evangelical priest while describing very correctly the capacity of perfume to embody a series of contrasts, even contradictions. Perfume really is or can be a mirror in the narcissistic sense but also in the sense of destiny-gazing and divination, anticipating the next developments, the next desires in one's life. "it's a special tribute to us as women. My fans and I are smart now. We
know we're smart now, but we didn't know it then. We know we're
beautiful now, we didn't know it then. We're educated now, we didn't
know it then. We're soft, we're edgy -- we're all those things. And I
wanted this perfume to represent every female's everyday life."...
Continue reading "Mary J. Blige My Life (2010): Full Disclosure Now {New Perfume} {Celebrity Fragrance}" »
 Toulouse-based perfume house Berdoues best known for their violet fragrance (also here) have launched a new collection of fragrances titled Les Contes Bucoliques (Bucolic Tales.) The range comprises Rose, Jasmin and muguet perfumes called Clair de Rose (Roselight), Brume de Jasmin (Jasmine Mist), Bal des Clochettes (The Ball of the Muguet Bells.) The compositions are presented as solar compositions inspired by gardens...
Continue reading "Berdoues Les Contes Bucoliques Clair de Rose, Brume de Jasmin, Bal des Clochettes (2010) {New Fragrances}" »
 Captivating is the latest fragrance by Ghost, a perfume brand which is popular in the UK and less well-known elsewhere but is accessible at discount stores abroad and from British online sites. "The new fragrance GHOST Captivating perfectly encapsulates modern
elegance and sensual femininity as well as radiating an enticing blend
of mysterious charm.
It
is a fragrance which is not afraid to exude passion and embrace life -
the wearer is driven by her inner voice which tells her 'I am
captivated by the mystery that awaits me'..."
Continue reading "Ghost Captivating (2010) {New Fragrance}" »
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