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 Barbara Orbison, the widow of singer and composer Roy Orbison, has launched a fragrance inspired by the song Pretty Woman composed by her husband. Elvis Presley said about the musician that "Roy Orbison is the greatest singer in the world," and Paul McCartney thought along the same lines " He was and always will be one of the greats of rock 'n' roll."... 
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 If you love architecture and deplore our loss of connectedness to our sense of touch not just to smell, you will have to check out this new perfume whose core concept was created by architect Thierry Bogaert. The idea for him was to propose a "... synthesis of his love for matter, form and the sensuality of perfume." Voile de Béton (Veil of Concrete) is an artisan-made concrete structure designed by Bogaert who is passionate about the material and has used it in urban design. Each unique concrete veil resembling that of a boat shelters a bottle of the perfume going by the same name. The scent is described as a unisex fragrance...
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 Nature et Découvertes (Nature and Discoveries), the chain of stores specializing in natural lifestyle founded in 1990 by François and Françoise Lemarchand is in the process of developing their beauty corners. They have just released a debut trio of perfumes that are eco-certified 100% natural and even more, they are made out of a proportion of 83% to 85% organic ingredients. The fragrances are called Nectar de Sajara (Sajara Nectar), Bulle de Yuzu (Yuzu Bubble) and Sève de Wenge (Wenge Sap) and are part of a collection entitled Esquisses de Nature (Sketches of Nature)....
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 Coiffeur to both celebrities and grateful Sephora-goers Frederic Fekkai has launched his first personal fragrance called Femme Fekkai Sensuelle Eau de Parfum. It is part of the brand's Femme Fekkai Sensuelle Collection which wishes to weave together functionality and olfactory hedonism, pairing beauty and olfaction. To spice up things, the tag line in the form of a message of affirmation is printed on the bottle in Fekkai's handwriting and with his autograph, " The spirit of a woman -- revealed." Next time, I suggest selling an erasable pen that can be used on a specially studied surface on the perfume bottle so that one could add one's favorite quote of the moment and absorb it while spritzing...
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 Auric Blends, which are well-known for their budget, accessible and sexy perfume oils have now turned to all-natural perfume-making. You might have heard of their #1 best-seller Egyptian Goddess, a soft feminine musk scent, but also more recently of their #2 best-seller Love voted my fave in 2007 for Valentine's Day now repackaged in pink to make the charm work better. The brand have released a quatuor of new fragrance oils which play the green, eco-conscious card that so many are attracted to these days and for good reason. It's just that sometimes marketed compositions are still a bit medicinal, in an involuntary way, or too simple. It's not always easy, but Auric Blends which specialize in simple mixes should not disappoint for the latter part at least. At the same time, I see more and more sophisticated eco-certified blends appear, especially in France...
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 Parfumerie Générale will launch a new perfume called Papyrus de Ciane in February 2010. The scent is said to be a woodsy green fragrance. Perfume history buffs will appreciate the finer points of the composition as it is said to be based on " a contemporary interpretation of Mousse de Saxe (Saxe Moss)" a famous perfumery base created by fragrance company De Laire that was used most notably by the house of Caron, for example in Nuit de Noël and is a reference for perfumers. Isabelle Doyen confessed once that she would have loved to create it and considers it a little jewel. "Papyrus... Des Fontaines d'Aréthuse, aux eaux brunes des méandres de Ciane, sa noblesse se pare d'ombelles à l'éclat vert intense..."
Papyrus...From the Arethuse fountain to the meandering dark waters of Ciane, the elegant sway of intense green plumes..."
 The ink on the packaging of Vera Wang Rock Princess has seldom dried, and my written thoughts on it have not quite gelled (it's good, but how good is it?), that it has now been announced that a new princess franchise perfume called Vera Wang Glam Princess will launch in December 2009. Why so many, so soon, you might ask? "The theory? That fickle younger consumers are constantly buying what is
new and different -- so new expressions once or twice a season offer the
best chance to keep that customer loyal."...
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 As announced earlier, Balenciaga have decided to revive their perfume label reportedly left fallow for some 15 to 20 years (they might be thinking of their more classic feminines with either Rumba (1988) or Talisman (1994) as representing the cut-off dates; Cristobal was launched in 1998 and Cristobal pour Homme in 2000). In February 2010, the fragrance Balenciaga Paris will launch in Europe and the US. It is described as a contemporary violet chypre and was created by perfumer Olivier Polge of IFF who just won the Grand Prix International du Parfum. The new perfume will be fronted by actress Charlotte Gainsbourg but the perfume will have much more to do with the universe of artistic director Nicolas Ghesquière. Gainsbourg is a friend of Ghesquière, the ad will reference Spain, his home country, the bottle is his idea, and the composition itself attempts to incorporate his favorite smells...
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 We have the scoop on exciting celebrity fragrance news from French label Etat Libre d'Orange. As we indicated early on in the process, indie perfume brands have become increasingly interested in the celebrity fragrance market, just like the big dogs, so to speak (Coty, Avon, Parlux, Elizabeth Arden/Unilever...). You have to realize that this is a fun way to take a second, closer critical look at the notion of being an "independent" niche house, when you see that the movement was initiated by major fragrance labels first and that indies followed the lead. But as noted earlier, indies tend to pick celebrity personalities that are relatively more underground and quirky (as compared to Britney Spears, still quirky admittedly, and JLo)... 
Continue reading "Etat Libre d'Orange will Release Tilda Swinton & Josephine Baker Perfumes {Fragrance News}" »
 Calvin Klein just introduced a new flanker to Euphoria EDP in an Eau de Toilette version. "Experience the mystery of Euphoria with a luminescent, more delicate and sheer interpretation of the original fragrance.
Illuminating. Sensual. Mysteriously glamorous.
Euphoria Eau de Toilette, a sense of seduction transparent with desire."
Notes and French advert after the jump...
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 Lolita Lempicka have released their 6th limited-edition of their annual Eau de Minuit (Midnight Eau). The 2009 version is decorated with an ajouré red metallic case and adorned further with trimmings. The jus is said to be ever more sensual, carnal and is billed as an oriental gourmand enriched with notes that "... are even more noble, precious and new: myrrh, jasmine, iris concrete, benzoin and vanilla infusion,"....
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 Kenzo Parfums is releasing this month a new variation on Kenzo Power (2008) called Kenzo Power Cologne. Here the term "cologne" is used in the traditional sense of an hesperidic eau as the new flanker attempts to derive inspiration from the 18th century genre by relying on a few key notes....
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 Brazilian beauty and perfume brand Natura Brasil have released two new perfumes for men called Kaiak and Kaiak Aventura. "With their rich and seductive fragrances and their radiant personalities {who was the advertising genius who first came up with this kind of line?}, the two Kaiak perfumes are an invitation for urban men to be on the move." (My translation).
Kaiak "evokes the freshness of movement in contact with nature that nurtures the spirit." Notes of citruses, aromatics, woods. Kaiak Aventura is said to be more peppery and woodsy, with citrusy head notes. "Kaiak Aventura keeps a fresh top note but then evokes challenges, surpassing oneself and strong sensations." No further information on the compositions is provided at this point except that the perfumes are made of 100% biological alcohol. Each cologne is priced at 37 €.
 Comptoir Sud Pacifique have issued three of their perfumes in higher concentrations or Eaux de Parfum this fall: Vanille Extrême, Aqua Motu and Aloha Tiare. The signature aluminium bottles have also been replaced by glass flacons to underline the change. Vanille Extrême is said to be a rich harmony of gourmand notes with vanilla underlined by a hint of caramel and a cocktail of white musks...
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 Sarah Jessica Parker is going to go fruity, to her own surprise. She is proposing a new facet of her personality with the upcoming SJP NYC to be launched in February 2010. It is all intended to mesh with the New York cityscape while channelling her Carrie Bradshaw character of Sex and the City. SJP said, "A large part of the inspiration was what I now understand to be
people's impressions of seeing Carrie Bradshaw walk down the street and
what feelings that evokes for her and for them -- a real sense of
freedom and possibilities, a love for the city around her and, of
course, fashion,"
SJP NYC was originally the dry code name for the perfume in the labs where they were developing the scent but they thought it sounded sweet enough to stay.... 
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Barbara Orbison, the widow of singer and composer Roy Orbison, has launched a fragrance inspired by the song Pretty Woman composed by her husband. 
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