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 Serge Lutens recently unveiled two new perfumes, both revolving around a sartorial theme. One of the two is titled Fille en Aiguilles (the other one is Fourreau Noir) which will debut the soonest on July 1, 2009 at the Salons du Palais Royal in Paris. The scent references a summery atmosphere filled with the singing of cicadas and focuses on a material, pine (needles). The name in French is a semantic play upon "aiguilles" here both designating pine needles, as in English, and the expression "Etre en talons aiguilles" meaning to wear stiletto heels. Fille en Aiguilles can thus be read both as Girl in Pine Needles and Girl in Stiletto Heels, while making use of a raw material that is traditionally considered to veer to the masculine side of the olfactory code. Gender-wise, Serge Lutens are unisex concoctions. It is left to the interpretation of the wearer to think whether this is a perfume to be worn by a man quietly ogling the Vermeer-like named silhouette of a girl in spike heels, or of the vision of a woman rolling naked in pine needles in sandy dunes (see video) or if it is on the contrary a call to the inner girly in women, etc. The ad copy, in French especially, invites one to see in the name of the perfume an allusion to a feminine archetype...
Continue reading "Serge Lutens Fille En Aiguilles (2009) {New Perfume}" »
 American rapper and actor 50 Cent, born Curtis James Jackson III, is set to launch his debut signature fragrance called Power which is scheduled for a worldwide launch in 2010. Himself a reported user of Creed Imperial, the singer wanted his creation to smell like success and guarantees us that it does...
Continue reading "50 Cent Power (2010} {New Perfume} {Men's Cologne} {Celebrity Scent}" »
  Recent newcomer and charismatic British brand Boadicea The Victorious is preparing to launch a special library of no less than nine oud or agarwood perfumes for winter 2009. If you suspected that this is the year of oud in perfumery you would not be mistaken. I will elaborate on this hot trend later on in a separate article. The Boadicea The Victorious label is not to be confused with another UK perfume brand called Boudicca (as it happened to me), both being named after the legendary Iceni warrior-queen albeit using different forms of her name...
Continue reading "Boadicea The Victorious Winter Oud Collection (2009) {New Perfumes}" »
 The extrait bottle of Terre d'Hermès is a square. It was conceived by Philippe Mouquet, the Hermès in-house designer.
As commented upon earlier today, Hermès is on a path to subtly engineering a mainstream shift in the attitudes towards perfume from men with the upcoming introduction of an extrait version of Terre d'Hermès, a masculine national bestseller in France. It is now several hours later and we received further information that stresses further how the gesture is deliberate yet understated in style. I remembered in-between posts that Guerlain has not long ago issued an extrait version of a masculine classic, Habit Rouge, also beloved by women. Terre d'Hermès in extrait will have more far-reaching consequences potentially also because it will be much more widely accessible as I learned. If Guerlain has been playing in great part the elitist card to the umptieth degree for many of its recent fragrance launches under the tutelage of LVMH, Hermès is still thinking in terms of affordable luxury and we can hope, affordable beauty ...
Continue reading "Hermes Terre d'Hermes Parfum (2009): A First Look at a Masculine Extrait {New Perfume} {Men's Cologne}" »
 As previously posted about Dutch fashion designers Viktor & Rolf had announced an upcoming feminine perfume to be unveiled this summer. The launch just took place in Paris and the perfume is called Eau Mega. The tag line is " Megafy yourself!"... 
Continue reading "Viktor & Rolf Eau Mega (2009): Eau de Superwoman: Megafy Yourself! {New Perfume}" »
 Following up on yesterday's post about an upcoming Eau de Parfum flanker to Terre d'Hermès, I received a correction from well-informed reader M saying that perfumer Jean-Claude Ellena is actually working on an extrait version of the masculine bestseller, not on an Eau de Parfum. The Hermès press office confirmed the news this morning...
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 Perfumer: Alberto Morillas of Firmenich
Perfume Notes: powdery musk, iris powder, rose petals, modern musks, benzoin balm
 Essence is the latest perfume by designer Narciso Rodriguez who worked
with perfumer Alberto Morillas to perfect the idea of a variation on
musk. The couturier has, as it turns out, such an instinctual love for
and affinity with musk that he has de facto exclusively dedicated his
collection of signature fragrances to this raw ingredient. The
masterpiece in his library so far is his debut scent, Narciso Rodriguez
for Her in Eau deToilette version which as time passes by confirms its
enduring qualities more and more. Morillas said himself that he loves Narciso
Rodriguez for Her, composed by Christine Nagel and Francis Kurkdjian,
and that it had not been easy for him to follow up on their creation.
In fact the process for Essence was both so tortuous and simple that
after a year of tests and deliberations, both Alberto Morillas and
Narciso Rodriguez who acted as a full-fledged artistic director, went
back to the initial idea for the scent: to make a fresh, crisp and pure
musk perfume. But the interesting thing is that Essence goes beyond
that point as I was able to find out thanks in part to happenstance.
Going back over some of the explanations given by Rodriguez, I note the
term "dual" which he applies to the packaging, "It's an idea that started with For Her. I loved the idea of duality,
that you have to get close to someone to know what they are on the
inside. The packaging for For Her was that: there was this very
mysterious black bottle encased in another classic bottle. Now that
idea has been reinvented for Essence and made very modern and very
sensuous by this futuristic but very accessible and very tactile
bottle....
Continue reading "Narciso Rodriguez Essence (2009): Dual White & Black Musk {Perfume Review} {New Perfume}" »
 Perfumer: Steven DeMercado of Fragrance Resources
Perfume Notes: Top: golden Tequila accord, Italian bergamot, Mediterranean mandarin; mid notes: Baie rose, jasmine noir, cognac, Moroccan coriander; base notes: Indonesian patchouli, sandalwood, vanilla absolute, tonka absolute, Egyptian incense, sexy musk. Queen by Queen Latifah is the hip-hop singer and actress's debut perfume with a launch scheduled for August 2009. The perfume was made to reflect her love for "golden tonalities, smooth textures, and a certain fondness for exotic flavors", all of which can be felt in the final jus. In fact, the code name for the perfume while it was still in its development stages was "Pure Gold", an indication that semantics played a role in this case to help anchor the inspiration for the fragrance. About Queen the perfume, Latifah said, "For me, beauty really does start on the inside. It's like a state of mind, a state of love if you will. I see fragrance as just a natural expression of this state of love. Scent expresses a woman's confidence and sensuality; it's how she embraces her body, her mind and her strength."
Queen Latifah has recently come into the open to magazine Essence about the secret she had been withholding about her past as a sexually molested child by a teenager who had been entrusted with her care. It makes it all the more powerful a statement. Queen which comes with the tag line "Love steps out first" is a distinctive oriental gourmand with a deep skin-scent finish and a surprisingly rather expensive-smelling sillage. Parlux who developed the fragrance prefer to dub it for their part a " warm, sexy, golden oriental."... 
Continue reading "Queen Latifah Queen (2009): {Perfume Review} {New Fragrance} {Celebrity Scent}" »
A Scent is the new feminine perfume to be introduced in September by Issey Miyake. Described as "green, floral, and woodsy" it is also " an emotion like a vital breath found in the heart of nature." The perfumer is Daphné Bugey -- see short video interview,
Continue reading "Issey Miyake A Scent Movie & Video Interviews with Perfumer Daphne Bugey & Designer Arik Levy {New Fragrance} {Perfume Images & Adverts}" »
 Singer Usher will release a new fragrance, a solo men's fragrance this time called VIP. Its aim? To empower, to seduce. End of story. Or rather it sounds like the beginning of an encounter.
"I consider all of my fragrances tools of engagement for seduction --
but this one demands a different type of attention," "That is part of the
reason I led with the males only with this one -- it is made for a man
but for women to enjoy." [...]...
Continue reading "Usher VIP (2009): Two Words - Empowerment, Seduction {New Perfume} {Men's Cologne} {Celebrity Scent}" »
 ICONOfly, an art magazine founded in 2006 by Olivia Bransbourg and dedicated to the showcasing of a fashion accessory in each of their issues, have partnered with three names from the perfumery world to create a signature perfume for the magazine. Their latest issue is dedicated to the bracelet. Attache-Moi, which they translate as Hold To Me, but which I understand to be able to translate as Tie Me (Up), was composed by perfumers Christine Nagel and Benoist Lapouza of Fragrance Resources. Serge Mansau designed an artwork which is a flask-bracelet in a very limited-edition for collectors... 
Continue reading "Iconofly Attache-Moi (2009): Ode To The Bracelet and Ties {New Perfume}" »
 Rose Wood/Blackcurrant/Cyclamen
Korres has introduced a series of three perfumes presenting interesting note contrasts inspired by four main fragrance facets: spice, fruit, wood and flower. They are called - the descriptive names are quite long - Rose Wood/Blackcurrant/Cyclamen, Saffron/Amber/ Agarwood/Cardamom, Pepper/Jasmine/Gaiac Wood/Passion Fruit. Special care was taken to develop eco-friendly formulae...
Continue reading "Korres Rose Wood/Blackcurrant/Cyclamen, Saffron/Amber/ Agarwood/Cardamom, Pepper/Jasmine/Gaiac Wood/Passion Fruit (2009) {New Perfumes} " »
 Clinique have come up with the cool concept of non-liquid perfume pencils. Easy to carry and to apply without staining or scenting your fingers, you are invited to layer the scents as well to concoct your own private blend, the one that works best with your natural skin scent or your mood....
Continue reading "Clinique Happy-To-Go Perfume Pencils (2008) {Shopping Tip} {New Perfumes}" »
 British perfume house Penhaligon's established in 1870 will launch a set of four perfumes next month in a new collection entitled Anthology. The purpose of the Anthology is to propose to the public remastered versions of antique, discontinued formulae from the house.... 
Continue reading "Penhaligon's Anthology L'Eau de Verveine, Extract of Limes, Gardenia, Night Scented Stock (2009): From the Scent Archives {New Perfumes}" »
 Singer Tim McGraw following McGraw in 2008 will launch a second perfume under his name in August 2009 called Southern Blend. That will be two upcoming fragrances by celebrity Southerners with Reese Witherspoon In Bloom which is inspired by the floral scents of the South. In the case of Southern Blend, it is more about being in general simple, unpretentious and virile, the Southern way. In other words and to quote the folk singer, not French,...
Continue reading "Tim McGraw Southern Blend (2009): The Essence of the Southern Man {New Perfume} {Men's Cologne} {Celebrity Scent}" »
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