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 Serge Lutens has unveiled his latest opus called Nuit de Cellophane (Cellophane Night). The fragrance is scheduled to launch in March of 2009. While the nocturnal thematic will not be unfamiliar to Serge Lutens followers, in particular by those who follow his perfume creations, the insertion of a modernistic material such as cellophane is more of a departure from the general timeless atmosphere pertaining to the Lutensian fragrance universe. I would argue however, that it draws a bridge with his research on materials and textures found in his photographic work. There is also the possibility that cellophane here is used with a double entendre, at once the sign of a romantic gift bought at the florist and an allusion to a thicker nocturnal atmosphere as cellophane is a material privileged by fetishists. Three perfume notes and a more general aesthetic impression are mentioned to offer an initial sketch of the fragrance: "Un osmanthus de Chine
Un jasmin particulier qui aurait volé l'écorce de mandarine ;
le tout sous cellophane"
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"An osmanthus from China
A special jasmine which would have stolen a mandarin peel
All wrapped in cellophane" (our translation)...
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 Italian fashion designer Valentino has launched a new perfume which is currently exclusive to Neiman Marcus. Bottled in a strikingly designed diamond-cut flacon, the fragrance is described as a " modern aldehydic floral" with fresh facets...
Continue reading "Valentino Eau de Parfum (2009) {New Perfume}" »
 German fashion brand Joop! continues to develop a dynamic perfume portfolio and will introduce a duo of scents called Thrill for Her and Thrill for Him. The fragrances are licensed to Coty Prestige and were developed with giant perfume company Givaudan...
Continue reading "Joop! Thrill for Her & Him (2009) {New Fragrances}" »
 After the debut signature fragrance of famous Lebanese singer Elissa called Elle d'Elissa, which was launched in 2007, Georges Stahl Parfums will introduce a new perfume-flanker called L'Eau d'Elissa in January of 2009. Like its predecessor, it was composed by perfumer Randa Hammami of Symrise ( L'Instant Magic; Cruel Gardenia; Oud Sensuel; Garden Sensuel)...
Continue reading "Georges Stahl Parfums L'Eau d'Elissa (2009) {New Perfume} {Celebrity Fragrance}" »
 Berdoues released a new flanker to the original Violettes de Toulouse eau de toilette created in 1936 called Violette Chérie (Darling Violet). It was specifically created to attract a younger clientèle, "In 2008, Violet is not only a fragrance...It takes you to a world of freshness and sensuality...It attracts the young and romantic women looking for softness, pleasure and delights...Pastel colors..."
Continue reading "Berdoues Violette Cherie (2008) {New Perfume}" »
 The German house and fragrance-developing company of Mäurer and Wirtz (Tabac Original, Tosca, Nonchalance, Pussy Deluxe...) have introduced a new duo of scents for designer Otto Kern called Otto Kern Signature Man and Woman. The tag line is: "Make your mark - with Otto Kern Signature Man and Woman." Both compositions are presented as status scents and were inspired by the crest of the brand. The types of persons who should wear these scents are described in detail, "...the allure of Otto Kern Signature Man and Woman fragrances
corresponds to the high-flying, modern and self-confident identity of
their wearers. Convincingly expressing the elite attitude to life, the
new twin fragrances make a clear statement and consistently fulfill the
role of an unobtrusive yet exclusive accessory."...
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 Italian fashion house Byblos has released a new perfume simply titled Essence. It was created by perfumer Christine Nagel. The bottle is by creative agency Sylvie de France (Lolita Lempicka, Fleur de Corail, Givenchy Jardin d'Interdits, Lacoste Dream of Pink, Georges Stahl Elle d'Elissa...). It reminds one a bit of the original modern-retro packaging for Frapin 1270...
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 Aquolina which has managed in a relatively short span of time since 2001 in imposing a brand with an iconic appeal thanks in particular to Pink Sugar (2003) has launched a new perfume called Tweety which promises to be as offbeat and attractive as its predecessor thanks to a bold and uncomplicated but not overly simplistic message. Tweety is a fragrance about color and texture but also aspirational feminine identity. The tag line is " Escape the Cage" (translation: escape the crisis; escape the strictures of convention, everyday life and of whatever ties you down. Just spray and fly!) "...Tweety, an eau de toilette inspired by sunshine yellow tones and floating feathers to escape the boundaries and bring you to a world of feminine sensuality."...
Continue reading "Aquolina Tweety (2008): Yellow Is Good {New Perfume}" »
 The at once venerable (est. 1852), upscale and trendy Parisian department store Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche introduced a signature perfume for women called Saint Germain des Prés EDP. (If memory serves me well there is also a men's version spotted earlier this summer which is however not currently showcased on their new e-commerce site.) "Saint Germain des Prés symbolizes this mix of simplicity and expressiveness which characterizes the woman who is curious of everything, sensitive to new trends."
"Saint Germain des Prés symbolise ce mélange de simplicité et d'expression qui caractérise la femme curieuse de tout, sensible aux nouvelles tendances."...
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{Fragrance review of Manoumalia added here}
Manoumalia is a creation offering an undeniable anthropological flavor in the method that gave birth to it. The latest perfume by brand Les Nez Parfums d'Auteurs (lit. The Noses -- Authors' Perfumes) we now learn (see earlier announcement today) was inspired by the Wallisian olfactory culture of New Caledonia in French Polynesia.
Perfumer Sandrine Videault composed the fragrance but also undertook to do olfactory fieldwork of an ethnographic type to garner information from local sources and meet people who possess "...a deep and sincere olfactory culture" in her view. Videault has been familiar with the culture since she was a child.
Following a TV program on RFO the perfumer was extended an invitation by a Wallisian lady named Malia who offered her to come and explore their local perfume culture. The result is Manoumalia which attempts to stand as an "olfactory picture" of Wallisian cultural habits in the realm of the fifth sense...
Continue reading "Les Nez Parfums d'Auteurs Manoumalia (2009) - Part 2: More Information {New Perfume}" »
 Les Nez Parfums d'Auteurs after The Unicorn Spell, Let Me Play The Lion, L'Antimatière (see review of the latter) and a more recent special open-work project called Turtle Vetiver by Isabelle Doyen (see explanations after the jump) are going to introduce a new perfume in January 2009 baptized Manoumalia. This time, the perfume was created by Sandrine Videault " One of the
last students of Edmond Roudnitska, Sandrine Videault is best known for
her historical fragrances and olfactive shows."... 
Continue reading "Les Nez Parfums d'Auteurs Turtle Vetiver Exercise 1 (2008), Manoumalia (2009) {New Perfumes} - 650 Perfume Samples Giveaway" »
 Portland Japanese Garden
Annick Goutal who has had, one realizes on the spur of the moment, a cryptic garden series of scents being developed over the years, without ever being systematically labeled as such, is going to launch a new perfume in February 2009 inspired by a Japanese garden called Un Matin d'Orage (A Morning After a Thunderstorm). It comes after the house's recent venture into more Orientalist territory (the Middle East) with Ambre Fétiche, Myrrhe Ardente, Encens Flamboyant and Musc Nomade while at the same time tying in with their ongoing interest for a cultivated, feminine nature. Created by the usual team of in-house perfumer Isabelle Doyen working together with artistic director Camille Goutal, Un Matin d'Orage is based on the evocation of the scents of a lush Japanese garden as awakened after a storm, "The idea is to imagine yourself in a Japanese garden -- not a Buddhist Zen-type place, but a real garden with lots of greenery -- and smell the plants, leaves and white flowers after a storm as the sun creates a scented mist," said Camille Goutal, the brand's creative adviser and daughter of its namesake founder....
Continue reading "Annick Goutal Un Matin d'Orage (2009): Japonisant Art {New Perfume}" »
 The upcoming Essence for Her; Narciso Rodriguez at the Alma Awards on August 17, 2008
Designer Narciso Rodriguez will launch a new perfume for women in March (US only) - April 2009 called Essence. It succeeds to the Narciso Rodriguez for Her series as well as his eponymous men's scent and while the new name indicates the wish to tap into a new universe of symbols, there will be one olfactory line of continuity running throughout the brand's scents resting on a core predilection for musk, only fresher this time. The designer said, "Essence is very sexy but has that crisp, clean, pure quality of
sunlight," continued Rodriguez. "It's a bit of a collage -- the iris,
rose and amber that I love -- and how you can layer these things over
the musk and create that feeling of joy. It's about a different facet
of a woman. As there is day, there is night,"... Narciso Rodriguez for Her, the Silver Edition (2008)
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 Greta Garbo in 1934 © Time, Inc.
A year after the release of Hommage à Marlene Dietrich, Parfums Grès is preparing to launch a new trio of scents dedicated this time to Greta Garbo called Hommage à Greta Garbo which will launch in the spring of 2009. Like Marlene Dietrich, Garbo was one of the famous customers of couturière Madame Grès. The set comprises Mythos, Sphinx, Goddess in reference to the particular charisma that exuded from the star whom people could not wait to see laugh at long last in what must have been the most self-conscious laugh in history in Ninotchka (1939). And she did, beautifully so, and a bit strangely at the same time, "With her classic beauty, her noble aura and an occasional playful wink of the eye, she (Greta Garbo) fascinated both men and women. The fact that she loved being alone and hated the media frenzy enhanced her appeal to the public. In the course of her 19-year film career in which she made 27 films, she gave only 14 interviews. She was referred to as „the Goddess" or the „Swedish Sphinx". In contrast to other Hollywood stars she never gave an autograph, never attended the premieres of her films and never answered fan mail. In spite of this, she had a powerful effect on her times and the fashion of her day. The way she wore her make-up, styled her hair and dressed greatly influenced the trends of the Thirties." ...
Continue reading "Parfums Grès Mythos, Sphinx, Goddess: Hommage a Greta Garbo (2009) {New Perfumes} {Celebrity Fragrances}" »
 Legendary Fragrances launched a new men's cologne called Treasure Island (L'Île au Trésor). The Eau de Toilette is described as being a fresh and fruity woody scent. "The
Legend of Treasure Island goes back 300 years ago, when buccaneers used
a remote Island in the Eastern Caribbean to hide their treasures. Oak
barrels with aged Rum, old coins, spices and rare essences have fed our
imagination since."...
Continue reading "Legendary Fragrances Treasure Island (2008) {New Perfume} {Men's Cologne}" »
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