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After Ralph, Ralph Cool, Ralph Rocks, and Ralph Hot, designer Ralph Lauren has launched a new perfume targeting younger people called Ralph Wild. It is described as a fruity-floral and includes notes of wild strawberry, juicy watermelon, and cherry blossom musk. The Eau de Toilette retails for $28.50, $45.00, and $59.50. It is available online at Dillard's and should be carried soon by Sephora where currently one finds its advert. It is available in store at Macy's as well. Thanks to Terra for the tip!
After Andy Warhol Silver Factory, the first in a series of 12 fragrances inspired by the life and work of Andy Warhol and New York city in a project co-sponsored by Bond No. 9 and the Andy Warhol Foundation, the collection will see the addition of Andy Warhol Union Square in March of 2008. The scent was composed by perfumer Stephen Nielsen of Givaudan......
Continue reading "Andy Warhol Union Square by Bond No. 9 (2008) {New Fragrance} {Celebrity Perfume}" »
 Following Velvet Tuberose, Bath & Body Works have just released a new perfume in their Signature Collection called Chocolate Amber, which is presented as "A sophisticated and more complex version of Chocolate Amber™ than the more casual Body Splash."........
Continue reading "Chocolate Amber by Bath & Body Works (2007) {New Fragrance} {Perfume Review in a Nutshell}" »
As announced previously, the estimable perfume boutique Aedes de Venustas, which is based in New York city collaborated this year with the Molinard perfume house to release a limited-edition fragrance called Une Histoire de Chypre (A Chypre Story). The perfumer behind this creation or re-creation rather, reportedly based on an old formula exhumed from the archives of the house is Dominique Camilli. Upon discovering the perfume, one is suddenly tempted to interpret the name of the fragrance as loosely meaning "a history of chypre" as this review starts with a puzzle regarding the historicity of the fragrance. Une Histoire de Chypre smells familiar at first for two reasons. The first reference is not very uplifting; the scent smells like an improved version of Chypre d'Orient by Molinard also released in 2007, which we still have trouble understanding what it is doing exactly in the market except offend (very interestingly since we reviewed it, Molinard has removed the descriptive pyramid of notes for the scent on their website, while the other perfumes still have them. We of course now regret not taking down some notes but felt it was unnecessary given the quality of the scent). The second reference is more interesting; Une Histoire de Chypre feels familiar because it is reminiscent of the crystalline chypre personality of Diorella by Dior. In other words, it immediately offers a classic signature that people familiar with classic French perfumes will recognize. When using the expression "classic chypre" people often mistakenly point out that Chypre by Coty (1917) is the first chypre fragrance to have ever existed and therefore take it as a main reference point. It is more complicated than that. It is just the most famous chypre in modern times. Chypre perfumes have existed since Roman times. The Coty Chypre did not appear in a vacuum but was preceded by a continuing lineage of manufactured chypre perfumes in the 19th century that were usually simply called "chypre" in reference to Cyprus island from where this type of perfume is said to originate and in reference to the oakmoss used in the composition most famously harvested originally from that locale....
Continue reading "Une Histoire de Chypre by Molinard & Aedes (2007) {Perfume Review & Musings} {New Fragrance}" »
Kerry Katona, who is more frequently advertised as being the winner of the TV reality show I'm a celebrity....get me out of here! is also a TV presenter, former singer of the Atomic Kitten band, Mother of the Year, and last but not least, a writer of both non-fiction and fiction. She has written two books of autobiographical characters which aim to provide advice: Survive the Worst and Aim for the Best: How To Get Your Life Back On Track and Kerry Katona: Too Much, Too Young: My Story of Love, Survival and Celebrity. Besides these two books, she has written two novels, Tough Love, and a second upcoming one, Rough Justice, which will be published in April of 2008; she is not a WAG herself but her second novel, "delves into the WAGs (wives and girlfriends) lifestyle of Premiership League footballers" (cf. Amazon). The only thing missing was a fragrance to round off her image; Outrageous by Kerry Katona, not to be confused with Outrageous! by Frederic Malle, will be gracing store shelves from May of 2008........
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Yuletide has not quite subsided yet, but designer Jean Paul Gaultier is already teasing Christmas shopping survivors by announcing the February release of a limited edition of Gaultier2 for Valentine's day 2008 called Gaultier2 Eau d'Amour (Gaultier2 Love Water)......
Continue reading "Gaultier2 Eau d'Amour by Jean Paul Gaultier: Limited Valentine's Day Edition (2008) {New Fragrance}" »
Femme au chapeau bleu, Picasso, 1901 The rose-patchouli-amber accord was particularly popular in 2007 in women's perfumes although it is fair to say that it has always been popular. If a competitive exam topic had been handed down from the skies to the perfumers' community asking them to come up with their own rendition of this accord, it would not have felt any different. To some extent, it all goes back to the agricultural roots of the trade. Just like one might visit an annual agricultural exhibition where the best Camemberts and Charolaises from France are shown and compared, one might be standing in front of shelves with perfumes such as Gucci by Gucci, YSL Elle, Dior Midnight Poison on them and see who got the gold medal of excellence. It is perfectly respectable that perfumes be about the refining of a traditional idea. In this case, originality is partial, and like good perfumes, subtle. Or if you prefer a more palatable comparison brought about by the thought association between Midnight Poison and 'Round Midnight and the idea of circularity, it is like a jazz standard that would be interpreted each time in different, personal, and creative ways.....
 Femme au chapeau bleu, Picasso, 1944
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The popular children's hero Kirikou has inspired the creation of a perfume called Petit Vaillant (The Little Valiant One). Based on an African tale re-imagined by Michel Ocelot, the lushly illustrated movies and books featuring the ever-clever and helpful diminutive Kirikou has proven to be a hit in Europe although, "...his success in the more conservative markets of the UK, U.S. and Germany has been restricted by a mixed reaction to the realistic and non-sexual, but nevertheless omnipresent nudity in his breakout film Kirikou et la sorcière."......
Continue reading "Petit Vaillant Kirikou by Kirikou {New Perfume}" »
Burt's Bees has launched a reportedly 100% natural oils cologne for men in its Natural Skin Care for Men collection, simply called Burt's Bees Cologne. From the ad copy, "Exude confidence and appeal with this all-natural blend of essential oils. Fresh citrus oils of lemon and orange and energizing bergamot are blended in the warm, spicy depth of cypress and fir oils for a crisp, woodsy scent." .......
Continue reading "Burt's Bees Cologne (2007) {New Perfume} {Men's Cologne} {Perfume Review in a Nutshell}" »
Le Labo, a young French perfume house based in New York which half-playfully, half-seriously invite their customers to " join the revolution" of a new perfumery stubbornly guided by attention to quality and creativity have released a new exclusive, this time to the city of Paris, called Vanille 44. Previously they issued Tubéreuse 40 for New York city and Aldehyde 44 for Dallas. You can try to beg, but they will not let these perfumes leave the confines of each of the cities they are dedicated to. It is all in the name of putting back perfume on a pedestal and bringing in back exclusivity. Le Labo name their fragrances according to a central raw material used in the blend and the number of ingredients included in their compositions. The end result might be less literal than advertised by the title name.......
Continue reading "Vanille 44 by Le Labo: A Paris Exclusive (2007) {New Perfume}" »
 Marc Jacobs has been steadily adding new scents to his collection of giant splash bottles that immediately evoke an era in which colognes were to be found in the bathroom as indispensable hygienic waters and liberally applied. Although these scents are not meant to be used literally as generously, they nevertheless invite a more ample perfuming gesture........
Continue reading "Basil, Pear, & Grapefruit by Marc Jacobs (2008) {New Fragrances}" »
Tocca released a new limited edition scented candle for the Holiday Season called Holiday Cortina Mimosa Candela. Unlike the name of the scent itself seems to suggest but better illustrated by the Champagne glasses decorating the glass container, the perfume has been studied to feel festive as it includes a Champagne top note.......
Continue reading "Tocca Holiday Mimosa Candle {Perfume Short (Review)} {Holiday Shopping Idea - $50 or Less] {New Fragrance}" »
Photo © Aedes de Venustas, Inc. Aedes de Venustas in collaboration with Molinard has launched an exceptional creation called Une Histoire de Chypre (A Chypre Story). The fragrance, based on an old recipe from the 1920s found in the Grassois perfume house's archives, was composed by perfumer Dominique Camilli of Molinard. Ingredients are reported to be top-notch. It is part of the more upscale Molinard 1849 collection bottled in atomizer flacons and is exclusively distributed by Aedes........
Continue reading "Une Histoire de Chypre by Molinard & Aedes de Venustas (2007) {New Fragrance}" »
 Voluspa has released two new scents in its Victoria Collection called Fleur de Café and Malayan Coco. The first one is a blend featuring notes of "African Coffee Flower, spiced Chai Tea, fresh Crème, and chopped Vanilla Bean." Malayan Coco also develops a gourmand theme with "Coconut Milk Accord, shaved Coconut Bark, rich Sandalwood, and eastern Hinoki Wood." Did we say that the greatest fresh coconut jam on earth is to be found in Malaysia? If only the perfume could smell like it!
Each scent is presented in a 0.5 oz roll-on available for $24 at Nooks and Niches.
Designer of mainly men's wear John Varvatos has announced a 2008 perfume launch that is a first for the brand, a women's fragrance simply called John Varvatos Eau de Parfum. It comes after a debut fragrance in 2004, John Varvatos (see review) and a second masculine cologne in 2006 with John Varvatos Vintage. The women's perfume was also entrusted to the talent of perfumer Rodrigo Flores-Roux who composed the previous fragrances.........
Continue reading "John Varvatos Eau de Parfum for Women (2008) {New Fragrance}" »
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