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May 8, 2007

The Career of YSL Opium, An Interview of Perfumer Mathilde Laurent, Rose in Perfumery {The 5fth Sense in the News}

L'Express magazine regularly features articles on perfumes and perfumery (in French). I am catching up and calling your attention to these three last pieces:

Guillaume Crouzet writes about Opium by Yves Saint Laurent. 30 years later it is still alive and kicking. There is a diaporama you can leaf through during which you can also listen to a poem written by YSL.

Les Trente "Glorieuses" d'Opium........

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May 5, 2007

Tom Ford's Fragrance Chamber {Scented Image} {The 5th Sense in the News}

The New York Times has an article on the new Tom Ford flagship store. Horacio Silva recounts the charming welcome he received from the employees of the store. So much so that he does not hesitate to write:.......

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May 4, 2007

The Smell of Competition {The 5th Sense in the News}

There is a very informative article by Jeremy Caplan in Time & CNN regarding some of the inner workings of the perfume and flavor industry, in particular Givaudan and IFF......

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April 30, 2007

Truffles, Black and White {The 5th Sense in the News}

Here's a great article on truffles. Truffle accords are also used in perfumery such as in Une Rose by Frederic Malle, Black Orchid and Noir de Noir (black truffle) by Tom Ford, and Sienne L'Hiver (white truffle) by Eau d'Italie Le Sirenuse.

"Both Black Périgord and White Alba truffles can transform what would otherwise be a mere culinary masterpiece into a quasi mystical dining experience.[...].......

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April 10, 2007

A New Generation of Perfumey Roses {The 5th Sense in the News}

A horticulturist from Geneva, Charles Millo, is developing several new species of extra perfumey roses that would be sold solely for their aromas. The idea is to sell a rose as you would a bottle of wine. Just one of these roses tucked in a bouquet would be enough to scent the bouquet itself and the room in which the bouquet is to be found.......

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New Nearly Scentless Durian, Left-Handed & Right-Handed Molecules, Masculine Florals, Jeanne D'Arc's Relics Smelled of Vanillin, Religious Perfume Marketing {The 5th Sense in the News}

The New York Times has an article about a new breed of durian, an equatorial and tropical fruit surrounded by folklore that is famous for its pungent smell and uber-creamy texture. The breeders of the new variety have apparently succeeded in toning down its distinctive aroma. Once you get used to the old-style durian, it's delicious.

Fans Sour on Sweeter Version of Asia's Smelliest Fruit .......

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March 30, 2007

An Article on Men's Colognes & Attitudes Towards Perfumes {The 5th Sense in the News}

I love this article because the interviewed SA in it innocently yet very accurately defines in a nutshell the art of fragrance which is in essence, derivative, being all about nuances and variations, more like cooking than painting or literature (unless they want to play on variation):

"She (Sue Vandall, a SA) likes to "push the underdogs" when men come into the store to buy cologne. Vandall said her favorite is Reaction by Kenneth Cole and she compared the scent with Sean John, which is one of the best-selling colognes. They are similar but also very different (my emphasis)."

Men Pay Attention To Their Odor Emissions

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March 28, 2007

World's Oldest 4000-Year-Old Perfume Factory Is Discovered & Antique Cypriot Perfumes Are Reconstituted {The 5th Sense in the News}

Here's a new travel destination for perfume lovers:

"The world's oldest perfumes have been found on Cyprus by a team of archaeologists.

The perfumes were scented with extracts of lavender, bay, rosemary, pine or coriander and kept in tiny translucent alabaster bottles. The remaining traces found in Pyrgos, on the south of the island, are more than 4,000 years old".....

Eau de BC The Oldest Perfume In The World in The Telegraph

• Four perfumes from the archaeological site were re-created and named Hera, Athena, Aphrodite and Artemis.....

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March 22, 2007

Stéphane Archambault, Liv Tyler Love To Wear..... {What Celebrities Wear} {The 5th Sense in the News}

As we peruse the press we sometimes happen on mentions of what celebrities wear as perfume or makeup. We thought it would be fun to jot down some notes along the way.

Stéphane Archambault, a singer and actor (Mambo Italiano) from Quebec, is a self-confessed perfume addict....

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March 8, 2007

The CK IN2U Generation? Jennifer Hudson will Represent Imari Seduction by Avon {The 5th Sense in the News}

There is a retrospective in the New York Times of Calvin Klein's attempts at defining successive generations of youngsters through scents. Their latest releases CK IN2U for him and for her are destined at capturing and expressing the moods and aspirations of the millenials, i.e., the people born between 1982 and 1995.....

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February 28, 2007

Serge Lutens Is Made Commandeur des Arts & des Lettres {The 5th Sense in the News}

On Tuesday February 27th 2007 at the Ministry of Culture, Serge Lutens entered the ordre des Arts et des Lettres as a Commandeur in recognition of his life-long pursuit of beauty and art and contribution to the art of perfumery.

Serge Lutens said that "Beauty does not care about morality. It stands as its own moral, its own truth. Many have attempted to pin it down with words, feelings, works or art; but always it escapes and transforms itself beyond our desires and when we think we are holding it, it is already gone"

Source: Fashion Mag.fr

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February 22, 2007

An Article About Christophe Laudamiel {The 5th Sense in the News}

The Boston Globe has an article about perfumer Christophe Laudamiel, the nose behind the Thierry Mugler coffret inspired by Das Parfum the movie. He recently visited Harvard to offer a lecture in which he insisted on the need for more transparency for his profession as well as general education for the public regarding the art of perfumery......

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An Article by Chandler Burr About Les Exclusifs de Chanel {The 5th Sense in the News}

There is an interesting article by Chandler Burr about Les Exclusifs de Chanel in today's New York Times.

I just wanted to comment that Jacques Polge already drew his inspiration from Coco Chanel's appartment in the past to create Coco, which has a notably different feel from his latest creations.

Also, according to WWD, the celebrity fragrance trend (which is referred to in the article in the NYT as the main competition) will still be quite profitable in the next 2 years but it is already slowing down.

The Genie in Every Bottle Is Coco

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February 20, 2007

An Article Listing "10 Perfume Snobberies" in Elle {The 5th Sense in the News}

Check out this article on Elle.fr listing "10 perfume snobberies" in which to indulge. The list includes Les Exclusifs, Serge Lutens Rousse, Dr. Bach, Indult, Aesop, Solange Agazury, Etat Libre d'Orange, and Prada Essences.

10 snobismes parfums

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February 18, 2007

An Article on Chanel Les Exclusifs, Kate Moss' Fragrance & Wax Figure, A Galimard Franchise in the US, Dispute Over Beckham Instinct {The 5th Sense in the News}

Here is more reading about the new Chanel line with a rare picture of the man behind the Serge Lutens fragrances and now the Chanels. Shall we call him the "éminence grise" of French perfumery?:

• Christopher Sheldrake and Jacques Polge are asked what makes a fragrance memorable?

Scented Memories

• Kate Moss' fragrance deal with Coty is confirmed:

Moss to Launch Perfume .....

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May 8, 2007

The Career of YSL Opium, An Interview of Perfumer Mathilde Laurent, Rose in Perfumery {The 5fth Sense in the News}

May 5, 2007

Tom Ford's Fragrance Chamber {Scented Image} {The 5th Sense in the News}

May 4, 2007

The Smell of Competition {The 5th Sense in the News}

April 30, 2007

Truffles, Black and White {The 5th Sense in the News}

April 10, 2007

A New Generation of Perfumey Roses {The 5th Sense in the News}

New Nearly Scentless Durian, Left-Handed & Right-Handed Molecules, Masculine Florals, Jeanne D'Arc's Relics Smelled of Vanillin, Religious Perfume Marketing {The 5th Sense in the News}

March 30, 2007

An Article on Men's Colognes & Attitudes Towards Perfumes {The 5th Sense in the News}

March 28, 2007

World's Oldest 4000-Year-Old Perfume Factory Is Discovered & Antique Cypriot Perfumes Are Reconstituted {The 5th Sense in the News}

March 22, 2007

Stéphane Archambault, Liv Tyler Love To Wear..... {What Celebrities Wear} {The 5th Sense in the News}

March 8, 2007

The CK IN2U Generation? Jennifer Hudson will Represent Imari Seduction by Avon {The 5th Sense in the News}

February 28, 2007

Serge Lutens Is Made Commandeur des Arts & des Lettres {The 5th Sense in the News}

February 22, 2007

An Article About Christophe Laudamiel {The 5th Sense in the News}

An Article by Chandler Burr About Les Exclusifs de Chanel {The 5th Sense in the News}

February 20, 2007

An Article Listing "10 Perfume Snobberies" in Elle {The 5th Sense in the News}

February 18, 2007

An Article on Chanel Les Exclusifs, Kate Moss' Fragrance & Wax Figure, A Galimard Franchise in the US, Dispute Over Beckham Instinct {The 5th Sense in the News}

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