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The Popularity of Clover Aroma and L.T. Piver Trèfle Incarnat in Literature and Perfume since the 19th Century - Part 1 

Like This, Tilda Swinton

The Pure White Trend in Fragrances

Voyage d'Hermès

Three Cherry Blossom Perfumes

Balenciaga Paris Eau de Parfum

Sarah Jessica Parker SJP NYC

Bath and Body Works Twilight Woods

Burberry Sport Women and Men

Guerlain Flora Nymphea

Green Fragrances were Back in 2009 and will Stay in 2010

Valentine's Day 2010 and Beyond: Exploring Musk Oils Part 2

Valentine's Day 2010: Exploring Musk Oils Part 1

Lanvin Jeanne and Jeanne La Rose - Part 1

Les Parfums de Rosine Secrets de Rose

Maison Martin Margiela (Untitled)

Michael Kors Eau de Parfum

Kim Kardashian Eau de Parfum

Annick Goutal Ninfeo Mio

Issey Miyake A Scent

L'Eau Serge Lutens: The Enduring Scent of Anti-Conformism or the Anti-Anti Perfume

L'Eau Serge Lutens: Un Parfum d'Anti-Conformisme qui Perdure: L'Anti-Anti Parfum
 
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The Fifth Sense in the News Archive

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July 15, 2007

Article on Fragonard Perfumery in the New York Times {The 5th Sense in the News}

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There is an article on the Fragonard perfumery in Grasse in the New York Times today:

“We are a very small company, and we have the luxury to decide what we want and when we want it,” said Agnès Costa-Webster, who, along with her sisters, Françoise and Anne Costa, now runs the business her great-grandfather, Eugène Fuchs, founded in 1926. “I'll think, ‘Well, that would smell good for men if we mix some woods with some raspberry,' and then I speak with the nose and we start thinking about the name and the packaging. Everything is done following our own soul.”

Grasse, France: Parfumerie Fragonard 

Read our review of their latest prestige launch, Fragonard Billet Doux

July 9, 2007

Prince 3121 in the News {The 5th Sense in the News}

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The Philadelphia Enquirer has an article about the locally-based perfume development company Revelations, which created the new Prince perfume, 3121.

Larry J. Couey, the owner of Revelations Perfume & Cosmetics, got the Prince gig by accident. While visiting an agent in Los Angeles in August 2006, Couey overheard a conference call with Prince's former label. The musician's perfume discussions with a larger cosmetics company had broken down, and he wanted to find a smaller independent firm.

Read more..... 

July 6, 2007

Sexy Beast, A New Perfume for our Canine Friends {The 5th Sense in the News}

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Sexy Beast is a line of grooming products for doggies that includes an award-winner signature perfume described as " A unisex blend of bergamot and vanilla-infused musk combined with natural patchouli, mandarin and nutmeg oils." and "a low-alcohol fragrance formulated specifically for a dog's sensitive sense of smell." The bottle was designed by famed designer Karim Rashid (KenzoAmour, Ryoko....).

The concept is still unusual, but not new since it was most recently reactivated by Etienne de Swardt for the fragrances called Oh My Dog! and Oh My Cat! And let us not forget that the Romans loved to scent animals.

It retails for $50 and $65. 

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July 5, 2007

Crisis Looming for Russian Perfume Market {The 5th Sense in the News}

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Excessive alcohol consumption has been a serious long-standing problem in Russian history. Gorbachev's reform policy for curbing alcohol consumption initiated in 1985 and officially in effect on paper until 1988 was a significant landmark. As the poster shown below demonstrates (date unknown), even alcoholic pregnant women have been a concern.

The Russian government has been trying lately to curb the habit again and perfumes as they contain alcohol and people tend to drink them have become a target......

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July 2, 2007

Tomatoes With Hints of Lemon & Rose Please {The 5th Sense in the News}

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Israeli researchers have succeeded in incorporating aromas of lemon and rose into a new kind of GM tomato.

The transgenic tomato includes a gene from a variety of lemon basil, Ocimum basilicum, that produces an aroma-making enzyme called geraniol synthase, Efraim Lewinsohn of Newe Yaar Research Centre and colleagues report......

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June 21, 2007

Evening Edged in Gold by Ineke {New Perfume} {The 5th Sense in the News}

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Perfumer or rather "parfumier" Ineke Rühland, who seems to prefer this term, is the founder and owner of Ineke San Francisco. She has announced that she will launch a new fragrance at the end of August 2007 called Evening Edged in Gold in keeping with her program of following the letters of the alphabet to name each one of her creations. It comes after After My Own Heart, Balmy Days & Sundays, Chemical Bonding, and Derring-Do......

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June 15, 2007

Vivienne Westwood Talks About Let It Rock In a Video Interview {The 5th Sense in the News}

Vivienne Westwood is seen at her launching party for her new fragrance Let It Rock. She gives an interview to Vogue about perfume and fashion while presenting her new baby.

Watch the video...... 

June 13, 2007

Article on Father's Day Fragrance Gifts {The 5th Sense in the News}

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There is an article by Lesley Thomas in the Telegraph offering a list of Father's Day fragrance suggestions. I loved the anecdote about Pour Un Homme de Caron:......

 

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June 4, 2007

Race & Perfume Advertising: The Whiteness of Alabaster, An United Arab Emirates Minister Launches Her Own Perfume {The 5th Sense in the News} {New Perfume}

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Erin Aubry Kaplan takes a critical view of Banana Republic's advertising campaign for their perfume Alabaster:

"Banana Republic's new 'Alabaster' campaign makes no bones about celebrating whiteness....

This Perfume Smells Like Mean Spirit .....

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June 3, 2007

Report on Prince's New Perfume 3121, Le Labo Scent Le Méridien, When It Is A Good Time to Perfume Ourselves And When It Is Not, Summer Perfumes, An Interview with Frederic Malle & Pierre Bourdon {The 5th Sense in the News}

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Nick Coleman reports on Prince's new scent 3121 and loves to use overused stereotypes when describing the fragrance. 3121 might smell like one's Grandma or French bordellos, you choose. I think that if he tried harder he could come up with "smells like Grandpa" and "smells like Nevada bordellos" and his readers would find that even more amusing and coherent....but maybe I am just being too optimistic.

Indeed, it seems that It's Not Easy To Make Sense of Prince's New Scent .....

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