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Currently I am working on a book. Je travaille à l'écriture d'un livre. Featured Best Rose Fragrances for Valentine's Day: The 2012 Edition Latest Fragrance Review American Beauty Beloved Red Rose Fragrance Essays Bint el Sudan, The Other, African Chanel No.5 - Interview with Nick Evans of IFF Smelling Tommy Girl Now: When the 1990s Smell Like The 1940s White Accords in Perfumery: So Long The 70s Reviews of New Perfumes
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November 23, 2007A Glimpse Into Grassois Exports To Brunei {The 5th Sense in the News} Antique Victoria copying machine, 1913, from the Office Museum Continue reading "A Glimpse Into Grassois Exports To Brunei {The 5th Sense in the News}" »
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October 24, 2007Isabella Blow Loved to Wear..... {Celebrity Perfume} {What Celebrities Love to Wear} {The 5th Sense in the News} Isabella Blow and Alexander Mc Queen "Burning Down The House" by David LaChapelle, 1997 Fashion icon, editor, and talent scout Isabella Blow (1958-2007) died on May 6th 2007 after committing suicide by drinking a weedkiller, just like her father-in-law had done previously. You can read a summary of her troubled life here. She was closely associated with the successes of milliner Philip Treacy and designer Alexander Mc Queen, whom she helped gain recognition although it was acknowledged at the same time that she did not get the financial rewards she could have hoped for, for her efforts while her protégés did. I have a picture of Isabella Blow that I have been meaning to illustrate with a review of the perfume Habanita by Molinard as this particular image (not shown here) immediately suggested this smoky deep fragrance as a perfect fit for her look. In fact not recognizing her at first, I thought the picture was from the 1920s. I learned today that her signature perfume was somewhat different, no less intense, but more floral. It was the celebrated Fracas by Piguet........
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October 14, 2007How Does a Z-List Celeb Perfume Smell Like? How to Choose a Good Celeb, La Part des Anges de Mugler, $13 Smells Nicer Than $5000, L'Oréal's Trademark Battle Brought to the European Court of Justice {The 5th Sense in the News}
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October 4, 2007L'Express Interviews Jean-Claude Ellena in Two Times {The 5th Sense in the News} There is an interesting interview of Jean-Claude Ellena in L'Express around the publication of his new book. It verifies certain impressions you get from the booklet he just put out: the intense pressure of the job (one feels a certain tension and negativity in his opus), a stylistic opposition with Serge Lutens, and most importantly perhaps the intrinsic, somewhat tragic, aspect of a profession where you aim to be a demanding artist, yet have to please many, many people in two short seconds (for the average perfume consumer). He in fact does not hesitate to say,
He also lets out that he feels he has taken an (admittedly, calculated) risk in publishing his list of perfumery ingredients.......  A carousel filled with Jean-Claude Ellena's Flacons
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September 28, 2007Article on Jean-Claude Ellena in WWD (The 5th Sense in the News}
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September 27, 2007Gucci Puts Fragrance First, Mysore Mallige, a Very Local Jasmine {The 5th Sense in the News} A report on Gucci's fashion show in Milan and guess what, their new fragrance Gucci by Gucci, in a noted move, was put first before the audience,
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September 25, 2007Video Interview with Marc-Antoine Corticchiato from Parfum d'Empire {The 5th Sense in the News} You can watch a video interview of founder and nose of Parfum d'Empire, Marc-Antoine Corticchiato on the occasion of the launch of their three new perfumes: Osmanthus Interdite, Equistrius, and Fougère Bengale (click on "Actualité"). Their website has recently reopened and has been updated. We have received their new fragrances so reviews of the new imperial trilogy are up next.
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September 22, 2007Interviews with Aerin Lauder & Frida Giannini {The 5th Sense in the News] Aerin Lauder, senior vice-president and creative director of Estée Lauder, is interviewed on the occasion of the launch of Private Collection Tuberose Gardenia,
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September 21, 2007Interview with Joe Wright about Coco Mademoiselle {The 5th Sense in the News} You can read an interview with movie director Joe Wright who, fragrance-wise, directed the new commercial ad for Coco Mademoiselle with Keira Knightly after having worked with her on Pride and Prejudice and Atonement. You will also find the key to understanding Knightly's famous pout..... Continue reading "Interview with Joe Wright about Coco Mademoiselle {The 5th Sense in the News}" »
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September 20, 2007Oudh in Arab Culture, Video Interview with Sean John {The 5th Sense in the News} • You can read an article about Oudh, Aloeswood, or Agarwood and its all-encompassing importance in Arabian society in the Gulf Weekly,
(Photo oudh perfume oil by Preçious moi)
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September 18, 2007Interview of Hubert de Givenchy, Floral Scents are In, Q & A with Paco Rabanne, Men Like it Intense {The 5th sense in the News} {Scented Quote of the Day} Hubert de Givenchy by Kai Jünemann There is a great interview of Hubert de Givenchy in L'Express. Incidentally, we were looking for a testimonial from a member of the signature-perfume school the other day when commenting on the article addressing the issue of the acceptability of a fragrance wardrobe; the famous French couturier is one of them,
Givenchy also lays to rest the myth surrounding the L'interdit perfume and explains its name.......
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September 16, 2007Anti-Stench Campaign in The Bronx, Perfumer Daniela Andrier Reports on a Day in her Life {The 5th Sense in the News} Warning, this article contains graphic descriptions of bad odors. The New York Post reports on a series of malodors in The Bronx,
A day in the life of a perfumer and mom of three, soon to be four children: Daniela Andrier.......
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September 15, 2007You are Authorized to have a Fragrance Wardrobe {The 5th Sense in the News} A professionally trained soothing voice: "It's OK not to have a signature scent." You would not be a lesser woman or man for that (there is probably more pressure on women to conform to this ideal). If you still need some moral encouragement in this area of your life, Hannah Betts is here to enable you and support you with some well-chosen precedents and examples,....... Continue reading "You are Authorized to have a Fragrance Wardrobe {The 5th Sense in the News}" »
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September 13, 2007L'Oréal is Suing eBay over Sales of Counterfeit Perfumes {The 5th Sense in the News} The French newspaper Libération announced that in August L'Oréal had launched a legal action against the auction site eBay as they allow sales of "counterfeit perfume bottles". This decision was announced on September 8 2007 and comes as the outcome of stalled negotiations between L'Oréal and eBay......
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September 8, 2007Best Celebrity Fragrance According to an UK Blind Test {The 5th Sense in the News)
In an effort of objectivity, celebrity scents were submitted to the appreciation of a group of 1000 respondents who had to decide what was the best celebrity perfume based in principle only on their sense of smell as they were blindfolded. Details on whether they were told in advance that these were celebrity scents or not, in what order the perfumes were presented, over what period of time, and how they countervailed nose fatigue are not provided,......
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