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from Colombina (Marina) @ Perfume-Smellin' Things Perfume BlogAccording to CosmeticNews.com, in the coming year, Selective Beauty alone will launch the following fragrances:
- A new MaxMara perfume that will become “the real return of the brand” to the fragrance world. Created by perfumer Vincent Schaller (Firmenich), the scent is built around a nutmeg note, and five different musks, which make up 60% of the fragrance. “The flat, elongated teardrop-shaped
Read the rest here: New Launches AplentyParfums Gres Homage to Marlene Dietrich
from Colombina (Marina) @ Perfume-Smellin' Things Perfume BlogParfums Grès is launching the Parfum Grès collection, “inspired by legendary women”. The first three fragrances, to be released in spring 2008, will pay homage to Marlene Dietrich. My Dream and My Passion are florals, and My Life is a chypre. The 60ml EdPs will cost €59. Let’s hope the collection contributes to the revival of Parfums Grès. Let’s hope that the scents are good enough to be
Read the rest here: Parfums Gres Homage to Marlene DietrichPerfume Review: Comme des Garcons LUXE Champaca and Patchouli
from Colombina (Marina) @ Perfume-Smellin' Things Perfume BlogQuestion: after every single brand has jumped on the trend-wagon and created a luxury line within a line, would that saturate the fragrance market with high-priced scents to an extent that exclusivity will loose its elegant sheen and “luxe” won’t seem all that luxurious anymore? …And do you, like me, feel that the moment of such saturation has actually already arrived?
And now for Comme des
Read the rest here: Perfume Review: Comme des Garcons LUXE Champaca and PatchouliPerfume Review: Lalique Amethyst
from Colombina (Marina) @ Perfume-Smellin' Things Perfume BlogI adored two out of the last three Lalique’s releases, the chic almost-gourmand comfort scent, Le Parfum, and the sublime “mineral” vetiver, Encre Noir, and liked Perles de Lalique, which, although not especially original, was undeniably beautiful. And so I came to expect great things from Lalique and was excitedly looking forward to their latest offering, Amethyst. A road to disappointment is
Read the rest here: Perfume Review: Lalique AmethystChristian Dior La Collection Particuliere
from Colombina (Marina) @ Perfume-Smellin' Things Perfume BlogThe first glimpse of La Collection Particuliere… Be still my beating heart.
La Collection Particuliere Passage No 4: “A sovereign rose, a fiery pimento, a journey, a garden.”
La Collection Particuliere Passage No 8: “A velvet violet, a sophisticated iris, a dream, a burst of laughter.”
La Collection Particuliere Passage No 9: “A dazzling tuberose, creamy woods, late nights, fireworks.”
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Read the rest here: Christian Dior La Collection ParticulierePerfume Review: By Kilian L’oeuvre Noire Collection
from Colombina (Marina) @ Perfume-Smellin' Things Perfume BlogBy Kilian press kit, available for all to read on ByKilian.com, stirred in me two simultaneous and contradictory instincts. First one is an instinct to respect anyone who is capable of mentioning Rimbaud and 50 Cent in the same paragraph…because, heaven knows, my tastes are nothing if not eclectic…and the other – to snicker when faced with phrases like “nudity of another kind”, “quasi-Faustian
Read the rest here: Perfume Review: By Kilian L’oeuvre Noire CollectionPerfume Review: Christian Dior Midnight Poison
from Colombina (Marina) @ Perfume-Smellin' Things Perfume BlogPerfume Gods know that I wanted to love Midnight Poison! That I eagerly looked forward to trying it. That I almost bought it unsniffed (thank you, Perfume Gods, for somehow stopping me from doing that!). The original Poison is one of my true undying fragrance loves. I adore Eva Green and thought the advertisement was an exquisitely gothic delight. And, of course, I wanted to love the new scent
Read the rest here: Perfume Review: Christian Dior Midnight PoisonPerfume Review: Tom Ford Black Orchid Voile de Fleur (Eau de Toilette)
from Colombina (Marina) @ Perfume-Smellin' Things Perfume BlogI am very tempted to simply leave it to Queen to describe Black Orchid Voile de Fleur for you. Because they would do it so much better than I ever could:
She keeps a Moet et Chandon
In a pretty cabinet
‘Let them eat cake’ she says
Just like Marie Antoinette
A built-in remedy
For Khrushchev and Kennedy
At anytime an invitation
You can’t decline
Caviar and cigarettes
Well versed in etiquette
Stephen Jones to Launch Fragrance: “Futuristic but Rococo”
from Colombina (Marina) @ Perfume-Smellin' Things Perfume BlogAccording to Vogue UK, British milliner Stephen Jones is launching his own fragrance. The Comme des Garcons founder Rei Kawakubo is collaborating with Jones on the project. “Fragrance and hats are ephemeral and romantic (…) It’s the same mentality - almost more so than hats and fashion. I’m a tiny little company and I needed somebody who would be into what I’m doing. I did all the sketches and
Read the rest here: Stephen Jones to Launch Fragrance: “Futuristic but Rococo”Perfume Review: Diesel Fuel For Life For Her and For Him
from Colombina (Marina) @ Perfume-Smellin' Things Perfume BlogAnnick Menardo is one of my favorite perfumers, and I was intrigued by the scents she co-created for Diesel. Diesel Fuel For Life For Her was done in collaboration with Thierry Wasser, Diesel Fuel For Life For Him with Jacques Cavallier. I have no doubt that some sort of a complicated, “hip” marketing campaign accompanies the scents, but I am not that much in2 Diesel, not curious enough and
Read the rest here: Perfume Review: Diesel Fuel For Life For Her and For HimPerfume Review: Yosh Kismet
from Colombina (Marina) @ Perfume-Smellin' Things Perfume Blog“Kismet”, derived from the Arabic word “qisma”, refers to the concept of predestination, to the Muslim doctrine that “God has measured out the span of every person’s life, their lot of good or ill fortune, and whether they will follow the straight (righteous) path or not”. (Wikipedia) My inner Sartre would not allow me to accept a concept of predetermined fate; however, there is an undeniable
Read the rest here: Perfume Review: Yosh KismetPerfume Review: Frederic Malle Outrageous!
from Colombina (Marina) @ Perfume-Smellin' Things Perfume BlogBy Tom
Frederic Malle is one of the most interesting lines out there, with such rich and memorable scents ranging from from Angeliques sous la Pluie to Vetiver Extraordinaire. I don’t think there was one that I have smelled that I was merely indifferent to: all of the ones that I have smelled are heart-breaking, even if I couldn’t wear some of them in a million years.
The latest in the the
Read the rest here: Perfume Review: Frederic Malle Outrageous!Perfume Review: Jo Malone White Jasmine & Mint
from Colombina (Marina) @ Perfume-Smellin' Things Perfume BlogWhite Jasmine & Mint is the new addition to the Jo Malone collection of fragrances. It is described as having been inspired by “the tranquil moment in an English garden when the sun emerges, the dew gently lifts and the blossoms are at their most fragrant”, and for once an official description is so close to the image a scent evokes in my mind that I am actually hard pressed to think of any other
Read the rest here: Perfume Review: Jo Malone White Jasmine & MintTom Ford Strikes Again. One Average Couple Reacts
from Colombina (Marina) @ Perfume-Smellin' Things Perfume BlogTom Ford is not nudity-shy (remember the gorgeous specimen in the M7 ad, or the Opium ad with Dahl or basically any shoot in which Ford participated in any way) and he loves to shock. For his upcoming scent, Tom Ford for Men, he issued this tasteful little number (and there are others, just as …tasteful):
My first reaction? I don’t know what to say. I am repulsed by the tacky blow-up-doll-ness
Read the rest here: Tom Ford Strikes Again. One Average Couple ReactsPerfume Review: Guerlain Spiritueuse Double Vanille…and a Double Birthday…
from Colombina (Marina) @ Perfume-Smellin' Things Perfume BlogFrom the start, Spiritueuse Double Vanille had one crucial factor working against it: I do not like scents with vanilla playing a title role. The only way to cause me to like a vanilla perfume is to make it about much more than just vanilla. In other words, I don’t do Vanilla Monologues. I want a play with lots of strong supporting characters. Guerlain’s “exclusive” and Limited Edition new
Read the rest here: Perfume Review: Guerlain Spiritueuse Double Vanille…and a Double Birthday…Perfume Review: Serge Lutens Louve
from Colombina (Marina) @ Perfume-Smellin' Things Perfume BlogI must start the review by confessing that I dislike the smell of almonds. Almond note is my arch-nemesis in perfume, guaranteed to make me more uncomfortable than even anise, the other note I find unbearble. Therefore, I am perhaps automatically disqualified from being able to fully appreciate an almond-heavy blend like Louve, Lutens’s latest export release. My almond-hatred aside, the fragrance
Read the rest here: Perfume Review: Serge Lutens LouvePerfume Review: Serge Lutens Sarrasins
from Colombina (Marina) @ Perfume-Smellin' Things Perfume BlogSarrasins is the latest addition to Serge Lutens’s exclusive collection, described by the creators as “a sumptuous jasmin which smoothes its fur… a sigh of time” and “a stunningly beautiful jasmine, gloved in jet-black ink”. Compared to Lutens’s first ode to jasmine, A La Nuit, Sarrasins is sweeter and softer and perhaps even more “nocturnal”. Whereas A La Nuit is a radiant vision of
Read the rest here: Perfume Review: Serge Lutens SarrasinsPerfume Review: Chanel No 5 Eau Premiere
from Colombina (Marina) @ Perfume-Smellin' Things Perfume BlogUp until a couple of years ago, when Chanel No 5 Elixir Sensuel was released, Parfums Chanel seemed reluctant to play the flanker game with their legendary No. 5. I wonder if even Elixir Sensuel can be justifiably called a flanker as it simply is a different formulation (concentration, consistency) of No. 5 rather than a new scent capitalizing on the success of Chanel’s bestseller. Chanel No. 5
Read the rest here: Perfume Review: Chanel No 5 Eau PremierePerfume Review: Estee Lauder Private Collection Tuberose Gardenia
from Colombina (Marina) @ Perfume-Smellin' Things Perfume BlogIn his speech at the World Perfumery Congress 2007, Daniel Annese, Senior vice president and general manager of Estée Lauder International, talked about “the notion of heritage, which acts as a symbol of simplicity and authenticity to today’s consumers. In other words: look to the past to define the future. While the idea of “retro” means brining back chic packaging, it also means reinterpreting
Read the rest here: Perfume Review: Estee Lauder Private Collection Tuberose GardeniaPerfume Review: CB I Hate Perfume I am a Dandelion, Greenbriar 1966, Under the Arbor, Wild Hunt and Eternal Return
from Colombina (Marina) @ Perfume-Smellin' Things Perfume BlogReview by Tom
Christopher Brosius is of course the New York perfumer who specializes in the most unperfumey perfumes imaginable. He is also the creator of one of my four best American perfumes (from July 4th), Musk Reinvention
The italics are the descriptions from his website:
Eternal Return
Eternal Return is the scent of sailing toward the shore. It is a blend of Fresh Ocean Air, Wooden
Read the rest here: Perfume Review: CB I Hate Perfume I am a Dandelion, Greenbriar 1966, Under the Arbor, Wild Hunt and Eternal ReturnThe Weekend of Extreme Sniffing - The (Extremely Long) Report
from Colombina (Marina) @ Perfume-Smellin' Things Perfume BlogLast weekend Ina of Aromascope came to visit, and the two of us hit New York. Hard. We sniffed our way from Manhattan to Soho and back to Manhattan. Despite what the image on the left, created by Mr Colombina, might imply (“their husbands’ credit cards”, as if!) we did not do that much monetary damage. Ina and I came to a sad conclusion that we became jaded. We sniffed it all and we know it all
Read the rest here: The Weekend of Extreme Sniffing - The (Extremely Long) ReportFrom The Mouths of Husbands: Let’s Go Crazy about 3121
from Colombina (Marina) @ Perfume-Smellin' Things Perfume BlogPrince … The artist formerly known … as “The Artist Formerly Known as Prince” … is slated to play a concert tomorrow (July 7th).
And the venue is … Madison Square Garden?
Nope!
Radio City Music Hall?
Guess Again!
Caesar’s Palace?
Wrong again!
Why it’s none other than that bastion of Rock ‘N’ Roll …
(The Department store formerly known as Bamberger’s in some areas).
Take THAT Wal-Mart!
Oh
Read the rest here: From The Mouths of Husbands: Let’s Go Crazy about 3121Rose Kashmirie, new fragrance from Les Parfums de Rosine
from Colombina (Marina) @ Perfume-Smellin' Things Perfume BlogOn July 17, Marie-Hélène Rogeon, the creator of Les Parfums de Rosine, will unveil a new scent, called Rose Kashmirie. Composed by François Robert, the new release is described as a perfume- “choc”, a rose scent that is oriental, spicy, soft, sensual and cordial. The notes are said to be Indian rose, saffron and green musk. Rose and saffron is often a beautiful combination, and I am intrigued!
Read the rest here: Rose Kashmirie, new fragrance from Les Parfums de RosinePerfume Review: Hermes Kelly Caleche
from Colombina (Marina) @ Perfume-Smellin' Things Perfume BlogOn Thursday, Kelly Caleche, the latest release from Hermes, will be unveiled for an exclusive preview at the new Hermès boutique on Wall Street. Created by Jean-Claude Ellena, the scent pays homage to the famous Kelly bag and Calèche, one of the first fragrances released by the house. You know how excited I was when I first heard about the upcoming launch of Kelly Caleche. Floral-leather is my
Read the rest here: Perfume Review: Hermes Kelly Caleche5 New Scents from CB I Hate Perfume
from Colombina (Marina) @ Perfume-Smellin' Things Perfume BlogChristopher Brosius has finished and posted on his website five new perfumes:
CB Archetype #01 Eternal Return ( ocean )
The first scent in the series of primal smells, “Eternal Return is the scent of sailing toward the shore. It is a blend of Fresh Ocean Air, Wooden Ship and a faint hint of Cypress Trees growing on the cliff above the water…”
CB Archetype #04 Wild Hunt ( forest )
The fourth