August 31st, 2008 — , commercial, hai karate, optical scentsibilities, thomas crown affair, youtube from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
Some things are destined to become classics:In more ways than one.
The Thomas Crown Affair (1968), directed by Norman Jewison and starring Faye Dunaway and Steve McQueen, is memorable for its tour-de-force of cinematography, split-scenes direction infl…
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August 20th, 2008 — , Design, Vintage, bee bottle, classic, niche, optical scentsibilities from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
Bottles get fairly often copied, er…*cough, cough*…”inspired” by other bottles it seems. After all we highlighted some on a previous post. Maybe the bottle designers/sculptors are just a handful (which they are, actually)and the rights for use are …
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June 21st, 2008 — , advertising, boutique guerlain, optical scentsibilities from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
Perfume Shrine has always been greatly interested in the visualisation of fragrance and the aesthetics which dictate the delivery of any fragrance’s message. In that regard one of the most intriguing houses is that of Guerlain, both for its historical …
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April 16th, 2008 — , Design, Vintage, bottle, classic, optical scentsibilities from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
Art apparently not only imitates life, but art itself as well! Here today is photographic evidence of design borrowing concerning perfume bottles.
The most classic example is of course the couturier’s dummy by Schiaparelli for her legendary Shocking.
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February 6th, 2008 — agent provocateur, back, ingres, julianne morre, lefevbre, modigliani, odalisque, optical scentsibilities, paradoxe from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
A naked feminine back can be more provocative than the most plunging decolleté. It implies a state of deshabillé that is not par for the course the way cleavage usually is with standard clothing and it draws men nearer, almost unconsciously and with a Plavlovian reflex to touch, going from the visual to tactile in an all too brief second.
It is exactly this imagery that has surfaced in perfume
January 24th, 2008 — Caron, Covet, Ungaro, chanel No.5, coco, fidji, hug, klimt, mel ramos, optical scentsibilities from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
What better way to show affection, protectiveness and love than a hug? In that spirit, the pose of a woman hugging a perfume bottle has been used a lot in advertising and it is our study subject for today.
A hug can be maternal and protective of a precious entity, signifying tenderness. As in Fidji by Guy Laroche.
And the Mother and Child by G.Klimt.
A hug can also signify daydreaming,
Related StoresJanuary 16th, 2008 — las meninas, optical scentsibilities, paco rabanne, velasquez from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
One of the first things that one learns at Art School is the mastery which is required in placing your subject in a composition that focuses on what you want to focus on and hinting at subtle references. The art of composition is not easy, alas. This is often the downfall of many advertising campaigns which opt for a too “loaded” approach or one that misses the target and diverts the eye from the
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January 14th, 2008 — Art, advertisement, coco, dioressence, isabella, optical scentsibilities, sofa, still from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
Many times a simple object holds a fascination beyond its functionality. Like sofas… They are lovely to cushion our derriere, but have we paused to think how they also suggest an atmosphere of nonchalance that is eminently befitting perfume images?
Not surprisingly the thought has crossed the minds of perfume photographers and illustrators for a long time. For Coco, the baroque oriental by
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December 24th, 2007 — eau folle, gaultier, laroche, le male, optical scentsibilities from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
Le Male by Jean Paul Gaultier has always had some tongue in cheek imagery for its presentation. And it stuck with audiences, if only for its unapologetic exploitation of the homosexual connotation of sailors, alongside its sweet lavender-ladden scent. …
Related StoresDecember 19th, 2007 — christian dior, holbein, memento mori, optical scentsibilities, poison, salvator dali, skull from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
How could the idea of mortality be tied to perfume? There seems to exist a plethora of references to Eros and Thanatos in scented matters. From the ancient practice of accompanying the dead to their resting place with aromatic incense and the fragrant …
Related StoresDecember 3rd, 2007 — Bal a Versailles, christian dior, giraffe women, j'adore, jean desprez, optical scentsibilities from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
Who isn’t familiar with the Christian Dior advertisements for their feminine perfume J’adore? Before enlisting Charlize Theron and her fabulous physique, it was Carmen Cass and her graceful East European neck who adorned the pages of glossies. The gold…
Related StoresNovember 23rd, 2007 — Ralph Lauren, advertisement, femme, ferragamo, optical scentsibilities, rochas, romance from helg @ Perfume Shrine
Surely you have heard the above dictum: “imitation is the sincerest form of flattery”. It’s actually a quote by Charles Caleb Colton (1780 - 1832) Lacon, volume I, no. 183. The man had won a place in my heart for his other quote: “Many books require no…
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November 16th, 2007 — Guerlain, Shalimar, Tom Ford, advertisement, black orchid, george hurrell, opium, optical scentsibilities, veronica lake from helg @ Perfume Shrine
It had been no secret that Tom Ford’s Black Orchid for women photoshoot involving Carin Roitfield’s daughter (Carin being the editor in chief of French Vogue, no less) had been “inspired” by old Hollywood iconography. Tom Ford if nothing else is a bril…
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November 2nd, 2007 — Boucheron, advertising, fidji, lumiere, mystere, optical scentsibilities, rochas from helg @ Perfume Shrine
Perfume Shrine has an eye for the visual as well as a nose for the olfactual, as has surely been apparent to our readers by now. In the interests of pursuing the investigation of common themes running through perfume images, a new feature is introduced…
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