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Diptyque puts the spotlight on rose

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:03:50 +0000

This spring is going to be the season of the rose at Diptyque, where they’re paying tribute to the sensual queen of flowers.

For the occasion, the house presents Eau Rose, a new fragrance in their Eaux Parfumées collection. The ‘mischievously tart opening of bergamot and cassis’ enhances damascena and centifolia roses’ glamorous tonalities.

And if you want to grace your interior with the scent of roses too, Diptyque has also unveiled their Rosa Mundi candle. The scent is ‘soothing, romantic and sparkling all at once,’ just like its muse, Rosamund Clifford, King Henry II of England’s mistress.

To enjoy this ode to rose to the fullest, Diptyque invites you to visit their flagship store, on Paris’s Boulevard de Saint Germain. They have created a dreamily poetical rose garden there that awaits you through mid-March, 2012…

Do you like the smell of rose?

Dior Homme Sport gets a new look

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:44:48 +0000

For spring 2012, Dior Homme Sport gets a change of scenery. Their new ad, set on the French Riviera, has a ‘chic travel’ feel to it.

For the occasion, Dior Homme Sport has been reworked with a floral note: iris. It offers a ray of sunshine that doesn’t clash with the key citrus-woody accord. The packaging has been slightly redone as well, in a pinstripe pattern with vintage accents.

An updated fragrance that is still incarnated by Jude Law and his ‘laid-back elegance’… Like a nod to Christian Dior’s art de vivre.

Refined, sophisticated and boldly adventurous, Dior Homme Sport heads south!

What do you think about ‘Sport’ fragrances?

Lalique celebrates 20 years of fragrance and unveils lots of new items

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:17:05 +0000

In 2012, Lalique Fragrances is celebrating their 20th anniversary…

For the occasion, Lalique is unveiling a new men’s fragrance: Hommage à l’Homme is a spicy-floral wood scent warmed up with oud wood and saffron. In addition to the eau de toilette version, the extract, in a ‘signed and numbered’ crystal bottle (on the left in the photo) is available for men who appreciate exceptional bottles.

Lalique is also paying homage to their mythical signature scent: Lalique, a lovely powdery-woodsy floral that was launched in 1992. The house is presenting a signed, numbered and limited crystal edition (in the middle on the photo) as well as other collectible editions for the eau de parfum and the eau de toilette (on the right on the photo).

These collectible editions are graced with a jasmine pendant made of golden metal… or Lalique crystal, for one bottle out of 20! Will you get lucky?

Are you a fan of Lalique fragrances? Which is your favorite Lalique fragrance or collectible edtion?

Axe is getting into fragrances for women now too!

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:06:46 +0000

A perfume signed Axe? After Playboy a few months back, now Axe is going to try to attract women too. Already available in several countries, their women’s scent is called Anarchy. Now there’s a suggestive name!

With more than 2.3 million ‘likes’ on Facebook, Axe polled their fans. So to be sure to please their target market, Unilever, who owns Axe, decided to launch the perfume as part of a pair. So there’s Anarchy for Her, and for Him.

Blending provocation, humor and sensuality, the video is totally faithful to the spirit of Axe ads.

As for the fragrances, what the two elements have in common is a very fruity opening. Then the women’s version goes soft and floral, while the men’s gets lusher and more oriental.

For the moment, Anarchy for Her has been announced as a limited edition. But it could well enter the catalogue if the launch is a success!

What do you think of the idea of a perfume by Axe?

Célébrités : un mariage, un parfum, un divorce

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:44:49 +0000

There’s a wind of separation blowing through celebrity society… and Kim Kardashian isn’t going to contradict us. When the middle sister filed for divorce just 72 days after marrying basketball player Kris Humphries, it was a real media circus.

The sisters are big on basketball players! Khloé Kardashian, the youngest of the three, is married to Lamar Odom, another basketball player. They are the happy parents of… Unbreakable, a unisex scent that came out last spring.

To cheer herself up, Kim Kardashian will soon be launching her third scent. After Kim Kardashian and Gold, this spring she will unveil True Reflection, which will be ‘really different from my previous fragrances’ she has announced. To be continued…

Another star has also recently been in the headlines both for her divorce and for the release of her latest perfume! Who? Heidi Klum, of course! The top model, and m.c. of Project Runway will be separating from singer Seal after 7 years of marriage and four children… and just a few months after launching Summer Shine, a sunny flanker for her floriental Shine.

In fact, singers seem to be having more than their share of divorces, lately. Last July, Jennifer Lopez announced her divorce from singer Marc Anthony. And Katy Perry is leaving British actor Russel Brand after a year. But neither young woman will have time to mope: they’re both working on upcoming new perfumes! J-lo will be unveiling the latest variation on her floral, Glow, later this year. And Katy Perry has been inspired by cats once again: after her first fragrance, Purr, fans will soon be able to try Meow!.

Between weddings, divorces and fragrances, 2012 looks like it’s going to full of celebrity news. (Photos via Wikimedia).

What do you think of celebrity fragrances?

Miss Dior Chérie is now… Miss Dior

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:53:42 +0000

Reworked in 2011 by François Demachy, Dior’s house perfumer, Miss Dior Chérie’s new name is Miss Dior!

By the same token, Miss Dior Chérie L’Eau is now Miss Dior Eau Fraîche.

So what about Miss Dior? What happened to the green-floral-chypry scent from 1947 that was inspired by Christian Dior’s New Look?

Don’t worry! Fans of that fragrance can still find it, by the name of Miss Dior Eau de Toilette Originale… just as the extract version is now called Miss Dior Extrait de Parfum Original. You still with me?

In any case, Natalie Portman’s many fans can rest assured, the actress is still the face of the modern fruity-floral-chypry scent… whether you call it Miss Dior or Miss Dior Chérie!

What do you think? Which name do you like better, Miss Dior Chérie or Miss Dior?

L’Occitane highlights cherry blossom and lavender

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:58:45 +0000

For spring, L’Occitane continues their homage to the Provence region with a fragrance centered on cherry blossoms. As well as presenting a modern lavender eau.

‘On a hilltop, a cherry tree pays tribute to a beautiful princess,’ is the story L’Occitane has to tell. Cerisier Princesse (“Princess Cherry Tree”) is a lightly powdery and musky fruity-floral gourmand scent. It reveals a cherry note combined with berries and softened with light whiffs of floral notes.

Among L’Occitane’s other new products this season, we love L’Eau de Cologne Lavande. Precisely because it isn’t what you expect from lavender.

In this instance, the fragrant flower has been shorn of all its fussy, old-fashioned facets. The outcome is a refreshing, slightly woody fragrance with a somewhat ambry trail… It’s more masculine than you’d expect, but it could well appeal to women, too.

The eau de cologne’s large size (10 oz.) is an invitation to splash it on generously, all over your body, or even to add a few drops to your bath… for a soothingly Zen and Provençal atmosphere.

What smells do you associate with Provence, in the south of France?

The One Sport: with Dolce & Gabbana, sports are hot!

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:52:26 +0000

Dior Homme Sport, Armani Code Sport, L’Eau d’Issey pour Homme Sport… the sport fragrance trend is clearly still big. But with Dolce & Gabbana, sports are seriously hot!

The duo of Italian designers is launching The One Sport, a fragrance to look out for from March. Although you can’t smell the scent itself yet, you can console yourself with the images from the ad campaign that are already available on line.

The fragrance is being presented as a fresh spicy-woody scent. And although he’s pretty skimpily clad, the model that Dolce & Gabbana picked looks… pretty hot.

We’ll probably be hearing more about this 27-year-old Franco-American named Adam Senn soon.

What do you think about ‘Sports’ fragrances?

TFF is very pleased to recognize the importance of smaller and independent fragrance brands and their creators!

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:35:43 +0000

With this in mind, the Foundation has created an ‘Indie” Fragrance Committee to support their excellence and talent, celebrate their individuality and craftsmanship, give a voice to the indie brands, address any issues and concerns that are important to the group as a whole.

“Indie Fragrance brand entrepreneurs are clearly excited to participate in the 2012”Indie” FFi Award Category in partnership with Elements Showcase and have the chance to win the FiFi Award”, comments Mary Ellen Lapsanky, VP of the Foundation.

The ceremony will take place in January 30th, 2012 at the Elements showcase and the winner also be presented with a cheque for 10.000.00$ generously contributed by Givaudan.

“Independent brands and the people behind them are driving innovation. Surely all the nominees are deserving of accolades”, said Frederick Bouchardy, co-founder of Elements Showcase. “We are proud and thrilled to shine the spotlight of them next month.”

Picture: Vanille Insensée, Atelier Cologne

Trésor in Love and Trésor Midnight Rose: 2 collectible bottles for Valentine’s Day

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:21:34 +0000

Looking for perfume ideas for Valentine’s Day? Lancôme was thinking of you! For a great way to say, “I love you,” the house has come up with great new bottles for two different variations on their famous fragrance, Trésor.

The bottles for Trésor in Love and Trésor Midnight Rose, both fruity-florals, have been enhanced with satin spray bulbs… in the shape of a rose. Trésor in Love’s bottle has been graced with a black flower, while Trésor Midnight Rose gets a purple one.

So how should you decide which of the perfumes to pick? As its name implies, Trésor in Love is romantic: the perfume tells the story of a love affair in full bloom in romantic Paris. And the scent? Sweet notes of violet, pear and peach.

Trésor Midnight Rose, on the other hand, is somewhat naughtier. The composition reveals a more mischievous femininity, with more gourmand waves of raspberry, cassis and vanilla.

Tempted? Then you should know that both of these limited-edition bottles will be available from January 23!

What about you, what’s your favorite variation on Trésor?