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Black violets for Creed

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:23:35 +0200

This September, niche brand Creed will be aiming to reiterate the success of its perfume Love In White with the launch of a new perfume, christened Love In Black. While the bottle is indeed black, the juice is really more deep purple. It’s a soliflore (a single-flower scent) centered on violet underscored with green and spicy notes, with touches of fruit and iris. It was designed by Olivier Creed. Available from a wide range of points of sale (department stores, pharmacies and more), the brand intends to decrease the number in the medium-term, the better to control its own image.The fragrance will be available in the US at Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman, and the Saks Fifth Avenue flagship store in Manhattan in September.

2008 Young Perfumer of the Year named

Thu, 22 May 2008 12:03:25 +0200

The French Society of Perfumers recently awarded the International Young Fragrance Designer Award to 30-year-old Jennifer Jambon. The 20-person jury (composed of perfumers, a writer, a journalist, a fashion designer, a wine specialist and more) chose Ms Jambon’s winning composition from amongst 83 entries. After training at the ISIPCA and several different fragrance-composition companies (Firmenich, Givaudan, Mane and IFF), Jennifer is currently working in Chili. This year, participants had to design a perfume inspired by a line from Henri Bosco (see News for 10/12/07). The winning perfume, ‘Promenade,’ is green and floral, with tonalities of violet and moist flowers, and a musky chypre base. The competition, which takes place every other year, has discovered many great perfumers, including: Jacques Cavallier (1982), Patricia de Nicolaï (1988), Jean Kerléo (1965), Harry Fremont (1983 and 1984), and, more recently, Guillaume Flavigny (2002).

Guerlain hires perfumer Thierry Wasser

Fri, 16 May 2008 10:38:17 +0200

Guerlain has announced that, staring in June 2008, perfumer Thierry Wasser will be their new in-house designer. Even when he was working for Firmenich, Thierry Wasser had already been responsible for the Guerlain fragrances Iris Ganache and Quand Vient la Pluie. Jean-Paul Guerlain, 71, will stay on in an advisory role, as a counselor to the presidency, for both fragrance design and ingredients. As for Thierry Wasser, he will be working in close collaboration with Sylvaine Delacourte, director of evaluation and of perfume design since 2002. Wasser is best-known as the designer (or co-designer) of hypnôse (Lancôme, 2005) and Dior Addict (Dior, 2002), two scents in which vanilla, the signature note at Guerlain, is preponderant. To be continued… Photo: Roberto Battistini

A new ad for L’Eau par Kenzo

Tue, 13 May 2008 18:56:52 +0200

The refreshing L'Eau par Kenzo duo has a brand new ad campaign. Last year’s ad’s slogan was: ‘In the move for l’eau’. This year, the image has changed once again, but this time it’s more laidback, featuring a pair of Latin lovers in a pared-down landscape by a lake.

Spring Means Fifi!

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:30:41 +0200

From budding flowers to blooming tree blossoms, spring is known for its amazing scents. Similarly spring also means it’s time for the annual Fifi Awards and Celebration hosted by the Fragrance Foundation. The Foundation was established in 1949 by six industry leaders to develop educational programs on the importance of fragrance to the American public. Today, America is the one of the largest fragrance markets in the world and the Fifi Awards represent the “Academy Awards” of the fragrance industry.

For the first time in history, the public is being allowed to vote on the top 8 fragrance categories. By following one of the links below, you will be connected to the voting page, as well as forums to browse the finalists, debate the top ten, and view celebrity pics & clips. Voting opens on April 28th @12:01 AM and closes May 12th @ 12:00AM.….Do not miss this opportunity to express your opinions.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/FiFi-Awards/13957130842
http://www.myspace.com/fifiawards
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ud-1f-Rc5dE

http://www.iqons.com/FiFi+Awards

Annick Goutal opens up her fragrance line with lingerie and jewelry

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:35:02 +0200

Grand Amour, Petite Chérie, Quel Amour and Songes: four fragrant creations from Annick Goutal are also the names of the 4 jewelry and lingerie lines the brand has just unveiled. To design their jewelry collections, the brand called upon Virginie Monroe; and for the lingerie, Vannina Vesperini. Tender atmosphere and powdery hues for Quel Amour. Romantic innocence and shades of blue for Petite Chérie. Passionate red for Grand Amour. Dreamy gentleness for Songes (“Dreams” see photo). Jewelry: €60 to 160. Lingerie: €115 to 300. In selected Annick Goutal boutiques.

Yves Saint Laurent Beauté leans on L’Oréal

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:55:21 +0200

French cosmetics giant L’Oréal announced this week that they have concluded an agreement with PPR to take over Yves Saint Laurent Beauté, the group’s fragrance and cosmetics department, for an estimated €1.15 billion euros (over $1.5 billion). While rumor had it that YSL Beauté would be bought out by the Clarins Group (Clarins, Azzaro, Mugler, Stella Cadente), in the end L’Oréal won out. The terms of the agreement plan for very long-term licensing by L’Oréal of the YSL Beauté Group’s brands (Yves Saint Laurent, Boucheron, Stella McCartney, Ermenegildo Zegna, as well as Roger & Gallet and others). L’Oréal, which already has a wide portfolio of fragrance and cosmetics brands to its name (including Armani, Lancôme, Cacharel, Ralph Lauren, Biotherm, Diesel, Viktor & Rolf, The Body Shop and more) has increased its holdings even more with a choice selection of luxury names.

Parfums 137, a playful new fragrance brand

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:52:22 +0200

Coming soon, with a launch planned for early this year, Parfums 137 (‘’1 story, 3 essences, 7 fragrances’’) is a new brand that aims to create 7 olfactory blends based on 3 accords. The first series, called Nara 1869, has a Japanese feel to it. The 3 fragrances are: Bigarade (a musky, bitter-orange cologne note), Osmanthus (a floral accord over a patchouli base) and Olibanum (a resinous- ambry-frankincense note), 3 compositions by fragrance designer Isabelle Maillebiau / Drom. Boxed set: 3 x ½ fl. oz., €60. For more info: www.parfums137.com

In October, cosmetics turn pink for a good cause

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:49:59 +0200

For the last 14 years, October has been pink in the world of perfume, with the pink-ribbon campaign against breast-cancer. In 1993, Evelyn Lauder created the ‘Breast Cancer Research Foundation', in order to support clinical and genetic research. At her initiative, the month of October has become international breast-cancer awareness month. Several brands have signed up for this good cause, including Clinique and Estée Lauder, as well as Marie Claire magazine, the perfume shops Marionnaud and the lingerie and fashion brand Wolford. For more info: breastcancer.org and bcrfcure.org

Ungaro bets on U

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:47:30 +0200

In October, Emmanuel Ungaro is launching a new perfume called simply ‘ungaro’. The floriental juice designed by Francis Kurkdjian is built around a blend of white flowers, amber and saffron. The biggest surprise, however, lies in the package (hot pink with a black-lip print) and the U-shaped bottle evoking both the fashion designer’s initial and a horseshoe. A seriously sexy scent. Price range: €24 to 77.