Fragrances Boutique

If you’ve been following perfume news over the past month or so, you’ve probably noticed that Gucci Guilty is one of this fall’s major launches, complete with full-page ads and scent strips in fashion magazines, a movie-star “face,” a television commercial with a theme song, a somewhat hyperbolic press release, a tie-in to the MTV Video Music Awards, and the now-requisite Facebook page. It’s being promoted as a fragrance for a “21st Century beauty” who is “young, audacious, discerning…an iconoclast who lives life at full throttle…sexy and slightly dangerous.”

Guilty’s bottle is certainly eye-catching: it looks like an oversized, gilded (gilty?) Gucci purse clasp or belt buckle, with its unmistakable interlocking “G”s creating a window onto the juice inside. Gucci devotees will want to own Guilty for the container alone. The fragrance is classified as a floriental, with notes of mandarin, pink pepper, peach, lilac, geranium, amber, and patchouli.

Guilty seems to be more of a sheer, fruity oriental than a floral oriental…

I recently heard an interview with Bonnie Blodgett (shown above right), who wrote a memoir about the experience of losing and rediscovering the sense of smell. I am intrigued, and have placed this book at the top of my reading list.

If you, too, have read or are planning to read Remembering Smell, let’s chat about it. How about an October book club…

Actress Diane Kruger for the new Calvin Klein Beauty.

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New at dil…

Victoria’s Secret has launched Bombshell, a new fragrance for women:

Sexy today. Sexy tomorrow. Sexy forever…

At this year’s Sepawa Congress, which will take place between October 13 and 15 in Fulda, Germany, Cognis Care Chemicals will present its latest solutions for advanced personal and home care as well as industrial and institutional cleaning… (Industry…

Perry Ellis International announced that it has entered into a license agreement with Falic Fashion Group to create, manufacture and distribute men’s and women’s fragrances under the Original Penguin by Munsingwear brand. (Product News)All Product News…

After a comprehensive review, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada announced that they have found no cause linking Pampers Dry Max diapers and reports of diaper rash and other skin conditions. (Industry News)All Industry News&n…

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC and CVC Capital Partners announced a definitive agreement for CD&R to acquire a 42.5% ownership interest in Univar, a leading global distributor of commodity and specialty chemicals to a broad array of end markets. (Indust…

Penhaligon’s has added two more fragrances to their Anthology collection (”breathing new life into fragrances from our archive”), Jubilee Bouquet and Zizonia…

We’ve got ten Scent Genie 4 ml atomizers (”Refills in seconds with the GenieS pump n go patented filling feature” — you can watch a video to see how it works here) up for grabs. US residents only, sorry!

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New at escentual (UK): Lolita Lempicka Minuit Noir, Guerlain Idylle Eau de Toilette.

New at first-in-fragrance (Germany): Annick Goutal Rose Splendide.

New at macys: Beyonce Heat Ultimate Elixir, Gucci Guilty.

New at selfridges (UK): Juicy Couture P…

In case you thought it was only women who were regularly subjected to overenthusiastic photoshopping, just take a look at poor Matthew McConaughey, the front man for Dolce & Gabbana’s new The One Gentleman. Read more here and here. The title, by the way, comes from McConaughey’s statement to People magazine about the inspirations for [...]

Laura Mercier will launch Creme de Pistache, a new fragrance in the Eau Gourmande collection, in October…

The house of Christian Audiger is adding another fragrant pair to their Ed Hardy collection. The pair is named Born Wild, available in version for men and women from November 2010.
Moto of Ed Hardy Born Wild For Women is “Let this daring frag…

Recent attacks on sunscreens by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) and the media miss the point that sunscreen continues to be one of the safest and most effective sun protection methods available. (Industry News)All Industry News  Subscri…

Givaudan unveils its updated five-year strategy to continue to outperform underlying market growth and to further expand its leading position in the fragrance and flavours industry. (Industry News)All Industry News  Subscribe to Cosmetics & P…

As One Technologies, Inc., the Minnetonka-based company specializing in event-driven manufacturing operations management software, announced that specialty chemical producer The HallStar Company will implement As One’s Catalyst™ suite of… (Indus…

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To smooth the ice, or add another hue
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Annick Goutal will launch the limited collection – Rose So Chic! – included three rose eaux parfume (perfumed waters of 100ml). One of them is new (Rose Splendide) and two are lighter versions of famous Rose Absolue (1984) and Quel Amour! (2002).

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Acqua di Parma has “re-styled” original Colonia* (introduced in 1916) to produce the brand new Colonia Essenza. I’ve recently seen Colonia Essenza in two big department stores: Holt Renfrew in Vancouver, B.C., and Nordstrom in downtown Seattle. Holt Renfrew sells the fragrance only in the men’s department; but so far, Nordstrom displays Colonia Essenza with women’s fragrances — even though there’s an Acqua di Parma section in the men’s perfume boutique. Colonia Essenza is, in stores and online, sometimes referred to as a men’s fragrance and other times as a women’s perfume, but I think Colonia Essenza is a classic cologne-for-all…even children can wear it.

Colonia Essenza includes notes of bergamot, tangerine, lemon, orange, grapefruit, petitgrain, neroli, clove, rosemary, lily of the valley, rose, jasmine, patchouli, vetiver, white musk and amber. Colonia Essenza starts off smelling like a crisp orange blossom Eau de Cologne. As orange blossom fades, warm, but still pert, citrus peel aromas appear and lead directly to Colonia Essenza’s floral heart notes…

Ed Hardy will launch Born Wild, a new duo of fragrances for men and women, in November.

Ed Hardy Born Wild For Women (shown above) ~ “Let this daring fragrance take you on an adventure…

The long version of the new Bleu de Chanel commercial, featuring French actor Gaspard Ulliel directed by Martin Scorsese. You can find several “behind the scenes” videos at the Chanel channel at YouTube.

The music is She Said Yeah, originally by Larry Williams, covered here by the Rolling Stones.

Below the jump, Gaspard Ulliel (briefly) interviews Chanel house perfumer Jacques Polge (in French with English subtitles).

Tauer Perfumes will launch two new fragrances at the end of September, Eau d’Épices and Une Rose Vermeille…

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New at dillards: Juicy Couture Peace, Love & Juicy Couture, Givenchy Play for Her.

New at macys: Guess Seductive,…