Fragrances Boutique

Actress Diane Kruger for the new Calvin Klein Beauty.

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!

Want one? For a chance to win, leave a comment…

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 [...]

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).

The [water] guns were tied by the dozens to park fences and hung from trees. They could even be found tied to the brakes of bicycles. Each gun had attached to it a short note to which had been applied a sample of the perfume. The perfume, of course, had dried, but the card claimed [...]

Smelling good is a potent sign that we have made an effort, we are intending to please, that erotic adventure (her fingers dropping with myrrh) may be on our mind but being civilised is even more so. As an eccentric Cambridge academic once observed to a friend-of-a-friend: “After a certain age, dear, a little lipstick [...]

Over the past decade the relationship between the visual arts and olfaction has moved beyond the boundaries of teasing, humorous and entertaining, to an expansive and distinct contemplation. [...] Olfactory Art is a contemporary modality of expression in which creators intentionally engage a very unique human sense in their practice – that of smell. — [...]

Britney Spears, in a promo for her new fragrance, Radiance.

Chandler Burr will give a presentation on The Art History Of Scent: 1889 – 2011 as part of the Chicago Humanities Festival:

Burr uses his rich historical, cultural, scientific, and economic knowledge of scent…

A promo for the new Eau de Toilette version of Guerlain Idylle. If you missed it, the original commercial is here.

The new promo for S by Shakira.

Paris Hilton in a “behind the scenes” for Paris Hilton Tease.

Antonio Banderas for his latest fragrance for men, The Secret.

The music is Ooh La La, originally by Goldfrapp but not sure who did this version.

The Perfume Diaries exhibit next month at Harrods in London will include a number of special events, all free to the public and available on a drop-in basis (except as noted). Events will be held on the 4th floor.

Wednesday 8th September 2010, 12.30pm – 2pm

Jade Jagger for Guerlain – Personal Appearance and Fragrance Signing…

The Gucci Guilty commercial, starring Evan Rachel Wood and Chris Evans, directed by Frank Miller. I don’t know if there is a longer version coming; this one is about the same length as the trailer (a little over 30 seconds).

The music is Friendly Fire…

Actress Mélanie Thierry dances* for the new Yves Saint Laurent Belle d’Opium.

*From the Mélanie Thierry fan website…

This year’s Fashion’s Night Out in New York City is coming up on September 10th. Here are just a few of the perfume-related goings on; you can find full listings at the event website.

Bergdorf Goodman: Tom Ford will be in his 2nd floor boutique in the Men’s Store from 8 to 8:30 pm to sign fragrance purchases…

Ineke Ruhland of niche house Ineke will be at the Grand Opening of the Santa Monica Nordstrom to introduce her fragrance line:

I’m really excited to have the Ineke perfume line sold at Nordstrom for the very first time…

Alyssa Miller and Luca Loy for the new Guess Seductive. Below the jump, the ‘making of’.

The music is Like Swimming by Morphine.

French actor Gaspard Ulliel in a promo for the new Bleu de Chanel, directed by Martin Scorsese.

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

A promo for Lanvin’s new Marry Me fragrance. Below the jump, the “making of”.

…a teaser for the Gucci Guilty commercial, starring Evan Rachel Wood and Chris Evans. Many thanks to jonr951 for the link!

Harrods in London will be holding an exhibit — titled The Perfume Diaries — “celebrating the past, present and future of the perfume industry”. The exhibit is curated by Roja Dove of the Haute Parfumerie at Harrods.

A true celebration of the fragrance industry…

A promo for Avon’s new Hervé Léger Femme & Homme.

…there were small amber-tinted glass bottles, scores of them, and as we spoke he would take one up, open the top, hand it to me and invite me to smell the contents. This went on for hours. It was why I’d come: to meet Dominique Dubrana, a 54-year-old Frenchman living in Italy, a Sufi convert, [...]