As previously reported, KISS, the iconic rock band of the 70s, will join the celebrity fragrance fray in September with debut scents for men and women. KISS for women…
New perfumes: Biotherm Eau d'Energie & Ghost Summer Flirt
Biotherm will launch Eau d’Energie, a perfumed body spray created by nose Nathalie Lorson, in May.
The notes include orange, mandarin, physalis, lemon, apricots, jasmine, cyclamen, cedar and musk…
Smell-o-vision in Japan
Last year saw a chocolate-scented premiere of Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, but now movie-goers in Japan will experience fragranced entertainment on a new level:
A new service from a major telecommunications company, NTT Communications Corp., will synchronize seven different smells to parts of "The New World," starring Colin Farrell.
A floral scent accompanies a love scene, while a mix of peppermint and rosemary is emitted during a tear-jerking scene. Joy is a citrus mix of orange and grapefruit, while anger is enhanced by a herb-like concoction with a hint of eucalyptus and tea tree.
Read more at MSNBC.
Perfume books: Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins
“If desire causes suffering, it may be because we do not desire wisely, or that we are inexpert at obtaining what we desire. Instead of hiding our heads in a prayer cloth and building walls against temptation, why not get better at fulfilling desire? Salvation is for the feeble, that’s what I think. I don’t want salvation, I want life, all of life, the miserable as well as the superb.”
These words by Alobar, one of the protagonists of Jitterbug Perfume (1984), secretly reveal what this epic novel is all about. Four intricately interwoven stories, themed around the pursuit of immortality and individualism, take us from ancient Bohemia (1000 A.D.) and the slopes of the Himalaya to modern-day Seattle, New Orleans, and Paris. The narrative shifts back and forth between past and present, featuring an ex-king (Alobar) and the love of his life (Kudra), the foul-smelling God of the woods (Pan), a waitress with a college degree and a little secret (Priscilla), a small-time perfumery in New Orleans (Madame Devalier and her assistant V’lu), and an eccentric big-shot perfumer in Paris…
Fragrance review: Memory of Kindness by CB I Hate Perfume
Memory of Kindness is one of the latest fragrance releases from CB I Hate Perfume. It was inspired by a childhood memory of crawling under a tangle of tomato vines, and the notes are fresh tomato leaves, green tomato vines and garden earth.
This is a must try for green fragrance lovers, especially those of you who adore the scent of tomato leaf. It captures their distinctive bitter-green herbal aroma perfectly…