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Nina Ricci L'Eau du Temps ~ new fragrance
Nina Ricci will launch a limited edition variation on L'Air du Temps this March. The new fragrance will be called L'Eau du Temps:
Developed by Givaudan, the citrusy and spicy juice contains mandarin, orange and bergamot, blackcurrant, peppercorn and coriander…
Kylie Minogue: first scented wax figure at Madame Tussauds
A new wax figure of Australian pop star Kylie Minogue at Madame Tussauds wax museum in London is the first to be scented. Her fragrance, Kylie Minogue Darling, was added to the wax and the figure is sprayed twice daily for touch-ups.
(via cosmeticsint, moldova.org & madame-tussauds)
The Healing Garden Passion Rose All Day Moisture Body Creme
As I stood in the aisle of Duane Reade and reached for a tube of The Healing Garden’s Sensual Therapy Passion Rose All Day Moisture Body Crème, I reflected on the endurance of my obsession with rose fragrance. I have been wearing rose-based perfumes for much of my life, and I own a selection of favorites. Since I also like rose body products, to wear with the perfumes or on their own, I habitually scan the shelves of stores ranging from Takashimaya to Target for rose-scented body lotions, many of which I eventually buy and try. However, unlike the dozens of rose perfumes that have won my heart over the years, rose lotions typically disappoint me…
What if…
It is hard to imagine a great contemporary artist being enslaved to a giant corporation that vetted and constrained their output. What if Mark Rothko or David Hockney were contracted to a conservative software giant and allowed to produce only what might appeal to its millions of customers? But that is what it is like to be a “nose” in commercial perfumery today.
— Columnist Bethan Cole, in an article in today's UK Times Online about the upcoming Les Exclusifs de Chanel fragrances by perfumer Jacques Polge.