The rumors are true: Queen Latifah has signed a contract with Parlux and will launch her debut perfume in the fall of 2009. (via cosmeticnews, image via queenlatifah.com)
Another rumor that turns out to be true: Avril Lavigne. She has signed with Procter & Gamble, and her first perfume should launch in 2009…
We’ve all been there: I was standing at the Lancôme counter at Saks Fifth Avenue and asking for a sniff of a new fragrance, in this case Lancôme Peut-Être. The sales associate said, “Ah, yes, it’s so beautiful!” She sprayed it on my arm, and a few seconds later I lifted it to my nose. “What do you think?” she said eagerly. “Isn’t it beautiful?”
The fragrance was barely dry, and I wasn’t ready to say anything about it, really. But the ambery mix I smelled wasn’t what I’d expected at all…
Trussardi has launched Essenza del Tempo, a new fragrance inspired by Italy's “slow movement” (slow cities, slow food) and celebrating the true luxury: time.
Essenza del Tempo is a unisex EdT with a powdery, woody composition, created by IFF's Sophie Labbé, and comes in a bottle designed by Thierry de Baschmakoff, which is decorated with a leather strap to evoke the company's heritage.
The fragrance notes include bergamot, carrot seed, ginger, coffee, balsamic vinegar, amber, iris and cedar…
New at luckyscent: Creative Scentualization Beauty Comes From Within.
New at nordstrom: Issey Miyake Reflections in a Drop.
Beauty line Shu Uemura has launched a trio of fragrances in conjunction with their yearly “boutique birthday collection”:
This year, to mark the 25th anniversary, Mr. Uemura created the most special and unique collection yet, one which truly embodies shu uemura's core values of nature, science and art with these three 100% natural origin fragrances formulated with Despea Water…