Kim Kardashian (check her Wikipedia entry if, like me, you have no idea who she is) is working with perfumer Caroline Sabas (J Lo Miami Glow, Britney Spears Midnight Fantasy) on her debut fragrance. Look for it to debut in May 2009. (via officialkimkardashian, found via monstersandcritics)
Halle Berry, who as you may remember has signed with Coty for her debut fragrance, says she has been mixing her own blends at home for years…
As the cashier at Walgreen's rang up my sale, I watched the cash register's display. Stetson — $2.00. (Big sale at the fragrance aisle.) Stetson Black — $2.00. Charlie — DO NOT SELL. The cashier yawned and continued to toss items into my bag. Tabu — DO NOT SELL. I glanced up at her, but she seemed unconcerned and pushed my bag toward me. The last time I got a “do not sell” from the cash register, it was for a recalled bottle of Love's Baby Soft. What has to happen that's so bad that a bottle of drugstore perfume is recalled?
I happy to report that none of the bottles of perfume I bought that day burst spontaneously into flames or ate holes in my skin. In fact, Stetson may be my best two-dollar investment ever…
Deal at b-glowing: purchase any item from the newly-added Ayala Moriel line and get a free 1 oz Perfumed Tea using coupon code ayala, good through 7/10 or while supplies last.
New at luckyscent: the Micallef line, Montale Vanilla Extasy.
New at nordstrom: Canali Black Diamond.
New at parfum1: Baby Phat Fabulosity, Burberry The Beat, Calvin Klein Euphoria Crystalline, Carolina Herrera 212 Splash, Michael Kors Island Capri, Ralph Lauren Ralph Wild, Escada S testers.
Chandler Burr, the New York Times perfume critic and author of The Perfect Scent, takes 3 women shopping for perfume at Sephora.
Andy Tauer of Tauer Perfumes is celebrating his blog's third anniversary by giving away 100 free samples of his upcoming vetiver fragrance:
The sample is a pre-sniff of the upcoming Vetiver from Tauer. The fragrance still has no name. It is a fragrance built around vetiver from Java, with fresh grapefruit, lots of black pepper and green clary notes in the head. Lily of the valley contrasts the dark vetiver and crisp Cedar wood, leading over to a soft ambergris base with hints of Tonka beans and cistus.
To get your free sample (one per person, please!) fill out the form at the Tauer website. Update: The samples are all taken now, sorry!