Washington Tremlett has launched two new fragrances, Iris Absolute and Neroli Absolute; both feature Swarovski crystals inside the bottle to “play a glittering and enticing game that makes this trendy, yet glamorous perfume truly unique”…
Dominique Ropion wins 2008 International Fragrance Prize
Perfumer Dominique Ropion has won Cosmetic Valley’s International Fragrance Prize (formerly the Prix François Coty) for 2008.
The prize honors achievements in the field of perfumery…
Kenzo Amour Le Parfum ~ perfume review
Amour Le Parfum is Kenzo's new limited edition Parfum (extrait) version of 2006's Kenzo Amour. It was inspired by the “gold of the Orient”, if that helps you in any way, and was developed by perfumer Daphne Bugey, who along with Olivier Cresp created the original Amour fragrance.
Amour Le Parfum does for Amour what Kenzo Flower Oriental did for the original Flower: it sticks with the main theme but tempers the sweetness with a darker, woodier base. Amour's pale opening of cherry blossom and rice steam (other notes in the original: white tea, frangipani, heliotrope, thanaka wood, incense, vanilla and musk) is amped up and winterized with warmer notes (amber, incense, benzoin and patchouli). It is very dusty-resinous in the early stages, later, it's flatter and more ambery-woody…
Sweet and cloying
Say what you want about Paris, but guards had to hold back a crowd at lunchtime on a Monday. As for the scent itself, it's fairly generic. Sweet and cloying. After spending a few minutes trying to scrub it off, I gave up. Fairy Dust, like its maker, tends to linger.
— Columnist Reyhan Harmanci of SFGate attends a Paris Hilton Fairy Dust launch event at Macy's. Read the rest at Paris and Fairies.
The best job in the entire universe
Luca Turin, author of Perfumes: The Guide and The Secret of Scent: Adventures in Perfume and the Science of Smell, talks about the science of scent at TedTalks. Taped in 2005. A warning to the severely science-challenged: watching the whole 16 minutes may cause your brain to burst. You can read more about the aromachemicals developed by Flexitral at their website.