Oriental Lounge will be the next fragrance from perfumer Celine Ellena at The Different Company. Oriental Lounge is reportedly mysterious and luminous, and is described as a modern interpretation of a classical fragrance family, the oriental, and a modern olfactory take on the classic tale of the Orient, One Thousand and One Nights…
Of the 50 products randomly tested from around the world as part of the IFRA Compliance Program’s third cycle (May 2008 to April 2009) one finished product has been identified as containing a recently banned fragrance material. [...]
“This is the first time we have identified a banned fragrance material in the three years of running the Compliance Program,” explained Jean-Pierre Houri, IFRA Director General. “Since the material has only recently been banned it is possible that the finished product is part of batch that is simply running its course through the retail pipeline...”
— From Fragrance industry spots non-compliant product at IFRA. Most unfortunately, they don't name the product or we could all run out and buy a bottle.
Sahlini Parfums has launched Fémininde, a new fragrance for women:
FEMININDE, the mystery woman, bollywood fragrance
With fresh and flowers notes, such as Orange from Brazil and Rose, who gives the top notes, “FÉMiNiNDE by SAHLINI is produced with high quality ingredients…
As Johnny Cash famously sang at Folsom Prison, I’m busted. At the end of the month, my hours at work will be cut back a third, leaving me to scramble for freelance work to make up the gap. And I’m one of the lucky ones. Some of my coworkers have been laid off. Many of you are undoubtedly feeling the recession’s pinch, too. We’re eating beans and rice, turning down invitations to go out, and forgoing two-ply toilet paper for whatever’s on sale. I can pass up a new pair of shoes without missing a beat, and although I enjoy eating out, I’m happy to cook at home. What really gets me down is knowing that, for now anyway, new perfume is out of the question.
Right now, I’m longing for a bottle of Hermès Bel Ami. Plus, I just know that an earthy, dry jasmine fragrance (any suggestions?) would change my life. A non-perfume lover who stumbled on this post might say, “Boo hoo, no perfume. Well, I can’t pay my mortgage.” I can’t argue with that. But I do live an unusually thrifty life compared to that of most Americans: no cable, no cell phone, no gym membership, and my car has been paid off since 1986. (Yes, you read that right.) Nearly all my wardrobe is culled from thrift shops and vintage clothing stores, I bicycle whenever I can, and even my cat came from the Humane Society with a 30 percent discount. Perfume is my great extravagance…
The new TV spot for Valentino's recently released Rock 'n Dreams fragrance. The models are Siri Tollerød, Marloes Horst and Erin Heatherton; the music was apparently made for the commercial.