Actress Leighton Meester for Vera Wang's new Lovestruck perfume.
Jo Malone Wild Bluebell ~ new perfume
Jo Malone will launch Wild Bluebell in September. The new fragrance for women reportedly “heralds a radical change of direction for the brand” under new creative director James Gager…
Bunch o’ summer flankers for 2011, part 4
From Stella McCartney, the 2011 version of Stella Sheer: “Each year, Stella McCartney reinvents her namesake rose-centered fragrance to create a limited-edition take on her iconic scent. In Stella Sheer, the fragility and strength of the rose is set against the dark sensuality of amber.” $62 for 100 ml Eau de Toilette at Sephora…
Etat Libre d’Orange Secretions Magnifiques ~ fragrance review
Sécrétions Magnifiques burst (seeped? dripped? spurted?) onto the perfume scene in 2006. Though I’ve been intrigued by many Etat Libre d’Orange perfume descriptions, I’ve not had any luck with the fragrances. The perfumes are usually rather mild compared to their PR claims, names and artwork. On its packaging, Je suis un Homme features a handgun with the barrel in the shape of a firm penis, but it smells like Hermès Bel Ami — calm, reserved and a tad conservative. The woman Rossy de Palma is bold and quirky; her eponymous Etat Libre d’Orange fragrance is an Eau d’Italie Paestum Rose clone. Tom of Finland? About as raunchy as an éclair. Belatedly, I’ve found that Sécrétions Magnifiques does live up, in part, to its name (keep the sécrétions, nix the magnifiques).
Breast milk, blood and semen are but a few of the ‘inspirations’ for Sécrétions Magnifiques. Nourishment, preservation and orgasm comprise the Sécrétions Magnifiques manifesto; the perfume salutes the human body and its fluids…
Happy 5th birthday, Natural Perfumers Guild
The Natural Perfumers Guild celebrates their 5th birthday today with a blogging event and a membership deal: take 25% off the membership fees with coupon code F035CE8C9A, good through 6/15.