Elizabeth Arden has launched Red Door 25, a new edition of 1989’s Red Door, celebrating the fragrance’s 25th anniversary…
So wholly ghastly to the nose
Taylor's fragrances were carefully conceived and always good enough to stand on their own two feet, with or without her endorsement. The same has applied to some of Jennifer Lopez's better perfumes, which continue to sell in larger quantities than most of the more contemporary celebrity brands. In other words, Taylor and Lopez didn't need to be selling cinema tickets to make women want to wear their scents. Kylie's Darling and Madonna's Truth or Dare wouldn't have been so reliant on the singers' chart successes had they not been so wholly ghastly to the nose.
— The Guardian answers the question Are celebrity perfumes finally starting to fade away? with a no, following the news that Elizabeth Arden blames their falling 2013 sales on the poor performance of scents from Britney Spears, Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift.
Providence Perfume Co Bay Rum ~ new fragrance
Indie natural line Providence Perfume Co has launched Bay Rum, a new fragrance…
Parfums de la Bastide ~ new niche line
Parfums de la Bastide is a new French niche house founded by two former Annick Goutal executives. The five fragrances — Ardent, Eclatant, Exquise, Insolite and Insouciante — were inspired by the region of Provence…
Atelier Cologne Blanche Immortelle ~ fragrance review
The East Coast has remained relatively (and uncharacteristically) cool and fresh this summer; out west, we’ve simmered and sweated (even in Seattle). Though I’ve done plenty of complaining about the heat, it’s been fun to experience a real summer for the first time in a … decade? I’ve been dousing myself with sunscreens, Eaux de Cologne, and perfumes with lots of jasmine, coconut and tropical flowers in them (beach-y things). Into this hot-weather perfume extravaganza, came a sample of Atelier Cologne Blanche Immortelle1 — an autumn scent.
Blanche Immortelle is part of Atelier Cologne’s Collection Métal which also includes Gold Leather, Silver Iris and Santal Carmin. When I first received my sample and dabbed an arm with Blanche Immortelle, I was not impressed; and I even told Robin here at NST that it was a nonentity and I would not be reviewing it. Weeeeeeell, I realized yesterday I got my samples mixed up; the nonentity is By Kilian Vodka on the Rocks. When I put a real application of Blanche Immortelle on my skin, I was much happier…