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Pour un monde plus beau

Posted by Robin on 4 March 2013 2 Comments

Another gorgeous campaign for Kenzo Flower, starring actress Shu Qi. Below the jump, an older (2007?) Shu Qi commercial for Kenzo Flower, and below that, an even older version, this one with model Rachel Kirby.

See also: the 2009 Flower campaign starring Lika Minamoto.

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Kenzo Amour My Love ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 13 February 2013 6 Comments

Kenzo Amour My Love

Kenzo has launched Amour My Love, a new limited edition flanker to 2006′s Kenzo Amour. Amour My Love follows last year’s Amour I Love U…

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Madly Kenzo ~ perfume review

Posted by Robin on 8 November 2012 40 Comments

Madly Kenzo advert

A woman’s greatest quality is her touch of madness. — Madly Kenzo

Madly Kenzo sparked my interest when it launched last year — it has much in its favor, from the whimsical advertising to the wonderful Ron Arad bottle. And it was done by perfumer Aurelien Guichard, who also worked on Kenzo’s UFO fragrance, a fun limited edition (and limited distribution) fragrance that was sold in a more complicated metal variation on the same bottle design. I hoped Madly might be a more commercial (and affordable) version of that scent; here is what I said about UFO back in 2009:

[It is] meant as “an interpretation of the scent of skin”…That, and the fact that Guichard apparently “delved into memories of his mother sculpting in marble, a contrast between the heat of the sculptor’s hands and the coolness of the material” is really all you need to know — as described, UFO is a transparent incense-y skin scent, slightly metallic in the top notes, later, more mineral-ish than metallic, with a light, slightly milky sweetness and an almost-velvety finish.

Nope…

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It’s so romantic

Posted by Robin on 21 May 2012 4 Comments

Marloes Horst and Jacques Grobler for Kenzo's new L'Eau 2 Kenzo. The  music is John 2/14 by Shivaree.

Kenzo L’Eau 2 Kenzo ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 21 May 2012 11 Comments

Kenzo L'Eau 2 Kenzo

Kenzo has launched L’Eau 2 Kenzo, new flankers to L’Eau Par Kenzo Pour Femme & Pour Homme…

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