You can watch a brief piece on perfumer Jean Claude Ellena on France3 (in French, obviously). Choose the broadcast from March 21, and then go to the last segment of the show. Thank you to Anya for the link!
New fragrances from Guerlain, Revlon, Desperate Housewives
Guerlain has launched L'Instant d'un Eté, a limited edition summer version of L'Instant. The notes include grapefruit, bitter orange, magnolia, jasmine, ylang ylang, vanilla, benzoin and musk. (via absolufeminin) As previously reported, the men's version, L’Instant d’un Été for men has “cool, frosted notes teamed with woods”.
Revlon plans to re-enter the prestige fragrance market this summer. The fragrance will be called Flair…
Quick sniffs: Laura Mercier Ambre Passion, Fresh Memoirs of A Geisha & more
This weekend I did a very small fragrance shopping trip with my friend B. Our local opportunities are limited, to say the least, but here is what we managed to smell:
Laura Mercier Ambre Passion: The notes are listed as amber with a bit of geranium, and that is exactly what it smells like: lots of amber cut with a bit of geranium. It is not a dark, resinous amber, nor is it particularly sweet, nor is it foody. Just a middle of the road amber, plain and simple. I would love to hear from any amber fanatics who have tried this perfume; I am not an amber lover and it did nothing for me at all…
Filming to begin on Suskind's Perfume
Thank you to Tania for passing on the news that filming is to begin next week on the movie version of Patrick Suskind's Perfume: The Story of a Murderer. Dustin Hoffman and Ben Wishaw star. Read all about it at Yahoo News (link expired, sorry!).
New fragrances: David Beckham Instinct, Fresh Memoirs of a Geisha & more
David Beckham’s new fragrance, Instinct, will debut in Europe in September, in the US in 2006:
Instinct’s feugere [sic] juice was concocted by International Flavors and Fragrances’ Alain Astori and Beatrice Piquet. Its top notes include Italian bergamot, orange and mandarin. At its heart are star anise, cardamom and red pimento notes…