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Ormonde Jayne Tiare, Stella McCartney Stella Nude and Strange Invisible Perfumes Fire and Cream ~ fragrance reviews

Posted by Robin on 3 December 2009 66 Comments

I tried hard to think of a theme that would tie these together, but there isn’t one — just brief reviews of three perfumes I’ve been meaning to write about: Ormonde Jayne Tiare, Stella McCartney Stella Nude and Strange Invisible Perfumes Fire and Cream.

Ormonde Jayne Tiare

Ormonde Jayne Tiare

Tiare is the latest from British niche line Ormonde Jayne. The tiare flower, as many of you know, is the Tahitian gardenia (Gardenia taitensis), and tiare-based perfumes are usually done in a heady, lush tropical manner — Monyette Paris, Montale Intense Tiare, André Gas Ensoleille Moi, et al. — often with coconut lending a beachy, sunscreen sort of feel. Ormonde Jayne takes a different approach: this Tiare is light and airy…

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Lawsuit over Stella Nude, part 2

Posted by Robin on 20 August 2009 18 Comments

Nude Brands Ltd., a cosmetics company founded by the wife of U2’s Bono, Ali Hewson, lost a London court bid to block fashion designer Stella McCartney from introducing a new perfume this weekend.

Stella McCartney Ltd., a unit of L’Oreal SA, plans to begin selling the fragrance named “STELLANUDE” in the U.K. on Aug. 22, according to the judgment. Hewson’s Nude Brands has a European Union trademark on “nude” in capital letters and asked the London court for an order delaying sales of the perfume pending a full trial on trademark issues.

— Read more at Bono’s Wife Loses Bid to Stop Stella McCartney Scent, or see part 1 here.

Lawsuit over Stella Nude

Posted by Robin on 12 August 2009 53 Comments

The founders of Nude Skincare are suing Stella McCartney’s company for the use of the word “nude” in her new fragrance, Stella Nude, according to the Daily Mail.

Ali Hewson, who is married to U2’s Bono, and Bryan Meehan, who founded organic food chain Fresh and Wild, are suing Stella McCartney Parfums for compensation over branding and use of the word “nude”.

— Read more at Stella sued by Nude over perfume name at Cosmetics International.

Stella McCartney Stella Nude ~ new perfume

Posted by Robin on 8 June 2009 19 Comments

Stella McCartney Stella Nude fragranceStella McCartney will launch Stella Nude, a new variation on her 2003 Stella fragrance, this coming August:

Fresh and sparkling garden rose, with a delicious signature, like a caress to the skin.

Faithful to the stela [sic] rose and amber DNA…

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Stella McCartney Stella Sheer 2009, Bath & Body Works Sheer Japanese Cherry Blossom ~ new perfumes

Posted by Robin on 4 March 2009 30 Comments

Stella McCartney Stella Sheer 2009 fragrance

Stella McCartney has launched the 2009 version of Stella Sheer (shown above left), the yearly limited edition summer flanker to 2003's Stella fragrance:

Sheer Summer by Stella McCartney is a new version of the original Stella fragrance that lets soft summer shadows reflect the delicacy of fresh rose petals. The elegant bottle design mirrors the sophisticated, light-hearted spirit of the scent…

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