They jumped ship and took the Britney account with them

Posted by Robin on 31 August 2024 Leave a Comment

Revlon is suing several former employees over allegations that they “sabotaged” the company’s decades-old fragrance partnership with Britney Spears and took the business to a competitor.

In a case filed Monday (Aug. 26) in Manhattan federal court, attorneys for Revlon and subsidiary Elizabeth Arden claim that four ex-staffers stole trade secrets and breached their contracts when they jumped ship to upstart rival Give Back Beauty and took the Britney account with them.

Old fashioned, sir

Posted by Robin on 30 August 2024 5 Comments

Actor Lucien Laviscount for Kilian Old Fashioned.

It smells almost like rum

Posted by Robin on 30 August 2024 Leave a Comment

Oak moss, a musty-smelling lichen, has historically been one of the four main components of a chypre perfume. [...] Ms. Nagel, who described the smell of oak moss as “humid,” said she wasn’t interested in using it. Instead, she used an ingredient derived from toasted oak wood.

“It smells almost like rum,” Ms. Nagel said with a smile. “Like rhum arrangé,” she added, referring to a flavored version of the liquor.

— Perfumer Christine Nagel talks to the New York Times about the new Hermès Barénia. Read more in Her Nose Sees and Feels Scents.