May 2009

Photos and Review: Dorissima Narziß (aka Narziss)

May 18, 2009

When you’re an independent perfume company, perhaps the smartest thing you could do would be to NOT name your fragrance something unpronounceable to the average (oh hell, *any*) consumer. Narziß? Really? That’s the best you could come up with? Because when I look at the name on the bottle, my brain immediately thinks, “Oh, yeah, [...]

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Photos and Review: Puredistance (1)

May 17, 2009

It’s difficult to take a fragrance company seriously when you read their marketing brochures and find yourself confronted with the glaring evidence of just how very seriously they already take themselves. The Puredistance company is pretty much a case study in this regard: stiff photos of the product (often incorporating blandly attractive models), the words [...]

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Fashion Industry News Roundup: 05/15/09

May 15, 2009

1.) Katie Puckrik Smells — at Beauty and the Dirt!:Check out Katie’s new column at Beauty and the Dirt. It’s as savvy and entertaining as her video fragrance reviews on YouTube. From the comments to her Le Labo Labdanum 18 review: “And the question I always have is: who stumbled upon petrified whale hurl on [...]

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Gianni Campagna

May 14, 2009

The Daily Mail noted back in September of 2008 that “more than half of all men’s colognes are bought by women, which is why the best-selling men’s fragrances are those best liked by women (something the industry’s ‘noses’ are very conscious of)”, so it’s not really a surprise that I’m starting to notice an uptick [...]

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Abdes Salaam Profumerie: Scents of the Soul

May 13, 2009

I’ve mentioned the work of perfumer Abdes Salaam (aka Dominique Dubrana) on a number of occasions, but hadn’t yet devoted a full post to any of his pieces, even though I enjoy his unique and accomplished approach to natural perfumery. Well, yesterday I received a generous sampler box in the mail from Mr. Salaam, so [...]

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Where We’re At in Fine Fragrance: May 2009

May 12, 2009

I write once a week about the state of the fashion industry, but I thought a good number of you might also be interested in how the numbers are presently shaking down for the fragrance industry — the fine fragrance industry, in particular. There are several F&F (flavor and fragrance) giants that control the patents [...]

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Henry Dunay Sabi and Hors la Monde Lady Shiloh

May 11, 2009

HENRY DUNAY SABI: I wanted to like Sabi, I’ve read nice things about it and I was halfway hoping it would be one of those “A-Ha!” experiences where I realize I’ve just found the perfect Cheer You Up gift for the sis during those times when her three teenagers are making her life a living [...]

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Photos: Annick Goutal Les Orientalistes Coffret (part 2)

May 8, 2009

I took some additional photos of the Goutal Les Orientalistes set because #1) it’s a beautiful set and fun to take photographs of, and #2) I wanted some photos with the bottles in the A-M-E order as that’s how it seems to have been intended by the creators of the set (I’m told that “ame” [...]

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Fashion Industry News Roundup: 05/08/09

May 8, 2009

1.) The Lagerfeld Twitter of the Week: Speaking of which, the new full-length Chanel No. 5 ad-film has been released — it’s directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet (the director of ‘Delicatessen‘ and ‘City of Lost Children‘). It features the Chanel logo prominently, and showcases the classic bottle design of No. 5: Watch their beautiful logo punctuated [...]

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Photos: Annick Goutal Les Orientalistes Coffret

May 7, 2009

For the last eight months, the Annick Goutal Les Orientalistes coffret has been whispering my name — I would hear it just after the television had been switched off, the blankets pulled up around my neck, the hum of the air conditioning lulling me into sleep: “Naaathaaaaaannn . . . I’m still heeeeeeerrrrrrrre!” Mornings, I [...]

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