April 2010

Vero Profumo: The EDP Versions (Update)

April 29, 2010

Back in January, I posted an entry about independent Swiss perfumer Vero Kern working on EDP formulations of the extraits (or parfums) she offers under the Vero Profumo banner. At that time, she said she expected the EDP’s to be available sometime in March of this year. But with March already come and gone, and [...]

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Natural Perfumer Mandy Aftel at Essenza in Seattle

April 25, 2010

Driving on our way to meet Mandy Aftel, who was appearing at Essenza in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle on Saturday, April 24th, Louise and I were talking about Aftel’s website and how we thought it could use a bit of a revamp. “She was mentioned by Forbes magazine as one of the top seven [...]

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Luxury Industry News Roundup: 04/23/10

April 23, 2010

1.) Lipstick? What Lipstick? Welcome to the Nail Polish Effect:“Lipstick may no longer be a recession staple as sales in the lip care category were outstripped by those of nail polish in 2009 . . . ‘Cosmetics & Toiletries USA 2009′ revealed that sales of lipsticks and lip glosses declined 5.3% last year, while nail [...]

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Photos: Perfume Bottle Collection

April 22, 2010

Some recent photos I took for The Posh Peasant website: You can see the entire group of photos at the following link: Perfume Bottle Grouping on Flickr *Note: Abigail, the proprietor of The Posh Peasant, sent me a package of vintage perfume bottles to include in the photo shoot — the minute I opened that [...]

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Tauer Perfumes Giveaway Results

April 20, 2010

First, a big “Thank You!” to everyone for participating in the Orange Star giveaway. It was great to see the enthusiasm over Andy’s new fragrance, not to mention the brand new look for his bottles and packaging, and it’s always a pleasure to be able to give something back to the readers of this site. [...]

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Frédéric Malle Fleurs Mécanique + Rubber Incense Mat

April 19, 2010

When I was in New York the weekend before last, I met up with Katie Puckrik and we trekked the thirty some city blocks from our hotel to the Frédéric Malle boutique on Madison Avenue to get a glimpse of what the place might look like — it’s the only Frédéric Malle boutique in the [...]

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Luxury Industry News Roundup: 04/16/10

April 16, 2010

1.) Survey Says the Right Brand Names Matter More Than Ever:“The importance of a brand of an item of clothing jumped 14% in the survey, with 28% now saying that brands are ‘more’ or ‘much more’ important to them … Five years ago, fewer than 3% thought brands and logo were more important . . [...]

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Photos (+ Giveaway): Tauer Perfumes Orange Star

April 15, 2010

Christopher Brosius, founder and perfumer for the brand CB I Hate Perfume, defines an accord as “the words a perfumer uses to tell the story of a particular perfume; they are the Vocabulary of Perfume & using them creatively is the grammar of the Language of Scent. Every perfumer has a unique accord vocabulary.” When [...]

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He Said, She Said: Part 1

April 14, 2010

Katie Puckrik tells her side of the story. Sniffapalooza Spring Fling 2010 Debriefing: Part One: “My humble Le Sportsac hobo starts to feel a tad outclassed, but once Nathan gets me going, I acquire champagne tastes in no time, confidently fondling $2,000 snakeskin clutches, zipping, clipping and flipping flaps on purses with more secret compartments [...]

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Sunday In New York with Katie Puckrik

April 11, 2010

After Friday night’s dinner at A Voce on Columbus Circle with Avery Gilbert, Della Chuang and Katie Puckrik (involving lots of food, lots of wine and lots of dessert), we went our separate ways — Katie to spend her Saturday with Sniffapalooza, and me to spend my Saturday collapsed in the hotel room, recuperating from [...]

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