tag:www.mimifroufrou.com,2009:/scentedsalamander//1 2009-07-10T00:34:03Z Perfume & Beauty Blog with the latest news, reviews, trends, shopping tips, interviews, analysis, criticism, and commentary. Sniffing and testing around the globe to bring you the best, the unconventional, and the latest in fragrances and beauty products! A proud member of the Glam Network, Beauty Blog Network, Coutorture, Alltop, Delightful Blogs, Top Ten Sources, and Best of the Blogs. Movable Type 4.12 tag:www.mimifroufrou.com,2009:/scentedsalamander//1.3107 2009-07-10T00:12:22Z 2009-07-10T00:12:22Z Marie-Helene Wagner From the house of Amouage comes yet another operatic duo inspired by Turandot and new this time, by the fabled history of the Silk Road. The fragrances want to express the historic connections that existed and continue to exist between... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zlOa5u6DBn1PctyLfBeRKFIrVFg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zlOa5u6DBn1PctyLfBeRKFIrVFg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zlOa5u6DBn1PctyLfBeRKFIrVFg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zlOa5u6DBn1PctyLfBeRKFIrVFg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> tag:www.mimifroufrou.com,2009:/scentedsalamander//1.3085 2009-07-09T11:08:34Z 2009-07-09T11:08:34Z Marie-Helene Wagner The Vienna Court Opera in 1902WienerBlut is a new perfume label that was founded by Alexander Lauber and launched with a first fragrance called Klubwasser (Club Water). My early contact with the brand is through the website. Its welcoming image... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PWHk3bkPhqQHjZJb68yHqETfKco/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PWHk3bkPhqQHjZJb68yHqETfKco/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PWHk3bkPhqQHjZJb68yHqETfKco/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PWHk3bkPhqQHjZJb68yHqETfKco/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> tag:www.mimifroufrou.com,2009:/scentedsalamander//1.3104 2009-07-08T13:31:21Z 2009-07-08T13:31:21Z Marie-Helene Wagner Kylie Minogue initially wanted to create her first men's cologne taking inspiration from her then boyfriend Olivier Martinez. Instead, and due to the vagaries of existence, Inverse bears the touch of her current paramour Andres Velencoso Segura who is fronting... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/avlSAqSnejk1IcxhPK4uuWu22QY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/avlSAqSnejk1IcxhPK4uuWu22QY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/avlSAqSnejk1IcxhPK4uuWu22QY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/avlSAqSnejk1IcxhPK4uuWu22QY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> tag:www.mimifroufrou.com,2009:/scentedsalamander//1.3098 2009-07-08T11:05:58Z 2009-07-08T11:05:58Z Marie-Helene Wagner Couture Couture, the latest perfume by Juicy Couture as previously announced, is now available at Bloomingdale's. The ornate flacon seems to be inspired by 19th century ormolu work; it reminds me of a perfume bottle stand I purchased when I... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cBc7Amhn9xQODpCAuj77zyzAvvw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cBc7Amhn9xQODpCAuj77zyzAvvw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cBc7Amhn9xQODpCAuj77zyzAvvw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cBc7Amhn9xQODpCAuj77zyzAvvw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> tag:www.mimifroufrou.com,2009:/scentedsalamander//1.3103 2009-07-07T23:22:49Z 2009-07-07T23:22:49Z Marie-Helene Wagner Today TSS learned that First Lady Michelle Obama was presented with the gift of the upcoming new fragrance by the house of Creed called Acqua Fiorentina (Florentine Water) to be launched in September in the US. Queen Rania of Jordan... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sX_BAzv1W1brMHIi_mmOrrvCFWM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sX_BAzv1W1brMHIi_mmOrrvCFWM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sX_BAzv1W1brMHIi_mmOrrvCFWM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sX_BAzv1W1brMHIi_mmOrrvCFWM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> tag:www.mimifroufrou.com,2009:/scentedsalamander//1.3101 2009-07-07T22:41:14Z 2009-07-07T22:41:14Z Marie-Helene Wagner Naked Honey Notes: freesia, honey, orange blossom, green cumin, woods.Africanimal Notes: freesia, honey, warm floral accord, pink peppercorn, bergamot, woods.MAC just recently in June introduced a limited-edition of two honey-based fragrances called Naked Honey, the lighter one of the two... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WwVHkwWFsoIe1vcBdfv5YCZ0s-A/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WwVHkwWFsoIe1vcBdfv5YCZ0s-A/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WwVHkwWFsoIe1vcBdfv5YCZ0s-A/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WwVHkwWFsoIe1vcBdfv5YCZ0s-A/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> tag:www.mimifroufrou.com,2009:/scentedsalamander//1.3036 2009-07-07T14:11:08Z 2009-07-07T14:11:08Z Marie-Helene Wagner The European advertising for the fragrance featuring model Michaela HlavackovaPerfumers: Béatrice Piquet and Juliette Karagueuzoglou of IFFPerfume notes: top: pink pepper, grapefruit flower, mandarin; heart: Belle de Nuit, Evening Maiden Orchid, Heliotrope; base: Living Precious Woods, musk, amber.Cascade is the... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/znl2uIVyjcCrT4IVjVGqg--EoTQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/znl2uIVyjcCrT4IVjVGqg--EoTQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/znl2uIVyjcCrT4IVjVGqg--EoTQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/znl2uIVyjcCrT4IVjVGqg--EoTQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> tag:www.mimifroufrou.com,2009:/scentedsalamander//1.3100 2009-07-07T09:27:43Z 2009-07-07T09:27:43Z Marie-Helene Wagner An article in Le Monde summarizes the state of Haute Couture in the aftermath of the Christian Lacroix crisis. The figures are contrasted: haute couture caters to the material needs of a money elite that amounts to about 1000 persons... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5hBGBrYstMubCaQSkhYdDistU5o/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5hBGBrYstMubCaQSkhYdDistU5o/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5hBGBrYstMubCaQSkhYdDistU5o/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5hBGBrYstMubCaQSkhYdDistU5o/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> tag:www.mimifroufrou.com,2009:/scentedsalamander//1.3099 2009-07-06T13:47:44Z 2009-07-06T13:47:44Z Marie-Helene Wagner Last year a rumor started circulating that a classic perfume by couturier Jacques Fath, the mythical Iris Gris, was going to be resurrected. It is nearly impossible to find it nowadays, although it surfaces on rarissime occasions, and a set... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PmmjXrsZb7bxPrjvTIdnKnjNwvs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PmmjXrsZb7bxPrjvTIdnKnjNwvs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PmmjXrsZb7bxPrjvTIdnKnjNwvs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PmmjXrsZb7bxPrjvTIdnKnjNwvs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> tag:www.mimifroufrou.com,2009:/scentedsalamander//1.3096 2009-07-05T22:50:03Z 2009-07-05T22:50:03Z Marie-Helene Wagner Apparently Roger et Gallet think that the Dior idea of selling fresh eaux de cologne by evoking the&nbsp; atmosphere of port of calls in the summer is great (see ad for Escale à Portofino and ad for both Escale... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WTsRmL2jHNLjlYHnBEtbaCeGIL4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WTsRmL2jHNLjlYHnBEtbaCeGIL4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WTsRmL2jHNLjlYHnBEtbaCeGIL4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WTsRmL2jHNLjlYHnBEtbaCeGIL4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> tag:www.mimifroufrou.com,2009:/scentedsalamander//1.3095 2009-07-05T16:49:04Z 2009-07-05T16:49:04Z Marie-Helene Wagner The bottle for Hypnôse Senses is beautiful in its crystalline simplicity. The name of the perfume is only readable on the top of the cap. The shape is borrowed from Magie by Lancôme (1950). This time, the shape is further... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ECMH2eOJqq35z2Lehe89DzrW-XU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ECMH2eOJqq35z2Lehe89DzrW-XU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ECMH2eOJqq35z2Lehe89DzrW-XU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ECMH2eOJqq35z2Lehe89DzrW-XU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> tag:www.mimifroufrou.com,2009:/scentedsalamander//1.3094 2009-07-03T11:57:38Z 2009-07-03T11:57:38Z Marie-Helene Wagner Perfume and cuisine, perfume and beverages, the possibilities are endless as taste and smell are so inter-dependent. Gourmand perfumes, fragrances with a wine or spirits note tentalize the senses. Perfumer Jean-Michel Duriez composed once a cocktail directly inspired by Joy... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/piwjOZ3n5UmSdpeL_-Lf4D_Z-4E/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/piwjOZ3n5UmSdpeL_-Lf4D_Z-4E/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/piwjOZ3n5UmSdpeL_-Lf4D_Z-4E/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/piwjOZ3n5UmSdpeL_-Lf4D_Z-4E/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> tag:www.mimifroufrou.com,2009:/scentedsalamander//1.3093 2009-07-03T11:27:14Z 2009-07-03T11:27:14Z Marie-Helene Wagner Juicy Couture have briefly announced that the brand will introduce their third feminine fragrance following Juicy Couture and Viva La Juicy this summer. In August 2009, expect to see a brand new scent called Couture Couture. Yes, you have to... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XZChhl8w9c_h0u4XZGPiCtnz_q4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XZChhl8w9c_h0u4XZGPiCtnz_q4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XZChhl8w9c_h0u4XZGPiCtnz_q4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XZChhl8w9c_h0u4XZGPiCtnz_q4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> tag:www.mimifroufrou.com,2009:/scentedsalamander//1.3091 2009-07-03T10:47:08Z 2009-07-03T10:47:08Z Marie-Helene Wagner Helena Rubinstein will release a new perfume called Wanted named after their makeup line. Actress Demi Moore who is already their spokesperson for their beauty products will also be the face of Wanted. The perfume is described as a composition... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nluJ7V8rJjbli83Xacr8_Np33Yo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nluJ7V8rJjbli83Xacr8_Np33Yo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nluJ7V8rJjbli83Xacr8_Np33Yo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nluJ7V8rJjbli83Xacr8_Np33Yo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> tag:www.mimifroufrou.com,2009:/scentedsalamander//1.3092 2009-07-03T10:43:04Z 2009-07-03T10:43:04Z Marie-Helene Wagner What started as an internet saga tracking down some of the bits and pieces of news that came to see the light of day around the upcoming Parisienne by Yves Saint Laurent, has now become more widely distributed news. The... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fj41ibIVYZYS4ZQNxanEbMXDdGM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fj41ibIVYZYS4ZQNxanEbMXDdGM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fj41ibIVYZYS4ZQNxanEbMXDdGM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fj41ibIVYZYS4ZQNxanEbMXDdGM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>