The Scented Salamander: Perfume & Beauty Blog & Webzine

Interview with Maurice Roucel: Everyone Knows the Alphabet but Few Can Write a Good Novel {Fragrant Reading}

2009-11-20T21:48:33Z

In an interview given to an Italian publication, perfumer Maurice Roucel of Symrise compares the art of perfume composition to the art of writing. He underlines the differences between the technical aspect of perfumery and the more intuitive, creative one....

Dior Dressing Tables at Claridges {Fragrance News} {Beauty Notes}

2009-11-20T17:56:16Z

Claridges have partnered with Christian Dior to offer a supplementary luxury room service with the creation of the Dior Dressing Tables. "The Dior Dressing Table includes a carefully curated range of timeless accessories, including an elegant silk Claridge's dressing gown...

Challenges of the Perfume Industry in Grasse {Fragrant Readings}

2009-11-20T14:11:37Z

For those who can read French (you can also try using Babelfish or Google Translate to get the gist of the online articles) there is an informative report on the state of the perfume industry in Grasse in L'Express.fr. There...

New Serenascent is Undetectable but Relieves Stress & Anxiety {Fragrance News}

2009-11-20T12:16:40Z

A team led by Dr. Nick Lavidis from Queensland University Australia has developed a scent that smells of cut grass at higher doses but is virtually undetectable by the nose at lower levels yet impacts the functioning of the...

Bond No.9 High Line (2010) {New Fragrance}

2009-11-20T11:38:57Z

Bond No. 9 will release a new fragrance in March of 2010 inspired by yet another corner of New York City. This time the subject of inspiration is the original idea of the reconverted High Line into a green public...

Monocle x Comme des Garcons Scent Two: Laurel (2009) {New Perfume}

2009-11-19T17:16:18Z

Magazine Monocle have released a second fragrance created in collaboration with Comme des Garçons following Hinoki in 2008. It is called Scent Two: Laurel. Interestingly, the creative team cites as a source of inspiration one that is often decried by...

New 2009 Opium Advert Featuring a Redesigned Flacon {Perfume Images & Ads}

2009-11-19T16:33:12Z

Yves Saint Laurent have released their new advert featuring the redesigned flacon of Opium EDP, which I mentioned earlier. It is a true beauty in person. The redesign is credited to Stephano Pilati and Fabien Baron. The model is Karen...

Costume National Homme (2009) {New Perfume} {Men's Cologne}

2009-11-19T16:29:06Z

Last October, Costume National released a new masculine perfume called Costume National Homme described as "a new approach to fragrance". Founder of the brand Ennio Capasa said "The harmony between natural and rare elements creates an original, sensual and charming...

Glade Limited-Edition Holidays Candles: Pomegranate & Cranberries, Fresh Pine & Cedar {Home Fragrance Reviews}

2009-11-19T00:10:16Z

The Glade folks sent me a couple of their new candles, namely Pomegranate & Cranberries, Fresh Pine & Cedar and Jasmine & Wild Orchid from The Fragrance Collection. I haven't tried the latter yet but thought better to plan ahead...

Crabtree & Evelyn New Platinum Membership: 20% Off Each Month for 7 Days, & More {Shopping Tips}

2009-11-18T19:06:15Z

Crabtree & Evelyn are proposing a new, economical way to shop with them. If you purchase their new Platimum Membership card, currently at $5, you get the following,"Platinum Membership Benefits for One Year online and instore: 20% off storewide* at...

Using the Brain (Not The Nose) To Smell by Stephen Douthwaite {Fragrant Reading}

2009-11-18T16:16:24Z

There is an article well-worth reading in the December issue of Perfumer & Flavorist. Written by Stephen Douthwaite of PerfumersWorld, it makes the point that even professionals in the industry do not necessarily possess the right techniques or work in...

Marc jacobs Splash Collection Apple, Pomegranate, Biscotti (2010) {New Fragrances}

2009-11-18T15:11:37Z

As I was already writing in my review of Wanted by Helena Rubinstein, macaroons are the new Swarovski crystals. I did not phrase it this way exactly but for anyone who is living in Paris and paying attention it is...

North-American Originals: Perfumers on Fall & Winter -- Part 3 {Scented Thoughts} {Perfume List} {Shopping Tip}

2009-11-17T13:13:55Z

End of a fall day in Paris If you missed the previous installments, here they are: Part 1, Part 2Today, we continue to follow the thoughts and experiments of Anya McCoy of Anya's Garden, peruse the fall perfume catalog of...

Request Unscented Issues {Cultural Notes}

2009-11-17T13:12:44Z

First, it's true that there are many scented strips in US magazines. And apparently, this has led to a backlash from customers. As the magazine market is struggling to adapt to the new, more pluralist media scene, they thought it...

Helena Rubinstein Wanted (2009): Are You Wearing a Cherubato, a Lactone, a Milky, an Angel Milk, also called in French a Lait d'Ange ? {Perfume Review & Musings} {Celebrity Fragrance}

2009-11-16T14:07:35Z

Helena Rubinstein Wanted was first launched in August 09 in Paris at the Printemps and on November 5 in the US. I thought, walking into the department store back in the summer, that it was worthy of a bottle purchase...