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Amusing celebrity perfume names 'trending' on Twitter

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:51:01 EST

People on Twitter have been making up amusing names for fictional perfumes by celebrities, and it is currently the number one trend on the popular social networking site.

Boadicea the Victorious backs Bill Clinton Foundation

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:43:01 EST

Michael Boadi, the man behind British Brand Boadicea the Victorious supported Bill Clinton's Foundation at a charity event on Friday night. The Millennium Network Charity Gala was held at the Dorchester Hotel in London on Friday Oct 30th to raise awareness of the issues that the Millennium Network seeks to confront.

Dior celebrate tenth anniversary of J'Adore with touring retrospective exhibition

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 05:27:01 EST

the 10th anniversary of J’Adore and to celebrate this, Christian Dior is launching its first official retrospective exhibition, titled Christian Dior: Couturier Parfumer at Iguatemi, Sao Paulo on Friday, July 31st.

Hanae Mori joins fight against breast cancer this fall

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:50:01 EST

BN Exclusive: Hanae Mori Parfums joins the fight against breast cancer with a number of new initiatives this fall.

Clive Christian creates the Sound of Perfume

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 01:45:01 EST

Clive Christian has teamed up with the Royal College of Music to explore what they describe as the 'evocative and invisible art of perfume and music. The project, which started in October, asked 50 student composers at the RCM to create a piece of music to represent one of the Clive Christian fragrances.

Nina Ricci attempts to forbid Twilight's fruit

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 07:09:01 EST

Farina Gegenuber and Creed make Family Business Magazine's list of world's oldest family companies

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 04:31:01 EST

Family Business Magazine have announced their list of one hundred of the world's oldest family businesses. Two fragrance companies make the list: Farina Gegenuber, founded in 1709, and Creed, founded in 1760.

Winners unveiled in 4711 creative competition

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:59:01 EST

4711 have announced the winners of their creative competition, where entrants were invited to create their interpretation of 4711 Original Eau de Cologne. The artists could use any media to create their work.

Burr to host scented dinners in Paris, Rome and Florence

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:21:01 EST

Chandler Burr, NYT scent critic and author of The Perfect Scent will be hosting a series of 'scent dinners' in Paris, Rome and Florence, as part of a travelers' lecture series.

Fragrance Foundation to allow public to vote for Fifi Awards via social media sites

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 02:38:01 EST

The Fragrance Foundation opens FiFi Award voting to the public for the first time this year. Consumers will have the chance to vote for the fragrance of the year via social media sites, MySpace, Facebook and iqons. Bloggers can also add a voting widget to their blogs.

Perfume poetry project

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:20:01 EST

14 perfumers have contributed to a project organised by Heather Ettlinger, in which they have been asked to imagine a perfume based on the poem, In a Station on the Metro by Ezra Pound.

Lancome creates 'eco-chic' shirt

Thu, 30 Aug 2007 00:00:01 EST

Lancome and the design duo Rag & Bone have teamed up to create a light-weight, limited-edition Carbon Free t-shirt. The shirt is made in North Carolina of 100 percent organic cotton and comes in two colors: Cloud and Carbon

Lancome boutiques to go 'Carbonfree' on Earth Day

Wed, 18 Apr 2007 00:00:01 EST

Lancome has announced that as part of its initiatives for 2007, the four US Lancome boutiques will go 'Carbonfree' on Earth Day, April 22, 2007. The boutiques are located in New York's Upper West Side; Short Hills, New Jersey; Dallas, Texas, and Santa Clara, California.

New organic beauty standard reached

Thu, 05 Apr 2007 00:00:01 EST

UNITED KINGDOM: Shoppers have a new label to look for when buying organic beauty products, with the unveiling of a new scheme by a leading organic body.

Hanae Mori Magical Moon proceeds to go to benefit the League of Women Voters

Fri, 23 Mar 2007 00:00:01 EST

To mark the 35th anniversary of Congress's passage of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) on March 22, 1972, Hanae Mori Parfums announces that a portion of the proceeds from sales of Hanae Mori Magical Moon fragrance and body lotion in August (Madame Mori's birth month) will benefit the League of Women Voters

The Body Shop and MTV launch campaign to raise AIDS awareness via new fragrance.

Wed, 24 Jan 2007 00:00:01 EST

MTV have teamed up with the Body Shop to create Rougeberry - a new fragrance launched for the Spray To Change Attitudes Campaign.

Indian postal service issue sandalwood postage stamp

Mon, 11 Dec 2006 00:00:01 EST

The Indian government will be issuing a perfumed postage stamp with the fragrance of Sandalwood

Flowerbomb banned in Oslo airport

Wed, 26 Apr 2006 00:00:01 EST

Basenotes' visitor's favourite, Flowerbomb by Viktor & Rolf has been banned from duty free shops in Oslo so that "extremists will not be tempted to use it as a prop" according to Yahoo! News

Love in Light: Creed to light up Empire State Building

Thu, 13 Oct 2005 00:00:01 EST

The exterior lights of the Empire State Building will be pure white on the night of November 16, 2005 to honor the special arrangement between Creed and the United Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organization (UNESCO), under which a portion of proceeds from sales of Creed's new scent, Love In White, will be donated to UNESCO

Beer and Fag Perfume

Wed, 25 Sep 2002 00:00:01 EST

Each year in Germany, Munich is home to the annual Oktoberfest, a beer festival, now in it's 169th year. To celebrate, Inventor and Pub Landlord, Peter Inselkammer has presented a new perfume which has the delightful scent of rancid beer and cigarette ends