Shiseido Blooms after 140 years
In the Japanese language, the word for “flower” and the word for “nose”—the insider term for a perfumer—are the same: “hana.” What sweet harmony. It…
GAGA, KLEIN, CAPTURE FAME ON FILM
"The smell of this fragrance reminds me of making love—it is a very sensual fragrance,” said Lady Gaga this week, during our interview with her…
UNDER-$50 FRIDAY: PRINCIPESSA PERFUMES
Principessa Beauty, Italian-inspired and Vancouver-based makers of sweet smelling and undeniably girly beauty products, has a line of four Piccola Perfume Oils—Arietta, Belloccia, Isolina, and…
La Vie est Belle with Julia Roberts
Julia Roberts has a million-dollar smile. Lancôme is betting on it. The all-American beauty fronts the newest toilette from the L’Oreal-owned brand and given the…
Thierry Mugler: Angels in Leather
Thierry Mugler knows a thing or two about leather. We recall highlights: Jerry Hall in Mugler-designed, head-to-toe black patent in the early 1990s; Tyra Banks…
Oud wood
When it comes to oud-laced perfumes, the Middle East is Mecca. Shrouded in mythological history, Sufi mystics and Arabian princesses alike have claimed for centuries…
Calvin Klein Encounter with Alexander Skarsgard, Lara Stone
If this week's piece on Alexander Skarsgård as the face of the newest men’s fragrance from Calvin Klein: Encounter, caught your eye, look again as we're taken…
Under-$50 Friday: Playboy VIP scents
Get past the retro perception of the Playboy brand as all sexy platinum-haired, Barbie-doll lookalike women and randy, testosterone-at-the-ready octogenarians in bathrobes. Yes, gotta get…
ALEXANDER SKARSGÅRD FOR CALVIN KLEIN ENCOUNTER
Swedish-born Alexander Skarsgård stars as the face of the newest men’s fragrance from Calvin Klein: Encounter. The actor, who plays the Viking-turned-vampire Eric Northman on HBO’s…
Jo Malone Blackberry & Bay
Is your summer synonymous with citrus and white flowers? If you’re Jo Malone, or a fan of her luxury perfume brand, then likely that means…
GR.9 STUDENT NAMI HELGASON
Tomorrow it’s back to teachers, back to books. The occasion got us wondering about the fragrance habits and attitudes of today’s tuned-in teenagers—how important perfume…