Perfume: The Story of A Murderer is slated to open in the US in December. Check out the English language (finally!) website; or download one of the trailers. I downloaded the nifty little iPOD version.

Accessorizing the Air is an interesting run down on the booming home fragrance business from the New York Times. Many thanks to Armand of Moleskinerie for the link!

Simon Cowell of American Idol is thinking of joining the celebrity perfume game. And an interesting tidbit from the same article at monstersandcritics (link no longer working, sorry):

Former 'Big Brother' star Jade Goody recently released her perfume 'Shhh...' which is outselling the Beckhams' unisex fragrance, 'Intimately Beckham', by four-to-one.

Intimately Beckham is not a unisex scent — there is a version for men and a version for women — but I'm quite surprised that it is being beaten out by Jade Goody Shhh...