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New fragrances: Davidoff, Ferragamo, Candies & Marina Marinof
Davidoff will launch a limited edition bottle of their Cool Water for men fragrance…
…sporting the handiwork of Mickal (Mic) Stubblefield, a 23-year-old self-taught graphic artist from New York. Another plus: 100% of the proceeds benefit SurfAid International, a nonprofit that provides health programs for Mentawai people who live on the Indonesian islands…
Forgotten fragrance classics: Crown Eau de Russe
Crown Perfumery was founded in 1872. Their story is not so unusual: after a long period of success, they fell on hard times. Eventually the company was rescued by Clive Christian, but shortly after launching his first perfumes under his own name, he discontinued the Crown line altogether. Some of us are still holding a grudge.
Eau de Russe was first launched in 1911 and includes notes of heliotrope, amber and musk…
Random perfume news
Keira Knightley will replace Kate Moss as the face of Chanel’s Coco Mademoiselle fragrance. Look for the first ads in 2007; meanwhile, here is one of Kate’s, courtesy of CouleurParfum, and you can see another one here. (via Women’s Wear Daily)
The Hartford Courant has an article on the latest trends in scent branding…
Perfume shopping deals at Scent Systems
Scent Systems in the UK is going out of business, sadly, and there are some excellent deals on fragrances from Aftelier, CB I Hate Perfume, Yosh, and more.