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Perfume in the magazines, May 2009: Allure, GQ, Details

Posted by Robin on 22 April 2009 20 Comments

Perfume coverage in the May issues of Allure, GQ & Details, and as always, please comment on any fragrance coverage you've seen in other fashion & beauty magazines lately:

Allure

Allure May 09, Blake LivelyCover: Blake Lively.

Scent strips: Lancome Tresor.

Editorial coverage: The Beauty Reporter section includes a "Freesia Market" feature ("freesia represents innocence", p. 66) and a "Smell This" feature in which random passersby comment on the new Prada Infusion de Fleur d'Oranger (p. 68). The Insider's Guide section includes an interview with Kilian Hennessy on "How To Pick a Summer Scent" (p. 88) and "Ultra Violet", a 1 page feature by Frederic Malle on violet perfumes (p. 94).

GQ

GQ Magazine, May 2009Cover: Zac Efron.

Scent strips: Giorgio Armani Acqua di Gio, Yves Saint Laurent L'Homme, John Varvatos Artisan.

Editorial coverage: None.

Details

Cover (not shown): Eric Bana.

Scent strips: Giorgio Armani Code for men, DKNY Men, Hugo Element, Guess by Marciano for Men, Yves Saint Laurent L'Homme.

Editorial coverage: Destination Fragrances (p. 58.) is a round-up of recently released fragrances, including Nautica Oceans, Tom Ford Private Blend Italian Cypress, Eau d'Italie Baume du Doge, F by Ferragamo, Byredo Bal d'Afrique and John Varvatos Artisan.

(many thanks to Kevin for the GQ & Details info!)

Filed Under: perfume in the news
Tagged With: allure, details, gq, magazines

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  1. Blimunda says:
    22 April 2009 at 10:03 am

    talking of perfume in magazines…….has anyone read one of Sophie Dahl’s perfume articles in UK Vogue? I was frankly a little disappointed. But I’m reserving too harsh a judgement until I’ve read a few more, as perhaps she’s easing herself into it…….but so far, the articles and reviews on this website are infinitely more interesting and informative, and you should all be employed by Vogue and paid hundreds of dollars.

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    • Robin says:
      22 April 2009 at 10:07 am

      I haven’t…don’t get to see UK Vogue. But I would not want to work for Vogue — rather stay here & be able to say what I like!

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  2. pyramus says:
    22 April 2009 at 10:13 am

    I don’t know who Blake Lively is, but if the team who did the cover of Allure intended to make her look whey-faced and hideous, well, mission accomplished.

    I don’t know why Zac Efron was photographed to make him look like a bobblehead doll, but it certainly seems as if they attached a big oversized head to a teeny matchstick body.

    If this is a new trend in magazine covers, making the subjects look strange, perhaps with the aim of generating buzz, then I don’t like it.

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    • Robin says:
      22 April 2009 at 10:21 am

      I don’t know who she is either, but she looks ghastly, and Zac Efron looks like an idiot, although must admit I’ve heard of him but don’t know what he looks like at home.

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    • LaMaroc says:
      22 April 2009 at 10:24 am

      I agree with you, pyramus. Blake Lively is actually a really lovely girl (she’s on that show Gossip Girl) but Allure has decided to go for the “smoky eye” look yet again and they’ve made a fresh-faced young girl look tired, haggard and three times her age. Stephen Marais was her makeup artist, someone whose avant garde work I used to love. I had hope for Allure when they showed Julia Roberts on their cover with a minimal, fresh, beachy look. I thought they were turning over a new leaf – but evidently not. On the plus side, I was excited about so much fragrance coverage in this months issue.

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      • Joe says:
        22 April 2009 at 11:57 am

        Agree. That Allure cover is bad, bad, bad.

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      • Robin says:
        22 April 2009 at 12:01 pm

        Yes, much more perfume coverage, at least for that! Oddly few scent strips though, & was surprised to see how many were in the men’s mags.

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    • Tama says:
      22 April 2009 at 12:08 pm

      You all are saying just what the Fug Girls of the Go Fug Yourself blog said the other say. Horrible Blake Lively, and Zac Efron Bobblehead. Funny. Great minds….

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    • bergere says:
      23 April 2009 at 8:44 am

      And I thought heroin chic was dead. Silly me. No makeup artist in his/her right mind would want to show young, pretty things as young and pretty; I mean, where’s the art in that?

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  3. LaMaroc says:
    22 April 2009 at 10:26 am

    And *thank you* Kevin and Robin for letting me know Eric Bana’s on the cover of this month’s Details. Will be stopping by Border’s tonight to see if it’s available. Yum!

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    • Robin says:
      22 April 2009 at 12:01 pm

      Sorry, maybe I should have posted that cover instead of Zac Efron.

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      • LaMaroc says:
        22 April 2009 at 1:06 pm

        No problem, Robin. Zac Efron is a cutie, although even saying that makes me feel like a “cougar”. lol No need to indulge my Eric Bana obsession, but thanks anyway! :D

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        • Daisy says:
          22 April 2009 at 8:23 pm

          Zac Efron may be cute, but Eric Bana is a certified hunk of HOTTIE.

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          • LaMaroc says:
            23 April 2009 at 8:50 am

            Amen to that!

  4. krokodilgena says:
    22 April 2009 at 3:33 pm

    I love Zac Efron!!!!!!
    He should come out with a cologne, I’d buy it probably (probably not, actually)

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    • Robin says:
      22 April 2009 at 4:25 pm

      Doesn’t do anything for me, but for once at least I know who he is.

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  5. Blossom says:
    22 April 2009 at 6:34 pm

    Regarding the “Smell This” feature in Allure-the emphasis is obviously on kitchy comments meant to impress for their quirkyness. Comments such as “It’s not something that should be worn to the gym” or “It reminds me of my mother’s linen closet” are humorous and meant to be entertaining, not informative. This is precisely why this site exists- for those of us who are passionate about fragrance in our lives.

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    • Robin says:
      22 April 2009 at 8:55 pm

      It’s true — they don’t pick the statements for their passion for fragrance!

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  6. therabbitsflower says:
    25 April 2009 at 12:21 pm

    I might be getting the two confused, but my boyfriend has a current subscription with Details and used to also get GQ, and it seems like Details has consistent and informative fragrance coverage. They cover niche as well as some mainstream and really seem to pick out the best of the best for men (oftentimes). Wish there was the equivalent for women in a major magazine. Sometimes Elle and Vogue do frag coverage, but not to the extent of Details.

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    • Robin says:
      25 April 2009 at 5:17 pm

      Allure usually has the most fragrance coverage of the US magazines — it’s the only reason I subscribe — but it’s been pretty sparse lately.

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